4 Biotechnology Stocks to Buy Now

by Portfolio Grader | January 16, 2013 4:00 pm

This week, four Biotechnology stocks are improving their overall rating on Portfolio Grader[1]. Each of these rates an “A” (“strong buy”) or “B” overall (“buy”).

This week, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AEGR[2]) is showing good progress as the company’s rating jumps from a B (“buy”) last week to an A (“strong buy”). Aegerion Pharmaceuticals is an emerging biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat severe lipid disorders. Shares of AEGR have increased 21.5% over the past month, better than the 4.7% increase the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of AEGR stock[3].

Gentium (NASDAQ:GENT[4]) shows solid improvement this week. The company’s rating rises from a B to an A. Gentium is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, research, development, and manufacture of drugs for the treatment and prevention of a variety of vascular diseases and conditions related to cancer and cancer treatments. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of GENT stock[5].

Novavax’s (NASDAQ:NVAX[6]) grade is moving up to a B (“buy”) this week from last week’s C (“hold”). Novavax creates novel vaccines to address a broad range of infectious diseases worldwide using proprietary virus-like particle technology. Wall Street seems to agree with the upgrade and has propelled the stock up 14.4% over the past month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of NVAX stock[7].

This week, China Biologic Products’ (NASDAQ:CBPO[8]) ratings are up from a B last week to an A. China Biologic Products is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of human plasma-based biopharmaceutical products to hospitals and inoculation centers. Investors seem to agree with the upgraded status of the stock, and have pushed the stock up 25.5% over the past month. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CBPO stock[9].

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[10] stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here[11].

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