$17.60 0.54 (+3.17%)
11/6/2009 4:00 PM

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CBST)

CAPS Rating: 3 out of 5

A biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products that address unmet medical needs in the acute care environment.

Current Price $17.60 Mkt Cap $1.02B
Open $16.96 P/E Ratio 5.02
Prev. Close $17.06 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $16.96 - $17.60 Volume 876,583
52-Wk Range $13.81 - $28.74 Avg. Daily Vol. 1,024,000

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mrindependent (98.79)
Submitted October 28, 2009

The downside to Cubist Pharmaceuticals is the fact that the company is currently a one trick pony. Substantially all of its revenues and profits come from one drug - Cubicin. On the other hand, the company does have a number of promising trials in… More

narlinbeaty (56.53)
Submitted May 17, 2008

This company make a drung called Daptomyocin. The drug is affective against MRSA and is used internationally for skin infections and bactermia. In many ways ths drug is a heavy hitting antiboitic used has last line of defense in the hospital setting.… More

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Member Avatar toolboy2 (98.13) Submitted: 11/4/2009 9:10:26 PM : Outperform Start Price: $16.93 CBST Score: +2.70

Initiated coverage on these guys last month. They develop drugs in the acute care environment, such as skin and blood infections. Excellent fundamentals: low P/E and PEG ratios, very healthy profit margins and ROE north of 60%. Only drawback for me is their debt load (D/E=0.55), but that's to be expected in the biopharmaceutical industry. With nearly $500 million cash, their balance sheet is in overall good shape.

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Member Avatar smith972 (90.02) Submitted: 11/4/2009 6:19:39 PM : Outperform Start Price: $16.75 CBST Score: +3.68

Cubist maybe a takeover target.

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Member Avatar mrindependent (98.79) Submitted: 10/28/2009 2:07:11 PM : Outperform Start Price: $16.95 CBST Score: +1.98

The downside to Cubist Pharmaceuticals is the fact that the company is currently a one trick pony. Substantially all of its revenues and profits come from one drug - Cubicin. On the other hand, the company does have a number of promising trials in the works that could result in a significant product line expansion. Return on equity is excellent . The balance sheet is sound with $4.50 per share in net cash and the price seems right at 2.2 times book value. After subtracting $4.50 from the share price to reflect the benefit from the company's net cash on hand, I get an adjusted share price of $12.50, which is approximatley 8 times the 2010 estimated earnings per share. This company could be an attractive acquisition target.

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GrandmasterC00 (< 20) Score: +65.32

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in CBST.

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Member Name Member
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hwyman64 96.18 11/12/2008 Underperform 3W $24.25 -27.42% +26.86% +54.28
lwc123 76.41 1/8/2009 Underperform 3Y $24.82 -29.09% +20.92% +50.01
BLOWKE < 20 10/16/2008 Underperform 3W $19.50 -9.73% +22.42% +32.15
riskybus < 20 3/2/2009 Underperform NS $14.11 +24.73% +50.34% +25.61
jeffbenes 23.62 2/1/2008 Outperform NS $17.09 +2.98% -19.06% +22.04
RICKDBELL 76.84 2/1/2008 Outperform 5Y $17.09 +2.98% -19.06% +22.04
VanGundy1 31.72 1/19/2007 Outperform 5Y $17.70 -0.56% -20.42% +19.86 1 Comment
germbuster 33.31 3/24/2008 Outperform NS $17.20 +2.33% -16.66% +18.99
Oneofeach 32.64 6/17/2008 Outperform 3Y $17.68 -0.45% -18.26% +17.80
UtahHick 29.02 2/4/2008 Outperform 1Y $18.04 -2.44% -19.80% +17.36

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TrackOppenheimer 26.63 8/6/2009 Underperform NS $20.57 -15.80% +4.83% +20.63 10/29/2009 @ $17.32
TrackWedbush < 20 3/20/2009 Outperform NS $15.70 +12.10% +39.62% -27.51
TrackThinkEquity 69.79 2/20/2009 Outperform NS $17.00 +3.53% +42.13% -38.60
TrackLeerinkSwan 84.26 12/8/2008 Underperform NS $25.88 -31.99% +21.58% +53.57
TrackRodmanRen < 20 11/20/2008 Outperform NS $22.19 -20.68% +37.17% -57.85
TrackMerriman < 20 10/30/2008 Outperform NS $22.75 -22.64% +14.41% -37.05
TrackJimCramer < 20 10/29/2008 Outperform 3W $22.35 -21.25% +18.08% -39.33
TrackNeedham < 20 7/1/2008 Outperform NS $18.01 -2.28% -12.69% +10.41
TrackStanfordRes 80.42 1/24/2008 Outperform NS $19.07 -7.71% -16.56% +8.86
TrackRWBaird 85.02 1/15/2008 Outperform NS $21.50 -12.84% -24.78% +11.94 10/7/2009 @ $18.74
TrackStifel 94.70 7/19/2007 Outperform NS $22.85 -22.98% -27.34% +4.36
TrackLazardCapit < 20 4/19/2007 Underperform NS $20.79 +9.91% +6.29% -3.61 7/19/2007 @ $22.85
TrackJMP < 20 1/5/2007 Outperform NS $17.07 +3.10% -19.54% +22.65
TrackJefferies 75.83 10/16/2006 Outperform NS $22.62 -22.19% -16.70% -5.49
TrackMatrix 89.45 8/31/2006 Underperform NS $23.52 -25.17% -12.72% +12.45

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