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The world of pharmacenutical stocks has a lot to offer investors. With their resilience in the face of economic issues and frequently in the face of market fluctuations as well, pharma stocks can serve as an anchor for your portfolio.But it's a tricky category to invest in if you aren't sure what to look for, or how to judge whether a given stock is worthy of your money. Let's learn about three things that you should check on before taking the plunge with any pharma investment.1. Capital allocation plansPha ...

Howard Chang, M.D., Ph.D., Joins as Senior Vice President of Research and Chief Scientific OfficerTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced that Howard Chang, M.D., Ph.D., will join the company as senior vice president of Research, effective Dec. 16, 2024. Chang will also assume the title and responsibility of serving as Amgen's chief scientific officer, reporting to Jay Bradner, M.D., executive vice president of Research and Development."Howard is one of our g ...

Brendan, a Pennsylvanian by birth:-Completed a Ph.D. at Stanford University in the field of organic synthesis (2009). -Worked for a major pharmaceutical company (Merck, 2009-2013).-Worked in biotech including start-ups (Theravance/Aspira) prior to securing employment at Caltech.-First employee and co-founder of 1200 Pharma as it spun out of Caltech garnering major investment (into the 8 figures).-Remains an avid investor, focused on market trends and especially biotechnology stocks.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/w ...

Its future is bright, but that doesn't mean it'll always be smooth sailing.While Amgen's (AMGN -4.16%) shares have underperformed the market over the past 12 months, climbing 19.7% compared to the market's unusually large gain of 35.6%, there's no shortage of reasons to buy its stock. Still, there is a risk that could rain on the biotech's parade a bit over the next couple of years.Let's examine two reasons why the stock is worth buying, and one reason why it makes sense to be just a little bit cautious wit ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, is investigating potential claims against Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) on behalf of long-term stockholders following a class action complaint that was filed against Amgen on March 13, 2023 with a Class Period from July 29, 2020 and April 27, 2022. Our investigation concerns whether the board of directors of Amgen have breached their fiduciary duties to the company. Amgen is one of the ...

Key Takeaways Amgen refutes in a press release that its trial obesity drug, MariTide, may cause bone loss density. Amgen's stock has risen 4.6% this year against a decrease of 3.8% for the pharmaceuticals industry. Register now to see our 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days report - free today! Amgen (AMGN) , in a press release, dismissed recent concerns that its obesity candidate, MariTide, may cause loss of bone mineral density ("BMD"). Some analysts at a global financial services firm claimed that a revie ...

Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) UBS Global Healthcare Conference November 13, 2024 1:15 PM ET Company Participants Peter Griffith - CFO Narimon Honarpour - SVP, Global Development Justin Claeys - VP, IR Conference Call Participants Trung Huynh - UBS Trung Huynh Okay, great. I think that's quarter past. Good morning, everyone. My name is Trung Huynh, I'm the large cap pharma, biopharma analyst here at UBS. It's my great pleasure to welcome team Amgen. We've got Peter Griffith here, CFO of the company. We're also jo ...

Shares of pharmaceutical giant Amgen (AMGN) are attempting to bounce back after suffering a steep drop of 7.1% yesterday, following reports that the company’s weight-loss drug, MariTide, triggers a significant loss in bone density. Last seen holding above $300, AMGN could be due for more chart recovery if past is precedent.Specifically, Amgen stock pulled back to within one standard deviation of its 320-day moving average during yesterday's negative price action. Per Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst ...

On Tuesday, a Cantor analyst wrote that additional data from Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection, MariTide, suggests a new potential safety risk tied to the drug.On Wednesday, Amgen Inc AMGN stated the MariTide (maridebart cafraglutide, formerly AMG 133) Phase 1 data, saying, “Amgen does not see an association between the administration of MariTide and bone mineral density (BMD) changes. The Phase 1 study results do not suggest any bone safety concerns or change our conviction in the promise of MariT ...