7 Pharma Stocks to Avoid at All Costs - 4 of 7

#4 - Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY)

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY) - The Cambridge, Massachusetts biotech firm specializes in creating techniques that can help block out the effects of harmful genes. Its initial application to showcase its techniques will be in the treatment of amyloidosis with a drug called Onpattro. If the company succeeds, they may become a very intriguing play, but right now the company is still working through a valuation problem. In 2017, the company’s $89.9 million revenue was largely the result of payments made from potential partners. However, Alynlam’s market value is $12.2 billion – that’s a pretty staggering 125 times revenue. The stock has risen from $42 in late 2016 to a 52-week high of around $123. The stock is down considerably from that point and is currently trading around $67. However, in their last earnings report, they showed an 87.9% decline in year-over-year revenue. Two reasons for this are value-based agreements (VBA) that make it less clear how much revenue their new drug will bring in. Particularly since it's impossible to predict how effective Onpattro may be. Further clouding the picture is that the FDA nixed the company's ability to market potential cardiac benefits of the drug which further clouds the picture of how Onpattro will fare against its competition.

About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Current Price

$245.44

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Ratings Breakdown

18 Buy Ratings, 5 Hold Ratings, 1 Sell Ratings.

Consensus Price Target

$298.09 (21.5% Upside)