La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics for life-threatening diseases. The company offers GIAPREZA (angiotensin II), an injection for intravenous infusion indicated to increase blood pressure in adults with septic or other distributive shock. It is also developing LJPC-0118 for the treatment of severe malaria; and LJPC-401 (synthetic human hepcidin), a clinical-stage investigational product to treat conditions characterized by iron overload, including hereditary hemochromatosis, beta thalassemia, sickle cell disease, myelodysplastic syndrome, and polycythemia vera.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Biological products, except diagnostic
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorMedical
Phone858-207-4264
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$10.06 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees169
Next Earnings Date10/23/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is La Jolla Pharmaceutical's stock symbol?
La Jolla Pharmaceutical trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LJPC."
How were La Jolla Pharmaceutical's earnings last quarter?
La Jolla Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:LJPC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 1st. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($1.12) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($1.12) by $0.01. The biopharmaceutical company had revenue of $5.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.76 million. La Jolla Pharmaceutical had a negative net margin of 891.53% and a negative return on equity of 715.12%. View La Jolla Pharmaceutical's Earnings History.
When is La Jolla Pharmaceutical's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for LJPC?
6 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for La Jolla Pharmaceutical's shares. Their forecasts range from $6.00 to $27.00. On average, they expect La Jolla Pharmaceutical's stock price to reach $16.40 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 95.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for La Jolla Pharmaceutical.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for La Jolla Pharmaceutical?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for La Jolla Pharmaceutical in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for La Jolla Pharmaceutical.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about La Jolla Pharmaceutical stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about La Jolla Pharmaceutical stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "LA JOLLA PHARMACEUTICAL CO. is engaged in the research and development of therapeutic products for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. " (8/8/2019)
- 2. HC Wainwright analysts commented, "We base our $26 price target on a sum-of-the-parts analysis based on: (1) the P/E value of La Jolla’s current commercial business (Giapreza); (2) an NPV of its pipeline (LJPC-401); and (3) our estimated year-end 2019 fully diluted net cash of $1.69/share to arrive at our price target. We value the current commercial business at $8.76 per share and the pipeline at $15.68 per share. The commercial business value is based on a P/E multiple assumption of 30x our 2024E EPS of $0.51, discounted at 15%." (4/24/2019)
Has La Jolla Pharmaceutical been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about LJPC stock has been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. La Jolla Pharmaceutical earned a news sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the biopharmaceutical company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for La Jolla Pharmaceutical.
Are investors shorting La Jolla Pharmaceutical?
La Jolla Pharmaceutical saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 4,460,000 shares, a decline of 5.5% from the August 30th total of 4,720,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 334,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 13.3 days. Currently, 17.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View La Jolla Pharmaceutical's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of La Jolla Pharmaceutical's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to La Jolla Pharmaceutical include Aerie Pharmaceuticals (AERI), BAVARIAN NORDIC/S (BVNRY), SpringWorks Therapeutics (SWTX), NanoString Technologies (NSTG), Twist Bioscience (TWST), Rubius Therapeutics (RUBY), Vericel (VCEL), Osiris Therapeutics (OSIR), Atara Biotherapeutics (ATRA), AVITA MED LTD/S (RCEL), Cortexyme (CRTX), Krystal Biotech (KRYS), Mesoblast (MESO), AVITA MED LTD/S (AVMXY) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).
What other stocks do shareholders of La Jolla Pharmaceutical own?
Who are La Jolla Pharmaceutical's key executives?
La Jolla Pharmaceutical's management team includes the folowing people:
- Dr. George F. Tidmarsh, Pres, CEO, Sec. & Director (Age 59)
- Mr. Dennis M. Mulroy, Chief Financial Officer (Age 64)
- Ms. Jennifer A. Carver, Chief Operating Officer (Age 65)
- Mr. James M. Rolke, Chief Scientific Officer (Age 50)
- Dr. Lakhmir S. Chawla, Chief Medical Officer (Age 48)
How do I buy shares of La Jolla Pharmaceutical?
Shares of LJPC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is La Jolla Pharmaceutical's stock price today?
One share of LJPC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.37.
How big of a company is La Jolla Pharmaceutical?
La Jolla Pharmaceutical has a market capitalization of $227.16 million and generates $10.06 million in revenue each year. The biopharmaceutical company earns $-199,470,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($7.85) on an earnings per share basis. La Jolla Pharmaceutical employs 169 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About La Jolla Pharmaceutical.
What is La Jolla Pharmaceutical's official website?
How can I contact La Jolla Pharmaceutical?
La Jolla Pharmaceutical's mailing address is 4550 TOWNE CENTRE COURT, SAN DIEGO CA, 92121. The biopharmaceutical company can be reached via phone at 858-207-4264 or via email at [email protected]
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