We recently published a list of Billionaire Andreas Halvorsen’s 10 Stock Picks With Huge Upside Potential. In this article, we are going to take a look at where BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) stands against other billionaire Andreas Halvorsen’s stock picks with huge upside potential.
Ole Andreas Halvorsen is one of the prominent names among former employees of Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management. Robertson put together a formidable team of young traders – called the Tiger Cubs – in the 1990s, and most founded their own hedge funds after exit. Some other noteworthy names include Robert Citrone, Chase Coleman, and John Griffin. Halvorsen is the wealthiest Tiger Cub. Forbes Magazine ranks him at position 382 in the Richest People in the World in 2025 list with an $8 billion net worth.
The Norwegian billionaire founded Viking Global Investors LP in 1999 with former Tiger Management employees Brian Olson and David Ott. Halvorsen was an equity trader at Tiger Management, and the strategies and principles he used there form a core foundation of Viking Global’s approach. The fund conducts extensive due diligence on individual companies to identify undervalued (long) or overvalued (short) stocks. In short, Halvorsen generates much of his returns using the classic long/short equity strategy.
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But most importantly, Halvorsen is popular for his bold bets. And on many occasions, these bets have returned massive gains. For instance, in the first full year of Viking Global’s existence, the fund returned 89% after fees. More recently, in Q4 2024, the billionaire made three banks his top holdings. As of April 2025, the banking sector (within Halvorsen’s portfolio) is performing well and is the only sector that is up year-to-date.
If anything, Halvorsen’s approach teaches that playing the long game might be a great strategy for favorable gains. Many of the stocks in Viking Global’s portfolio have been there for many years, often bought when they weren’t so popular. In that light, it is prudent to examine what stocks the billionaire is invested in, especially those with considerable upside potential.
Our Methodology
We reviewed Viking Global’s Q4 2024 SEC 13F filings to compile this list. Out of the 86 holdings, we focused only on shares in companies and excluded interests in ETFs and options. From the result, we selected the top 10 stocks with the highest upside potential (as of April 28). Additionally, we have mentioned the hedge fund sentiment around each stock as of Q4 2024.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).
A pharmaceutical plant manufacturing a proprietary synthetic oral form of a C-type natriuretic peptide.
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN)
Upside Potential as of April 28: 54.15%
Viking Global’s Stake Value: $690,858,452
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 51
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) is a biopharmaceutical company that develops treatments for rare genetic diseases. Its products include innovative therapies for conditions like phenylketonuria (PKU), hemophilia, and Batten disease. The company targets patients with unmet medical needs, focuses on improving their quality of life, and has a strong presence in the US and Europe.
In the fiscal year 2024, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) reported record results, with total revenues for the full year reaching $2.85 billion. Fourth quarter results were just as impressive—total revenues reached $747 million, up 16% year-over-year. Much of the income came from VOXZOGO, the company’s treatment for achondroplasia. Strong global demand in Q4 2024 drove 42% growth and 56% full-year growth for the drug’s revenues. Management expects even bigger growth figures in 2025.
According to Alexander Hardy, the company’s President and CEO, “We begin 2025 ready to build on our leadership in treating genetically defined conditions and deliver breakthrough medicines to the patients we serve. This year, we expect a number of innovative pipeline candidates to advance.” This conviction provides the basis for the 2025 guidance, which expects full-year 2025 revenue to be between $3.1 billion and $3.2 billion.
Analysts too carry optimism. On April 21, 2025, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating on BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ:BMRN) shares. The research firm also maintained a $98.00 price target.
Overall, BMRN ranks 4th on our list of billionaire Andreas Halvorsen’s stock picks with huge upside potential. While we acknowledge the potential of BMRN as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than BMRN but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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