Hot Biotech Stocks: VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

Investment analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS) from $8.00 to $5.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Stock Ratings Network reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s price target would indicate a potential downside of 10.15% from the company’s current price. VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS)stock performance was 7.23% in last session and finished the day at $ … Continue reading Hot Biotech Stocks: VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

Active Stocks: Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Immunomedics (NASDAQ:IMMU)

Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT)’s shares saw strong trading volume on Friday after the company announced better than expected quarterly earnings, American Banking and Market News reports. 13,778,961 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 624% from the previous session’s volume of 1,903,723 shares. Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ:ECYT) stock performance was 61.91% in last session and finished the day at $ 6.62. Traded volume was 17,639,435 shares in … Continue reading Active Stocks: Endocyte (NASDAQ:ECYT), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA), Immunomedics (NASDAQ:IMMU)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) EVP Gordon Smith sold 71,952 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.91, for a total value of $3,950,884.32. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 143,905 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,901,824. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) stock … Continue reading Recent Insider Selling: JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Arena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARNA)

A proxy advisory firm has asked shareholders of the Indian unit of Wyeth to oppose its merger deal with Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) as the share swap ratio is skewed in favour of Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE). Shareholder Empowerment Services (SES) has made this suggestion ahead of the shareholder meeting this week. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock performance was 0.07% in last session and finished the day at … Continue reading Healthcare Most Active Stocks: Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARIA), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) announced data from two Phase 2 studies and a compassionate access study in which a regimen containing once-daily Sovaldi(R) (sofosbuvir) 400 mg was administered for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with advanced liver disease. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) stock performance was -7.32% in last session and finished the day at $65.48. Traded volume was 43.15million … Continue reading Healthcare Active Runners: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), MannKind Corporation (NASDAQ:MNKD)

The Egyptian government recently struck a deal with U.S. pharmaceutical firm Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) to purchase its new hepatitis C pill Sovaldi at a fraction of its American price. Under the agreement, Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) will supply a 12-week regimen of Sovaldi to Egypt for 900 dollars, instead of the 84,000 dollars the medicine costs in the United States. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) … Continue reading Investor’s Alert: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)