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Shares of Isis Pharmaceuticals Rank the Highest in terms of Return on Equity in the Biotechnology Industry (ISIS, ALXN, GILD, CRXX, TRMS)

Written on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 4:08am
By Chip Brian

Below are the top five companies in the Biotechnology industry as measured by return on equity (ROE). The ROE is a general indication of the company's efficiency; Investors usually look for companies with ROEs that are high and are growing.
Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ISIS) ranks first with an ROE of 72.2%; Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALXN) ranks second with an ROE of 59.3%; and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) ranks third with an ROE of 47.2%.
Combinatorx (NASDAQ:CRXX) follows with an ROE of 44.7% and Trimeris (NASDAQ:TRMS) rounds out the top five with an ROE of 44.3%.
SmarTrend is bullish on shares of CRXX and our subscribers were alerted to Buy on January 27, 2010 at $1.21. The stock has risen 35.3% since the alert was issued.

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Ticker(s): ISIS ALXN GILD CRXX TRMS

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