Why Puma Biotechnology (PBYI) Could Be Positioned for a Slump - Tale of the Tape - ANI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ANIP), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD)

Similar to wise buying decisions, exiting certain underperformers at the right time helps maximize portfolio returns. Selling off losers can be difficult, but if both the share price and estimates are falling, it could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio.

One such stock that you may want to consider dropping is Puma Biotechnology, Inc. PBYI, which has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks, and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter and the current year. A Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) further confirms weakness in PBYI.

A key reason for this move has been the negative trend in earnings estimate revisions. For the full year, we have seen 2 estimates moving down in the past 30 days, compared with no upward revisions. This trend has caused the consensus estimate to trend lower, going from a loss of $2.16 a share a month ago to its current level of a loss of $2.51.

Also, for the current quarter, Puma Biotechnology has seen 2 downward estimate revisions versus no revision in the opposite direction, dragging the consensus estimate down to a loss of 61 cents a share from a loss of 54 cents over the past 30 days.

The stock also has seen some pretty dismal trading lately, as the share price has dropped 12.68% in the past month.

So it may not be a good decision to keep this stock in your portfolio anymore, at least if you don't have a long time horizon to wait.

If you are still interested in the Med-Biomed/Gene sector, you may instead consider some better-ranked stocks including ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ANIP, Gilead Sciences Inc. GILD and Illumina Inc. ILMN. All these stocks hold a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and may be better selections at this time.

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