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Symbol Stock Price change today
TGS Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA (ADR) 4.6025%
ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.9964%
TNET TriNet Group Inc 2.2179%
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. 1.4299%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. 1.0101%
GTN Gray Television, Inc. 0.9883%
ILMN Illumina, Inc. 0.9706%
AMN AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 0.8589%
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc 0.8341%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc 0.8264%
V Visa Inc 0.7516%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation 0.6799%
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. 0.6675%
ANET Arista Networks Inc 0.3621%
CBPO China Biologic Products Holdings Inc 0.3211%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated 0.308%
SUI Sun Communities Inc 0.2488%
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc 0.0966%
MA Mastercard Inc 0.0721%
NSP Insperity Inc 0.0418%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC -0.0233%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc -0.0873%
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc -0.106%
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REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc -0.2216%
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc -0.2622%
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THRM Gentherm Inc -0.4267%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. -0.4312%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. -0.4496%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc -0.5572%
LGIH LGI Homes Inc -0.6781%
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. -0.724%
MTZ MasTec, Inc. -0.9331%
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COHR Coherent, Inc. -1.6998%
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock -1.7181%
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc -1.771%
EA Electronic Arts Inc. -2.0195%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. -2.6079%
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. -2.6344%
HZO MarineMax Inc -2.7795%
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. -2.8585%
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NVDA NVIDIA Corporation -3.0182%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. -5.1429%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation -5.2864%

 

Company name Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stock ticker ALXN
Live stock price [stckqut]ALXN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Poor
P/E growth Good
EBIT growth Poor

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $167.4
Target stock price (averages with growth) $160.67
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $160.67
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $156.84

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/alxn

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., incorporated on January 28, 1992, is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of therapeutic products. The Company’s products include Soliris (eculizumab), Strensiq (asfotase alfa) and Kanuma (sebelipase alfa). The Company’s clinical development programs include Soliris (eculizumab), cPMP (ALXN1101), SBC-103, ALXN1210 (IV) and ALXN1210 (Subcutaneous).

The Company’s product, Soliris is the therapeutic approved for patients with either paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) or atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). PNH and aHUS result from chronic uncontrolled activation of the complement component of the immune system. Soliris is designed to inhibit a specific aspect of the component of the immune system and treat inflammation associated with chronic disorders in various therapeutic areas, including hematology, nephrology, neurology and transplant rejection. It is a humanized monoclonal antibody that blocks terminal complement activity. It is approved for the treatment of PNH in the United States, Europe, Japan and in various other territories. It is approved for the treatment of pediatric and adult patients with aHUS in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

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How was this analysis of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $127.15
  • Growth: 0.15
  • Current EPS (TTM): $1.82
  • P/E: 69
  • Future EPS Calc: $3.66
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $252.58
  • Target stock price: $156.83

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FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock 5.8495%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation 4.9325%
ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.297%
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SUI Sun Communities Inc 1.3095%
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STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 0.9613%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation 0.9425%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated 0.8023%
AMN AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. 0.6566%
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc 0.6309%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A 0.5785%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 0.4085%
LGIH LGI Homes Inc 0.2592%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.191%
CRTO Criteo SA (ADR) 0.1811%
MA Mastercard Inc 0.1305%
CBPO China Biologic Products Holdings Inc 0.1002%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. 0.0263%
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. 0%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. -0.0225%
BKNG Booking Holdings Inc -0.0546%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. -0.1144%
GTN Gray Television, Inc. -0.1322%
V Visa Inc -0.291%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. -0.5497%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc -0.6014%
MU Micron Technology, Inc. -0.6507%
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AVGO Broadcom Inc -0.7985%
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SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc -1.5239%
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COHR Coherent, Inc. -1.731%
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STZ Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A 3.3501%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. 3.247%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc 2.4171%
ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.3411%
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock 1.7725%
TNET TriNet Group Inc 1.7175%
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. 1.7033%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. 1.3762%
ANET Arista Networks Inc 1.305%
CRTO Criteo SA (ADR) 1.2745%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation 1.1648%
CBPO China Biologic Products Holdings Inc 1.1128%
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MTZ MasTec, Inc. 0.9254%
MA Mastercard Inc 0.8967%
NSP Insperity Inc 0.8839%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated 0.6061%
WCG WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 0.5747%
TGS Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA (ADR) 0.367%
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CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. 0.2786%
HSKA Heska Corp 0.2687%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation 0.231%
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.207%
V Visa Inc 0.1499%
ILMN Illumina, Inc. 0.0188%
MU Micron Technology, Inc. 0%
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TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc -0.0407%
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc -0.0576%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. -0.1673%
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AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. -0.3641%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc -0.5123%
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. -0.6016%
EA Electronic Arts Inc. -0.6657%
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NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc -1.301%
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MEI Methode Electronics Inc. -1.5385%
COHR Coherent, Inc. -1.8598%
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LGIH LGI Homes Inc -2.0986%
THRM Gentherm Inc -2.588%
GTN Gray Television, Inc. -2.608%
HZO MarineMax Inc -2.9216%
IBP Installed Building Products Inc -3.813%