Cubist Pharm: (NASD: CBST)

$49.51

0.88 (1.81%)

Volume 976,265

May 17 04:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 2-Buy

 
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Stock Activity

Day Low - High 48.35 - 49.62
52wk Low - High 36.73 - 49.86
Previous Close 48.63
Avg. Volume 804,836
Industry MED-DRUGS
Market Cap 3.21 B
Div - Yield 0.00 - 0.00
Beta 0.54
PE (Forward) 25.97
Current Year Est. 1.91
Quarterly Earnings ESP 4.00%

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Key Earnings Data

PE (Forward) 25.97
PEG Ratio 0.85
Current Year Est. 1.91
Current Quarter Estimate 0.50
Most Accurate Estimate 0.52
Earnings ESP 4.00%
Next Earnings Report Date 07-18-2013
EPS Last Year 2.08
Expected Earnings Growth 30.60%

Company Description

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs in the acute care environment. In the U.S., Cubist markets CUBICIN, the first antibiotic in a new class of antiinfectives called lipopeptides. The Cubist product pipeline includes our lipopeptide program and our natural products screening program. Cubist is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

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Earnings Estimates

Current Qtr
(06/2013)
Next Qtr
(09/2013)
Current Year
(12/2013)
Next Year
(12/2014)
Average Estimate 0.50 0.50 1.91 2.48
Number of Estimates 14 15 13 13
Low Estimate 0.28 0.32 1.18 1.49
High Estimate 0.73 0.73 2.61 NA
Year Ago EPS 0.58 0.68 2.65 1.91
EPS Growth -13.05% -27.06% -28.07% 30.27%

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EPS Growth for CBST

Industry Analysis

Name Symbol Previous Close Zacks Rank Zacks Recommendation
CUBIST PHARM CBST 49.51
JAZZ PHARMACEUT JAZZ 58.36
SALIX PHARM-LTD SLXP 59.28
SANTARUS INC SNTS 21.91
USANA HLTH SCI USNA 65.46
BIOCRYST PHARMA BCRX 1.71
CATALYST PHARMA CPRX 0.83
CELL THERAPEUT CTIC 1.16
ELAN CP PLC ADR ELN 11.67
INFINITY PHARMA INFI 24.91

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