Biotech Insider Selling: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Questcor Pharmaceuticals(NASDAQ:QCOR), Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ:SGEN), Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE)

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ACHN) major shareholder Qvt Associates Gp Llc sold 128,649 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.66, for a total transaction of $985,451.34. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) stock performance was -6.32% in last session and finished the day at $6.38. Traded volume was 21.04million shares in the last … Continue reading Biotech Insider Selling: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Questcor Pharmaceuticals(NASDAQ:QCOR), Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ:SGEN), Repligen Corporation (NASDAQ:RGEN), bluebird bio (NASDAQ:BLUE)

Hot Watch List: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s resurgent stock may have as much to do with financial engineering as the company’s technological wizardry. Monday marked Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s first stock split in nine years, a move designed to make it more affordable to buy shares of the iPhone and iPad maker. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock performance was 1.60% in last session and finished the day at $93.70. Traded volume … Continue reading Hot Watch List: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN)

Biotech unusual volume stocks: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI), ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (NYSEMKT:IMUC), Anika Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ANIK)

AbbVie may now consider a takeover of Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN), a $411 million company, to expand in that market, Redmond said. Shares of Achillion rallied (ACHN:US) as much as 67 percent yesterday. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) stock performance was 47.57% in last session and finished the day at $4.25. Traded volume was 47.79million shares in the last session and the average volume of the … Continue reading Biotech unusual volume stocks: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:IDIX), BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI), ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (NYSEMKT:IMUC), Anika Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ANIK)

Biotech Losers: Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INSY), Enzymotec Ltd (NASDAQ:ENZY), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN)

Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:INSY)’s shares have been under pressure recently on news regarding prescribing patterns for Subsys. The stock price of the company tumbled 17.41% and 15.45% in the last two consecutive trading sessions. Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INSY) stock performance was -15.70% in last session and finished the day at $23.01. Traded volume was 3.24million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Biotech Losers: Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:INSY), Enzymotec Ltd (NASDAQ:ENZY), Geron Corporation (NASDAQ:GERN), Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN)

Healthcare Losers: Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK), Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC), Organovo Holdings Inc (NYSEMKT:ONVO)

Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTK) announced disappointing top-line results from its BENEFIT-ALS midstage study involving tirasemtiv. Tirasemtiv did not meet its primary efficacy endpoint of delivering a mean change from baseline in the ALS functional rating scale. Cytokinetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYTK) stock performance was -64.67% in last session and finished the day at $4.59. Traded volume was 17.26million shares in the last session and the average volume of … Continue reading Healthcare Losers: Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK), Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ:PCYC), Organovo Holdings Inc (NYSEMKT:ONVO)

Biotech Bearish Stocks: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE), Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR)

Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ACHN) was upgraded by investment analysts at Maxim Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm currently has a $6.00 price target on the stock. Maxim Group’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 62.16% from the stock’s previous close. Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACHN) stock performance was -7.30% … Continue reading Biotech Bearish Stocks: Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN), Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE), Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM), CytRx Corporation (NASDAQ:CYTR)