Large Cap Biopharmaceutical Companies-Metrics and Valuations…

The IBB is at $122.69 near the 52 week high but short of 5 year high of $132.53 from Jy ’15.

Large Cap Biopharmaceutical Companies – Q1 2020 Update

The IBB is at $122.69 near the 52 week high but short of 5 year high of $132.53 from Jy ’15.

  • FWD PEs of sector are still lower than the market with S&P-500 at 18.9x. Good growth expected.
  • Our Top Picks have done well especially after October 2019 re-balancing: ABBV, BMY, MRK, RHHBY (not in data-ADR). We favored large caps over smaller caps recently.
  • Best stock performance for 12 mo. period are BMY -(CELG) and VRTX.
  • GILD remains a laggard and must do a deal in 2020.
  • BIIB should have clinical data on Alzheimer’s disease program by H2 2020.
  • Alexion (ALXN) is the worse 12 mo. performer.
  • The Healthcare Select SPDR (XLV) beat the IBB.
COMPANY Ticker Price 2017 Price Price MCap % Perform          
    1/15/18 Rev$B 2/10/20 11/1/19 2020 12 mos   FWD Analyst %  
      2018 $   $B % Perform P/S PE Recom Div  
Abbvie ABBV 100.340 27.27 94.75 81.75 140 18.78 4.27 9.36 2.2 4.99  
Alexion ALXN 122.710 3.47 101.01 109.38 22.36 -15.86 4.64 8.29 1.9    
Amgen AMGN 185.040 23 227.42 217.95 134 22.41 5.84 13.27 2.3 2.81  
Biogen BIIB 335.950 11.84 338.93 299.2 60.89 6.96 4.28 10.48 2.7    
Bristol Myers BMY 62.810 19.92 66.91 57.16 156.85 33.55 6.08 8.93 1.9 2.69  
Celgene* (BMY) CELG 106.000 12.5 108.24 108.53 77 n/a 4.69 8.7 2.9    
Gilead Sci GILD 79.020 27.48 68.99 64.66 87.28 2.03 3.89 10.86 2.4 3.94  
Merck MRK 58.660 39.8 85.66 84.94 218.1 11.67 4.69 13.65 1.9 2.85  
Regeneron REGN 366.960 5.52 386.21 310.48 42.4 -5.46 5.41 13.72 2.4    
Vertex VRTX 158.000 2.3 244.75 200.94 50.25 34.83 15.06 24.12 1.9    
                         
XBI       96.88 83.66   14.73          
IBB       122.73 109.85   12.17          
FBT       151.72 132.92   7.06          
FBIOX       22.52 20.26   13.34          
XLV       103.59 94.87   15.32          
XPH       47.29 39.47   16.94          
QQQ       231.97     36.1        

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2019 LARGE CAP Biopharmaceutical Metrics and Valuations

Compared to 2018

COMPANY Ticker Price 2017 Price Price MCap
% Perform
         
    1/15/18 Rev$B 12/18 11/1/19 2019 2019   FWD Analyst %  
            $B YTD P/S PE Recom Div  
Abbvie ABBV 100.340 27.27 92.19 81.75 121 -10.85 3.71 8.55 2.1 5.24  
Alexion ALXN 122.710 3.47 97.36 109.38 24.42 7.5 5.16 9.77 1.8    
Amgen AMGN 185.040 23 194.67 217.95 130.55 11.13 5.58 13.8 2.3 2.66  
Biogen BIIB 335.950 11.84 300.92 299.2 53.9 -1.58 3.79 9.09 2.7    
Bristol Myers BMY 62.810 19.92 51.98 57.16 93.84 9.42 3.93 9.03 2 2.87  
Celgene CELG 106.000 12.5 64.09 108.53 76.7 62.11 4.69 8.7 2.9    
Gilead Sci GILD 79.020 27.48 62.55 64.66 82.12 0.43 3.68 9.3 2.1 3.9  
Merck MRK 58.660 39.8 76.41 84.94 221.88 14.64 4.83 15.26 1.8 2.59  
Regeneron REGN 366.960 5.52 373.5 310.48 33.07 -17.76 4.57 12.37 2.5    
Vertex VRTX 158.000 2.3 165.71 200.94 50.25 19.14 13.88 30.48 2    
                         
XBI       71.75 83.66   16.6          
IBB       96.43 109.85   13.92          
FBT       124.2 132.92   7.02          
FBIOX       17.74 20.26   14.21          
XLV       86.46 94.87   9.66          
XPH         39.47   7.78  
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