Medivation Inc: (NASD: MDVN)

$48.94

1.53 (3.23%)

Volume 1,052,254

May 21 02:05 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		47.35 - 48.96
	
		52wk Low - High
		39.62 - 59.24
	
		Previous Close
		47.41
	
		Avg. Volume
		1,023,909
	
		Industry
		MED-BIOMED/GENE
	
		Market Cap
		3.55 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		1.01
	
		PE (Forward)
		0.00
	
		Current Year Est.
		-1.07
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		-4.35%
	
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                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            NA
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            NA
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            -1.07
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            -0.23
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            -0.24
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            -4.35%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            08-08-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            -0.93
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            NA
                        
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            Company Description
        
Medivation, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that acquires promising technologies in the late preclinical development phase and develops them quickly and cost-effectively. Medivation's current portfolio consists of small molecule drugs in development to treat three large, unmet medical needs Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease and hormone-refractory prostate cancer. The Company intends to build and maintain a portfolio of four to six development programs at all times. The Company had built a portfolio of innovative medical technologies and a team of employees and seasoned consultants with significant expertise in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, development and sale/partnering of small molecule therapeutics, biotechnology products and medical devices   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	-0.23	-0.26	-1.07	0.48
Number of Estimates	11	12	10	11
Low Estimate	-0.44	-0.42	-1.40	-0.43
High Estimate	-0.13	-0.05	-0.86	NA
Year Ago EPS	-0.08	-0.06	-0.56	-1.07
EPS Growth	-210.30%	-326.39%	-90.71%	144.77%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
MEDIVATION INC	MDVN	47.41
AETERNA ZENTARS	AEZS	2.06
ANIKA THERAPEUT	ANIK	14.39
GENTIUM SPA-ADR	GENT	8.84
AASTROM BIOSCI	ASTM	0.59
ACHILLION PHARM	ACHN	7.55
ADDEX THERA LTD	ADDXF	6.94
AFFYMAX INC	AFFY	1.27
ALEXION PHARMA	ALXN	100.03
ALKERMES INC	ALKS	31.04

Sector:Medical>> Industry:MED-BIOMED/GENE

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Bayer's Xofigo Cleared in the US

May 16, 2013

Medivation Loss Narrower Than Expected

May 13, 2013

Arena Pharma Narrows Loss

May 06, 2013

Narrower-Than-Expected Loss at Incyte

May 03, 2013

Eylea Drives Earnings at Regeneron

May 03, 2013

Wider-Than-Expected Loss at Pharmacyclics

May 02, 2013

Astellas/MDVN Provide Update on Xtandi

Apr 02, 2013

Good News for Nymox's Pipeline

Mar 21, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	-0.93
Sales	182
Net Income	-69
Price/Earnings	NA
Price/Book	62.67
Price/Cash Flow	NA
Price/Sales	18.56

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News

Earnings Flashback: Since Reporting Quarterly Results 1 Week Ago Medivation Is Down 9.0% (MDVN) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 20, 2013

Medivation Earnings In Retrospect: Down 9.0% in the Last 9 Days (MDVN) - Financial News Network Online - Earnings Lookback

May 18, 2013

Medivation Makes a Move: Down 1.6% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 16, 2013

Medivation Inc elects Stephen Kelsey as SVP of new projects - M2

May 14, 2013

Medivation Names Stephen Kelsey Senior Vice President of New Projects - Marketwire

May 13, 2013

Medivation Shares Climbing Higher, Up 2.5% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

May 13, 2013

The 8 Biggest Health Problems Americans Face - TheMotleyFool

May 13, 2013

Dendreon: Picking Through the Carnage - TheMotleyFool

May 11, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.54
ABR (Last Week)	1.54
# of recs in ABR	13
Average Target Price	64.67
Industry Rank by ABR	91 out of 265
Rank in Industry	38 out of 156

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Day Low - High	47.35 - 48.96
52wk Low - High	39.62 - 59.24
Previous Close	47.41
Avg. Volume	1,023,909
Industry	MED-BIOMED/GENE
Market Cap	3.55 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	1.01
PE (Forward)	0.00
Current Year Est.	-1.07
Quarterly Earnings ESP	-4.35%

PE (Forward)	NA
PEG Ratio	NA
Current Year Est.	-1.07
Current Quarter Estimate	-0.23
Most Accurate Estimate	-0.24
Earnings ESP	-4.35%
Next Earnings Report Date	08-08-2013
EPS Last Year	-0.93
Expected Earnings Growth	NA

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Medivation Inc: (NASD: MDVN)

$48.94

1.53 (3.23%)

Volume 1,052,254

May 21 02:05 PM ET

Stock Activity

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Sector:Medical>> Industry:MED-BIOMED/GENE

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