BioMarin Pharmaceuticals
This Wall Street favorite is a solid biopharma play. BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) develops and commercializes innovative biopharmaceuticals for serious diseases and medical conditions.
The company’s commercial products include the following:
- Vimizim is an enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IV type A, a lysosomal storage disorder.
- Naglazyme is a recombinant form of N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfatase for patients with MPS VI.
- Kuvan is a proprietary synthetic oral form of 6R-BH4 that is used to treat patients with phenylketonuria (PKU), an inherited metabolic disease.
- Palynziq is a PEGylated recombinant phenylalanine ammonia lyase enzyme that is delivered through subcutaneous injection to reduce blood Phe concentrations.
- Brineura is a recombinant human tripeptidyl peptidase 1 for the treatment of patients with ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2, a form of Batten disease.
- Voxzogo is a once daily injection analog of c-type natriuretic peptide for the treatment of achondroplasia.
- Aldurazyme is a purified protein designed to be identical to a naturally occurring form of the human enzyme alpha-L-iduronidase.
In addition, the company develops valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an adeno-associated virus vector, which is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of patients with severe hemophilia A. BMN 307 is an AAV5 mediated gene therapy that is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial to normalize blood Phe concentration levels in patients with PKU, and BMN 255 is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial for treating primary hyperoxaluria.
Goldman Sachs has a price target of $176, and the consensus target on BioMarin Pharmaceuticals stock is $112.61. Tuesday’s closing print was $83.15, so hitting the target would be a huge gain in excess of 106%.
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