Biotech gainers: Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM), Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA), La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC), Biota Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BOTA)

Some days before, shares of Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) fell double digits after the company reported data on a 90 patient Phase 2 trial. Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM) stock performance was 7.02% in last session and finished the day at $13.41. Traded volume was 1.55million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 788.23K shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.69. … Continue reading Biotech gainers: Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM), Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA), La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company (NASDAQ:LJPC), Biota Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:BOTA)

John Bellich04/1804/18

Biotech bearish stocks: Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA), Oncomed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OMED), Enanta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENTA), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VNDA)

Shares of Prothena Corp PLC (NASDAQ:PRTA) were the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of March 14th, there was short interest totaling 824,645 shares, an increase of 35.0% from the February 28th total of 610,797 shares, AnalystRatingsNetwork.com reports. Prothena Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:PRTA) stock performance was -13.98% in last session and finished the day at $29.60. Traded volume … Continue reading Biotech bearish stocks: Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA), Oncomed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:OMED), Enanta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ENTA), Vanda Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VNDA)

Colin Pettis04/0704/07

Biotech Most Volatile: Cara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARA), Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA), CorMedix Inc. (NYSEMKT:CRMD), Stemline Therapeutics (NASDAQ:STML)

Cara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($0.49) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by $0.31. Cara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARA) stock performance was 3.44% in last session and finished the day at $19.25. Traded volume was 234.6K shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 298.33K … Continue reading Biotech Most Volatile: Cara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CARA), Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA), CorMedix Inc. (NYSEMKT:CRMD), Stemline Therapeutics (NASDAQ:STML)

John Bellich04/0204/02

Biotech New Highs: EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA)

A colon cancer screening test under development at Madison-based Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ:EXAS) can detect early-stage cancer better than other noninvasive approaches, according to a study published online Wednesday. EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS) stock performance was 0.21% in last session and finished the day at $14.45. Traded volume was 7.74 million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 997,245.00 … Continue reading Biotech New Highs: EXACT Sciences Corporation (NASDAQ:EXAS), Synthetic Biologics (NYSEMKT:SYN), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Prothena Corporation (NASDAQ:PRTA)

Kristen Barton03/2003/20

Best Stocks: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGIO), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), First Midwest Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:FMBI), Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA), RCI Hospitality (NASDAQ:RICK)

Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGIO) announced the closing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of common stock, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 297,968 shares at the public offering price of $110.75 per share. The exercise of the over-allotment option brought the total number of shares of common stock sold by Agios to 2,284,423 shares and … Continue reading Best Stocks: Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGIO), JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), First Midwest Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:FMBI), Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ:PRTA), RCI Hospitality (NASDAQ:RICK)

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