2015 Rayno Biopharmaceutical Stock Portfolio

By Rod Raynovich of Raygent
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 9:00 PM EDT

The Biotech Bull Market Is Now in its Sixth Year Led By Biopharmaceuticals

Here is the current Rayno Biopharmaceutical Stock Portfolio as of 7/13 prices:

  • Top winners since inception (2009) are: Regeneron (REGN), Alexion (ALXN) and Biogen (BIIB).
  • Winners 2015 YTD are Fibrocell Sciences (FCSC) up 109%, Seattle Genetics (SGEN) up 47.7%, Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX) up 35.5%, Regeneron (REGN) up 30.7% and Gilead Sciences (GILD) up 21.5%.
  • Six companies were acquired over five years: Astex, Cephalon, Cubist (CBST), Optimer (OPTR), Pharmacyclics (PCYC), and Viropharma (VPHM).
  • See previous posts on the Biotech Bull Market.
  • Mid Cap biotechs should lead the market higher.
  • All market trends in biotech are intact with healthcare sector leadership, M&A and revenue growth.

We will update the Rayno Diagnostics and Tools portfolios later this month. Top picks are Abaxis (ABAX), Cepheid (CPHD) and Illumina (ILMN).

Company Ticker Original Start Price $ 5 Yr High RaynoTotal Price 7/13 YTD  
          % Perform   % Perform  
Abbvie ABBV 3/25/2014 51.7 70.76 34.8 69.59 6.31  
Achillion ACHN 3/4/2013 8.6 16.87 5.6 9.08 -25.88  
Alexion ALXN* 2/2/2009 17.5 203.3 1070 199.11 7.61  
Alkermes ALKS 3/22/2013 23 75.17 74 65.05 11  
Albany Molec AMRI 2/10/2011 4.32 23.95 355 19.65 20.7  
Amgen AMGN 2/2/2009 55 173.6 183 155.76 -2.22  
Array ARRY 5/26/2015 7.7 8.59 -9 6.97 47.36  
Biogen BIIB 2/2/2009 48.5 480.18 705 391.23 15.25  
Celldex CLDX 8/20/2014 15 32.82 64.8 24.73 35.5  
Fibrocell Sci FCSC 6/11/2014 3.7 6.4 46.2 5.41 108.9  
Gilead Sciences GILD* 2/2/2009 25.5 123.37 347 114.55 21.5  
Regeneron REGN 2/2/2009 17.5 544 2965 536.21 30.7  
Roche ADR RHHBY* 1/30/2014 33.5 38.54 9.4 36.68 7.9  
Seattle Gene SGEN 2/2/2009 9.5 49.84 400 47.47 47.7  
Vertex VRTX 11/15/2013 62.8 137.5 97 124.24 4.58  
  *split              
Acquired       Acq Price % Return      
Astex ASTX   1.63 8.5 421      
Cephalon CEPH   76.5 81.5 6.5      
Cubist CBST   21.5 102 374      
Optimer OPTR   11.8 10.75 -9      
PharmCyclics PCYC   38.2 261 583      
ViroPharma VPHM   12 50 316      
              Perform  
ETFs           P 7/13 % YTD  
FBT         128.42 125 22.7  
IBB         385.02 379 25  
XBI         261.6 259 39

Disclosure: None.

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