August 4, 2020 | Daily JAM, INCY, Jubak Picks, Stock Alerts |
Shares of biotech Incyte (INCY) were down 2.60% as of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday on earnings and revenue that stomped Wall Street projections. The company reported second quarter adjusted earnings of $1.24 a share versus Wall Street projections for 50 cents a share. Earnings...
June 30, 2020 | Daily JAM, DHR |
My fifth pick in my Special Report "10 Stocks to Beat Amazon" is a water stock, Danaher (DHR.) Danaher's trailing average annual returns don't look to be in Amazon's (AMZN) class--if all you do is look at the long-term 15-year period. Over a 15-year period Amazon's...
June 26, 2020 | Daily JAM, Mid Term |
My fourth pick in my Special Report "10 Stocks to Beat Amazon" is a biotech, Seattle Genetics (SGEN). Biotech companies spend years developing their first successful drug. And then spend more years turning that first drug into a pipeline of drugs and expanded labels....
June 22, 2020 | Daily JAM, INCY, Jubak Picks, Stock Alerts |
I admit it. I feel silly talking about price targets and valuations in this market. After all everything is just going to the sky. Infinity and Beyond!!! But, as silly as I may feel, I don't think the gods of investing have repealed the laws of valuation. At some...
June 4, 2020 | Daily JAM |
The Trump administration has identified five companies that will get major government funding for the development of a coronavirus vaccine under Operation Warp Speed, the New York Times reported yesterday. The White House is expected to officially announce the names...
February 13, 2020 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts, XON |
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February 11, 2020 | ABBV, Daily JAM, Stock Alerts |
Shares of AbbVie (ABBV) tacked on another 1.32% today to a close at $96 continuing a run that began back on January 31 at $81.02. The trend picked up momentum on February 7 after the company reported fourth quarter earnings with better than expected sales for its...
January 28, 2020 | ABBV, Daily JAM, Stock Alerts |
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January 15, 2020 | Daily JAM, NKTR, Stock Alerts |
Yesterday an advisory joint committee at the U.S. Food & Drug Administration voted to reject Nektar's application for its new non-addictive opioid NKTR-181. The thinking--my thinking--was that the committee had structured the vote so that the most likely outcome...
October 29, 2019 | Daily JAM, Stock Alerts |
 Shares of Merck (MRK) closed up 3.50% today, October 29, after the company reported better than expected third quarter earnings. On a Non-GAAP basis earnings of $1.51 a share beat the Wall Street consensus by 27 cents a share. Revenue of $12.4 billion fell 6.7% year...
September 11, 2019 | Daily JAM, PFE, Stock Alerts |
Why introduce legislation that will dead on arrival in the Republican controlled Senate? Because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats know that controlling drug prices is extremely popular with voters. And a proposal that is a serious effort to lower drug...
August 13, 2019 | Daily JAM, NKTR, Stock Alerts, Volatility |
What we know about Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) is pretty clear. On Thursday of last week, August 8, trading in shares of Nektar were halted on news from the company had manufacturing problems that resulted in some patients enrolled in the clinical trials for the...