Synthetic Biologics, Inc. was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise nearly 8% on Friday. The move came on solid volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This continues the recent uptrend for the company — as the stock is now up 47.5% in the past one-month time frame.

The company has not seen any estimate revisions over the past one month, while the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current quarter also remained unchanged. The recent price action is encouraging though, so make sure to keep a close watch on this firm in the near future.

Synthetic Biologics currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), while its Earnings ESP is 0.00%.

Another stock worth considering in the Medical - Biomedical and Genetics sector is Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

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