Momentum Stock Watch: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD)

Company Profile:

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of small molecule drugs that address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders. Its lead product candidate, NUPLAZID, has completed the Phase III pivotal trials for the treatment of Parkinsons disease psychosis and the Phase II trial for the treatment of schizophrenia, as well as is in Phase II study for the treatment of Alzheimers disease psychosis. The company has a collaboration with Allergan, Inc. for the development of product candidates related to chronic pain. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Recent News:

The company reported net product sales of NUPLAZID were $35.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, ACADIA reported NUPLAZID net product sales of $81.3 million and $5.4 million, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017, ACADIA reported a net loss of $65.2 million, or $0.53 per common share, compared to a net loss of $71.6 million, or $0.61 per common share, for the same period in 2016.

On Nov. 3, 2017, the company announced the presentation of data from the Phase II -019 Study of pimavanserin in Alzheimer’s disease psychosis at the 10th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease meeting in Boston. Pimavanserin met the primary endpoint in the Phase II -019 Study, showing a statistically significant reduction in psychosis versus placebo, as previously reported.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

ACAD’s strengths can be seen in its strong growth compared with its peers. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish cross in MACD and Stochastic Oscillator and RSI (14) stands at 48.01 with positive bias. We rate ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACAD) a STRONG BUY.