2-Star Stocks Poised to Plunge: Dendreon?

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Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, biotechnology company Dendreon (NAS: DNDN) has received a distressing two-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Dendreon's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Dendreon facts

Headquarters (founded)

Seattle (1992)

Market Cap

$682.6 million

Industry

Biotechnology

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$428.5 million

Management

Chairman/CEO John Johnson
CFO Gregory Schiffman

Return on Capital (average, past 3 years)

(23%)

Cash/Debt

$432.2 million / $578.8 million

Competitors

Northwest Biotherapeutics
Progenics Pharmaceuticals
Sanofi


Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 17% of the 1,613 members who have rated Dendreon believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward.

This past summer, one of those Fools, NHWeston102, succinctly summed up the bear case for our community: "Dendreon appears rudderless. They are firing sales people, honking off physicians, and their [prostate cancer drug Provenge] is just too expensive. Others are breaching their moat. Not looking good."

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