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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALXN)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

A biotechnology company working to develop and deliver life-changing drug therapies for patients with serious and life-threatening medical conditions.

Current Price $80.41 Mkt Cap $14.84B
Open $0.00 P/E Ratio 111.30
Prev. Close $76.69 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $76.81 - $83.10 Volume 2,364,216
52-Wk Range $42.04 - $80.97 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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17 Outperform
2 Underperform
 

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cubaislibre (98.11)
Submitted January 11, 2012

Cramer's best stock to own for 2012

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zzlangerhans (99.31)
Submitted February 22, 2010

Alexion is one of the most bizarre stories in biotech, building a 4.4B cap on the back of a single medication for a disease that only an estimated 10000 people in the entire world suffer from. By charging an enormous 400K/yr premium they have… More

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Member Avatar cubaislibre (98.11) Submitted: 1/11/2012 6:41:27 PM : Outperform Start Price: $73.89 ALXN Score: +4.36

Cramer's best stock to own for 2012

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Member Avatar danrifenburgh (< 20) Submitted: 12/19/2011 1:25:55 PM : Outperform Start Price: $67.44 ALXN Score: +7.40

After a 60% run-up, this volatile stock seems due for a fall. TM P/E of 82.96 with expected earnings growth of 31.54% taking it to a forward P/E of 38.81 next year. ALXN also trades at a premium to S&P500 TTM P/E. The PEG stands at 2.24, this could suggest some overvaluation. The Price/Book is 11.62.

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Member Avatar portefeuille (99.84) Submitted: 12/15/2011 9:22:59 PM : Outperform Start Price: $48.72 ALXN Score: +60.21

There are currently 255 ALXN shares in my "fund" with break-even of around 46.43 USD.
http://caps.fool.com/Blogs/fund-trades/678775.

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michellegardener

michellegardener (97.06) Score: +841.74

The Score Leader is the player with the highest score across all their picks in ALXN.

Top
Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		Index
Gain 		Score Commentary
michellegardener 97.06 10/2/2006 Outperform 5Y $8.47 +849.35% +7.61% +841.74 0 Comment
JerseyBull 73.56 9/15/2006 Outperform 1Y $8.65 +829.60% +8.48% +821.11 0 Comment
Scholle100 < 20 10/5/2006 Outperform 5Y $9.17 +777.12% +6.55% +770.57 0 Comment
rh109605 < 20 2/14/2007 Outperform 1Y $9.90 +712.43% -1.41% +713.83 4 Comments
dodgelaw 70.08 3/19/2007 Outperform 3M $10.09 +697.32% +2.76% +694.56 0 Comment
YoHo00 < 20 1/19/2007 Outperform 1Y $10.70 +651.67% +0.52% +651.15 0 Comment
billabernethy < 20 4/24/2007 Outperform 1Y $11.06 +627.20% -3.46% +630.66 0 Comment
chetarun 91.45 11/17/2006 Outperform 1Y $11.27 +613.17% +2.67% +610.50 0 Comment
series7scott 49.11 6/22/2007 Outperform 3W $11.56 +595.44% -5.96% +601.40 0 Comment
eliozahar < 20 5/16/2007 Outperform 1Y $11.64 +591.10% -5.11% +596.21 0 Comment
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Wall Street

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Player Name Player
Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackZacks 70.75 2/8/2012 Outperform 3M $76.69 +4.85% +0.13% +4.72 1 Comment
TrackUltraLong 88.71 1/30/2012 Underperform NS $75.21 +6.91% +3.13% -3.78 1 Comment
TrackBarclaysCap 93.26 12/9/2011 Outperform NS $64.73 +24.22% +7.50% +16.73 0 Comment
TrackZacks 70.75 10/21/2011 Outperform 3M $68.38 +3.20% +2.84% +0.36 1/3/2012 @ $70.57 1 Comment
TrackDeutscheSec 92.40 9/28/2011 Outperform NS $67.62 +18.91% +14.93% +3.99 0 Comment
TrackZacks 70.75 9/22/2011 Outperform 3M $63.37 +4.43% +2.99% +1.44 9/26/2011 @ $66.18 1 Comment
TrackZacks 70.75 4/25/2011 Outperform 3M $47.80 +0.30% +0.42% -0.12 5/6/2011 @ $47.94 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer 78.02 10/11/2010 Outperform 3W $33.67 +138.78% +16.04% +122.74 0 Comment
TrackOppenheimer 79.30 6/3/2010 Outperform NS $26.60 +202.24% +22.33% +179.90 0 Comment
TrackGoldmanSach 71.30 3/17/2010 Outperform 5Y $27.06 +197.15% +15.93% +181.22 1 Comment
trackthinkequity 92.04 7/17/2009 Underperform NS $19.27 +317.28% +44.60% -272.68 0 Comment
TrackBreanMurray 69.41 3/19/2009 Outperform NS $18.93 +324.78% +72.06% +252.72 0 Comment
TrackFTNEquityCa 84.76 3/12/2009 Outperform NS $16.19 +396.66% +89.09% +307.58 0 Comment
TrackNeedham 92.43 2/18/2009 Outperform NS $20.00 +146.68% +66.52% +80.15 3/31/2011 @ $49.33 0 Comment
TrackLeerinkSwan 87.91 2/9/2009 Outperform NS $19.39 +314.70% +58.40% +256.29 0 Comment
TrackCollinsStew 66.07 7/25/2008 Outperform NS $20.09 +300.25% +10.96% +289.29 0 Comment
TrackPiperJaff 88.99 5/29/2008 Outperform NS $17.44 +360.93% +0.97% +359.97 0 Comment
TrackJefferies 86.14 5/14/2008 Outperform NS $18.02 +87.88% -15.99% +103.87 10/22/2010 @ $33.86 0 Comment
TrackUBS 93.25 1/29/2008 Outperform NS $15.99 +402.72% +3.65% +399.07 0 Comment
TrackCreditSuiss 93.26 10/26/2007 Outperform NS $19.64 +309.42% -7.35% +316.77 0 Comment
TrackFerrisBaker 88.42 10/12/2007 Outperform NS $17.86 +350.16% -8.85% +359.01 0 Comment
TrackBofASec 96.89 10/5/2007 Outperform NS $17.33 +363.93% -8.52% +372.45 0 Comment
TrackCowenandCo 81.94 8/8/2007 Outperform NS $15.45 +420.45% -3.99% +424.44 0 Comment
TrackBroadpointAmTech 90.21 7/26/2007 Outperform NS $14.57 +451.79% -5.12% +456.92 0 Comment
TrackCreditSuiss 93.26 11/6/2006 Outperform NS $9.57 +61.44% +8.71% +52.73 8/8/2007 @ $15.45 0 Comment

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