Biotech Runners: MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR)

MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) had its price objective reduced by Cowen and Company from $5.50 to $5.00 in a report released on Wednesday,Stock Ratings News reports. Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgraded shares of MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating in a research note on Monday. MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD) stock performance was…

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Volatile Stocks at Biotech: ZIOPHARM Oncology (NASDAQ:ZIOP), Idenix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:IDIX), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA)

Looking back to 160 days ago, ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:ZIOP) priced a 14,300,000 share secondary stock offering at $3.50 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting that their investment would go up over the course of time and based on early trading on Wednesday. ZIOPHARM Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:ZIOP)…

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Healthcare Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Bristol-Myers Squib (NYSE:BMY), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA)

Congress jumped into the health care game (again) by “complaining” that Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)’s hepatitis drug was priced too high. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was 3.92% in last session and finished the day at $73.64. Traded volume was 19.50million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained…

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Biotech Most Active Stocks: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) was active yesterday as one Bloomberg reporter thinks he has another take on the recent Waxman letter. Drew Armstrong — via his own Twitter account — said Gilead execs had a meeting scheduled with Waxman all along and the letter just seemed like Waxman was making an effort to drag them…

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