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ACORDA THERAPEUTICS INC (NASD)
ACOR 24.37 0.07 (0.29%) Vol.  325,020 16:00 ET

Day Low - High 24.29 - 24.58
52wk Low - High 14.89 - 29.27
Avg Volume 492,834
Industry MED-BIOMED/GENE
Market Cap 924.96 M
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
PE (forward)
PEG Ratio N/A
Current Year Est. -2.24
EPS Last Year -2.18
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 1.54
ABR (Last Week) 1.54
# of Recs in ABR 13
Average Target Price 29.13
Industry Rank by ABR 51 out of 217
Rank in Industry 72 out of 172
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NEWS
Acorda Therapeutics to Present at the 21st Annual Piper Jaffray Health Care Conference
Nov 24, 2009
BiomedReports: News and FDA Updates for Acorda (Nasdaq:ACOR), Agilent (NYSE:A), ArQule (Nasdaq:ARQL)
Nov 17, 2009
Acorda Therapeutics to Present at the Lazard Capital Markets 6th Annual Healthcare Conference
Nov 16, 2009
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Nov 06, 2009
BUYINS.NET: Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR) Down After BUYINS.NET Report Predicted Weakness After Earnings
Nov 03, 2009
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2009
Next Quarter
03/2010
This Year
12/2009
Next Year
12/2010
Average Estimate -0.60 -0.58 -2.24 -1.55
Number of Estimates 11 7 11 11
Low Estimates -0.71 -0.71 -2.32 -2.48
High Estimate -0.49 -0.49 -2.12 -0.60
Year Ago EPS -0.54 -0.50 -2.11 -2.24
EPS Growth -11.28% -15.14% -5.95% 30.78%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Acorda Therapeutics is commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the identification, development and commercialization of novel therapies that improve neurological function in people with multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and other disorders of the central nervous system. Acorda currently markets Zanaflex Capsules for the management of spasticity. The Company's lead product candidate, Fampridine-SR, for the improvement of walking ability in persons with multiple sclerosis. It develops therapies that restore neurological function to people with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and related conditions of the nervous system.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM -2.18
Sales 47.83
Net Income -81.7
Price/Earnings N/A
Price/Book 5.92
Price/Cash Flow N/A
Price/Sales 17.55


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