Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT): Today's Featured Drugs Winner
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Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery and development of RNA-based therapeutics for the treatment of serious and life-threatening rare and infectious diseases. Sarepta Therapeutics has a market cap of $683.7 million and is part of the health care sector. The company has a P/E ratio of -10, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 3293.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are five analysts that rate Sarepta Therapeutics a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and none rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates Sarepta Therapeutics as a
. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its weak operating cash flow and disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full Sarepta Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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Natural Alternatives International
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