3 Stocks Pushing The Drugs Industry Higher

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the drugs industry higher today, Nov. 16, 2012.

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Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) trading up 40 points (0.3%) at 12,582 as of Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, 11:59 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,549 issues advancing vs. 1,392 declining with 99 unchanged.

The Drugs industry currently sits down 0.7% versus the S&P 500, which is down 0.1%. Top gainers within the industry include Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), up 7.8%, Gilead (GILD), up 1.5% and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY), up 1.6%. A company within the industry that fell today was Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), up 0.9%.

TheStreet Ratings group would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:

3. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX) is one of the companies pushing the Drugs industry higher today. As of noon trading, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is up $1.48 (2.8%) to $54.80 on average volume Thus far, 951,848 shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.5 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $53.05-$55.01 after having opened the day at $53.06 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $53.32.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical products in the areas of neurology, dermatology, and branded generics. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International has a market cap of $16.3 billion and is part of the health care sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 669.5, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 14.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Valeant Pharmaceuticals International a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 3 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Valeant Pharmaceuticals International as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we find that net income has been generally deteriorating over time. Get the full Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Ratings Report now.

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