Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT), Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB), and Evoke Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:EVOK) are trending today as their shares are up by 22%, ...
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October 1 - News
Small-cap stocks Orchid Island Capital Inc (NYSE:ORC), Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) and First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) have all dropped by more than 8% so far today.
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June 29 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News
Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management has upped its stake in two companies and added two new holdings to its equity portfolio, according to four separate Schedule 13G forms ...
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May 5 - Hedge Funds, News
Now, according to many of your peers, hedge funds are assumed to be useless, outdated investment vehicles of a forgotten age.
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September 17 - News
To many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be bloated, outdated investment tools of a forgotten age.
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September 11 - News
In the financial world, there are a multitude of gauges investors can use to watch publicly traded companies. A couple of the best are hedge fund and insider trading interest.
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August 30 - News
If you were to ask many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are seen as overrated, old investment vehicles of a period lost to current times.
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August 30 - News
In a previous article, I speculated on the race to develop a Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, drug and who might win it.
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August 29 - News
Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, is a muscle-wasting disease caused by a genetic mutation in the dystrophin gene -- the largest gene on the X chromosome -- which affects one...
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August 27 - News
While many investors worried about the Nasdaq's three-hour shutdown this week, shareholders of a few stocks probably wished it wouldn't have come back up.
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August 26 - News
In the 21st century investor’s toolkit, there are dozens of metrics investors can use to track Mr. Market.
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August 22 - News
At some point, a company reaches a level of maximum valuation. It doesn't mean the company becomes bad, but rather all upside is priced in and future gains are limited.
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August 22 - News
It has been approximately a year since the Citron Research report about Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR) came out, which caused the stock to lose more than half of its...
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August 21 - News
Ignore the bickering between shareholders of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) and GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK) /Prosensa for a moment, because these are exciting...
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August 20 - News
On the surface, GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK)'s release of phase 2 data on drisapersen looks like good news for Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT)'s competing Duchenne...
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August 17 - News
Even with the broad-based S&P 500 retracing for three straight days amid worries that the Federal Reserve may begin paring back its monthly bond-buying program as early as next...
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August 9 - News
It is not uncommon for a biotechnology company to be valued solely on the potential of one drug.
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August 8 - News
Economic problems and worries? We'll have none of those here, says the Nasdaq Composite, which soared to a fresh 12-year high on this week's news that the Federal Reserve is no...
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August 5 - News
Today, let's look at Tocqueville Asset Management, a portfolio manager with a contrarian bent, believing that "the best investment results over time are achieved outside the...
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August 2 - Hedge Funds
The global biotechnology industry is expected to reach $320 billion by 2015, up from $232 billion in 2012.
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August 1 - News
This week's list of the most horrendous health-care stocks is brought to you by the letter "S." Just like on Sesame Street, all of the names we will discuss start with the same...
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July 29 - News
The study included 184 patients with mild-to-moderate persistent allergic asthma.
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July 29 - News
Investors wondered for months if Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) would pursue accelerated approval for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, drug eteplirsen.
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July 25 - News
If you thought the fireworks ended after the Fourth of July celebrations last week, think again.
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July 15 - News
A year ago, AVI BioPharma underwent a process from being an $85 million biotechnology company to a $1.3 billion company called Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT).
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July 15 - News
Last year, these three stocks weren’t even on the radar of most retail investors, but have since returned incredible gains.
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July 1 - News
Today, let's look at Viking Global Investors, founded in 1999 by Andreas Halvorsen and David Ott, who had previously worked together at Julian Robertson's respected Tiger Management...
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June 27 - Hedge Funds
The easiest route would involve the companies with the biggest share price movements.
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June 25 - News
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) won't be the only stock choice for a biotech focusing on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, much longer. Its one potential challenger...
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June 18 - News
The healthcare industry is slowly becoming what the pre-crash technology industry was of the early 2000's.
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June 18 - News
How can you double your investment literally overnight? Buy stocks of the right biotech companies.
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June 13 - News
Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) was in 8 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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June 12 - News
GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) (NYSE:GSK)'s diabetes drug Avandia causes heart issues. Or maybe it doesn't.
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June 10 - News
If you heeded the old adage to "sell in May and go away" this year, you're probably second-guessing your decision now.
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June 6 - News
If you'd ask most shareholders, hedge funds are assumed to be underperforming, old investment tools of the past.
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June 3 - News
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) was in 19 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of March.
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June 3 - News
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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May 31 - News
Shaw is known as a math wizard, and a quantitative investing pioneer. His firm is reportedly extremely selective, hiring less than 1% of applicants -- and Amazon.com, Inc.
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May 31 - Hedge Funds
You have plenty of choices of where to invest your portfolio.
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May 31 - News
George Soros is known to some folks these days for his politics and philanthropy, but his fame stems from his wealth, which is a result of his outstanding investing prowess.
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May 23 - Hedge Funds
Huge fortunes are won and lost in the world of biotech nearly every week. For those new to this world, it can appear both alluring and scary.
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May 22 - News
The words of the great big-band leader Duke Ellington came to mind after hearing the first quarter results from Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT) : "It don't mean a thing...
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May 9 - News
Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR) has faced the affects of bad press more than once in the past.
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May 8 - News
Leading health-care stocks have had a good start to the year, but all's not healthy in the world of medicine.
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May 4 - News
Biotechs with market caps of a billion dollars or more are a dime a dozen. Well, actually, they're more like $12 billion or more a dozen, but you get the point.
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April 23 - News
They're demanding. They take risks -- but only calculated ones. And they ask lots of penetrating questions to understand as much as possible before putting a dime on the line.
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April 22 - News
Let's start with Magnum Hunter Resources. Investors bailed on Magnum Hunter after the oil and gas explorer bailed on its auditor.
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April 21 - News
With the SPDR S&P Biotech Index up 37% over the trailing-12-month period, it's evident that investment dollars are willingly flowing into the biotech sector.
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April 20 - News
A lot has been written this week -- at The Fool and elsewhere -- about Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:SRPT)' update on its meeting with the Food and Drug Administration.
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April 18 - News
So much for the big correction.
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April 17 - News
