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Neurocrine Biosciences - NBIX - Low Risk Biotech X10 Stock

Companies / BioTech Jul 03, 2021 - 05:00 PM GMT

By: Nadeem_Walayat

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Life Sciences Biotech Smaller Cap High Risk Stocks Investing Binge

Why has my focus shifted to biotech stocks and not more tech stocks?

Firstly, I have been investing in biotech stocks for DECADES, it's just that since 2015 my focus shifted to the emerging AI mega-trend to make sure I was invested to capitalise on a trend that was clear to me would span DECADES, at the time I thought I was probably getting in late on the AI Mega-trend but clearly that is always the case! WE ALWAYS THINK we're late to the party but this trend is going to run right into the end of the 2030's

This also explains why I hold the likes of GSK and JNJ amongst a string of smaller cap biotech stocks many of which have been disappearing from my portfolio over the years usually due to being taken over as it looks likely to be the case for GW Pharma later this year. So I need to replenish this once much loved and now neglected stock sector with a string of new smaller cap high risk stocks for the next 5 to 10 years.

Secondly, our beloved AI stocks have been BID UP to high valuations, yes including Google, so they are not CHEAP, even after a 10% to 15% correction i.e. the likes of Microsoft and Amazon are discounting a lot of future earnings growth! Of course that does not necessarily mean that they are about to fall to what I would consider to be fair value let lone cheap levels as they did during March 2020 because at the end of the day they are GOOD stocks so usually command a healthy premium to invest in.


However, during the course of this exercise I am repeatedly finding that the biotech stocks are tending to be greatly unloved! Especially when one compares them to the barmy valuations that many of the smaller cap tech stocks that populate the likes of ARK INVEST have been lifted to such as TESLA and SQAURE and most of the rest.

So this does appear to be an opportune time to go on the hunt for smaller cap higher risk biotech stocks.

RISK RATINGS

I am also adding a risk rating to the high risk stocks where 1 is lowest risk and 10 highest risk in terms of something going wrong and the stock effectively crashing into becoming a penny stock or even going bust within the next 5 years. This is based on the sum of all my analysis of each stock and given my risk averse nature then most of the stocks will have a low probability of actually going bust within the next 5 years. Still this rating will give an extra measure of risk vs reward when entertaining potential position sizes.

Neurocrine Biosciences - NBIX - Low Risk Biotech X10 Stock

This biotech stock is focused on treating neurological and endocrine disorders and has been around since 1992, so has stood the test of time, trades on a market cap of $8.8bn and a PE of 22 so the stock at least makes a profit. The company shows consistent revenue growth though profits are erratic, estimated earnings growth for the next 3 years is 30%. The company has good debt to equity ratio of just 26.7%. So for a small cap high risk stock the company looks rock solid!

The stocks in a strong trading range of $135 to $70 pending a breakout HIGHER. Current price puts the stock right near support so AT a buying level right now primed for another run at the high! This price pattern is not what one would expect to see in a high risk stock which is a function of the fact that the pharma sector is unloved! So what do you think is going to happen to the stock price when the sector becomes loved with stocks such as this flying as high as the tech sector is right now to trade on 100X+ earnings! That's X5 NBIX's current price without any increase in earnings! For the biotech stocks have just as much future potential as the tech sector has! As for buying levels I would say right now at $92 is a buying level, then not too distant is $84, and then a more distant $74.

The bottom line is NBIX has been around for decades so has a good track record, and is fairly priced right now and is trading AT a buying level. So I am a buyer of NBIX! as it definitely has the potential to X10 with little downside risk to $70 at the worst against $92. I don't think the stock is going to stick around current levels for long.

This article is an excerpt from my recent extensive analysis that concludes in my latest biotech stocks with the potential to X10 over the coming years Five More Small Cap Bio and Tech Stocks to Invest for 2021 and Beyond! has first been made available to Patrons who support my work.

Topics Include:

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  • AI Stocks Strength vs Weakness
  • RAMPANT MONEY PRINTING INFLATION BIG PICTURE!
  • HIGH RISK STOCK BUYING LEVELS
  • RISK RATINGS
  • WESTERN DIGITAL - WDC $71 - CHIA! - Risk 1
  • Life Sciences Biotech Smaller Cap High Risk Stocks Investing Binge
  • Biotech stock 1 - Cheap Low Risk Pharma - Risk 1
  • Biotech stock 2 - HIGH RISK GENE EDITING - Risk 9
  • Biotech stock 3 - Low Risk 2
  • Biotech stock 4 - X10 for Max Risk 10
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