The Panic-Proof Portfolio (Stockchase Research)
Moderna
MRNA-Q
TOP PICK
Apr 08, 2021
Stockchase Research Editor: Michael O'Reilly MRNA is now a well known name in the production of COVID-19 vaccine and is only one of three that have received approval in the US. Purchase agreements amounted to $18 billion, allowing cash flow reserves of the company to balloon. The company is now working on a single-dose product that does not require extreme refrigeration. The pullback in the share price, and a forward PE of 9x earnings, offers a good entry level here. We would buy this with a stop loss at $90, looking to achieve $175 -- upside potential of 29%. Yield 0% (Analysts’ price target is $174.25)
They have special technology; this morning they announced a collaboration with AI. Shares have been declining and there are sellers everywhere. You have to wait until they invent the special vaccines en masse they promised.
A staple, and that sector is starting to outperform the market. A value play. His target is around $200-ish, if it can break resistance around $140. If it fails, give it a few days, and then walk away if you have to.
Moderna rallied 29% in May after a good report and news on developing a bird flu vaccine to fight that epidemic. Another boost came when the government approved their RSV vaccine. But Moderna is expected to lose money in the foreseeable future. Instead, look at biopharma.
Post-Covid, they have a pipeline of drugs under development, related to vaccines and cancer. This is higher-risk in health care. They have $3 billion in revenues, but are spending a lot in R&D, more than their revenues, so they're not profitable.