3 Pharmaceutical Stocks to Sell Now

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For the current week, the overall ratings of three Pharmaceutical stocks are worse, according to the Portfolio Grader database. Each of these rates a “D” (“sell”) or “F” overall (“strong sell”).

Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) earns an F (“strong sell”) this week, moving down from last week’s grade of D (“sell”). Corcept Therapeutics engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of severe metabolic and psychiatric disorders. In Portfolio Grader’s specific subcategories of Equity and Cash Flow, CORT also gets F’s. To get an in-depth look at CORT, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of CORT stock.

This week, VIVUS Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS) falls to a D (“sell”), worse than last week’s grade of C (“hold”). VIVUS is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development and commercialization of therapeutic products for large underserved markets. The stock also rates an F in Equity. The stock price has dropped 16.1% over the past month, worse than the 1.9% increase the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. As of March 15, 2013, 23.9% of outstanding VIVUS Inc. shares were held short. For more information, get Portfolio Grader’s complete analysis of VVUS stock.

This week, Cempra Holdings LLC (NASDAQ:CEMP) drops from C to a D rating. Cempra, Inc. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. It is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, which focuses on developing antibiotics to meet critical unmet medical needs in the treatment of bacterial infectious diseases, particularly respiratory tract infections and skin and skin st… The stock gets F’s in Equity and Cash Flow. For a full analysis of CEMP stock, visit Portfolio Grader.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader 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.


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