MF: Why OPK Shares Shriveled by Nearly 8% on Friday
Jul 31, 2021 13:05:46 GMT
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Why Opko Health Shares Shriveled by Nearly 8% on Friday
The coronavirus stock didn't impress with its Q2 results.
Eric Volkman
(TMFVolkman)
Jul 30, 2021 at 5:24PM
What happened
The stock of Opko Health (NASDAQ:OPK) didn't have its healthiest day on Friday, falling by 7.8% in the wake of the company's latest earnings report.
So what
For its second quarter, Opko Health posted $442.4 million in revenue, nearly 47% higher on a year-over-year basis. That was fueled by volume increases in the company's diagnostic products, which include COVID-19 testing kits (the company's smaller pharmaceutical operations recorded a 22% gain). Largely on the basis of those testing products, however, analysts were collectively expecting nearly $456.4 million on the top line.
More discouragingly, the healthcare company flipped into the red on the bottom line with a $16.2 million ($0.03 per share) quarterly loss; the year-ago result was a profit of $33.7 million. The prognosticators were estimating a per-share net profit of $0.02. It should be noted, though, that a share issue linked to convertible notes resulted in a one-time loss of more than $11 million, affecting the bottom-line figure.
Now what
Opko Health's performance led to several price target cuts from analysts. Piper Sandler's Edward Tenthoff reduced his to $5 per share, exactly half of his previous $10, although he maintained his overweight (buy) recommendation. Barrington analyst Michael Petusky shaved his target to $6 from the preceding $8, yet also held his outperform (buy) recommendation.
This might be a bit of an overreaction; Petusky, for one, is basing his move on a slowdown of COVID testing volumes. With the delta variant running roughshod in many locales, that analysis may be premature.
The coronavirus stock didn't impress with its Q2 results.
Eric Volkman
(TMFVolkman)
Jul 30, 2021 at 5:24PM
What happened
The stock of Opko Health (NASDAQ:OPK) didn't have its healthiest day on Friday, falling by 7.8% in the wake of the company's latest earnings report.
So what
For its second quarter, Opko Health posted $442.4 million in revenue, nearly 47% higher on a year-over-year basis. That was fueled by volume increases in the company's diagnostic products, which include COVID-19 testing kits (the company's smaller pharmaceutical operations recorded a 22% gain). Largely on the basis of those testing products, however, analysts were collectively expecting nearly $456.4 million on the top line.
More discouragingly, the healthcare company flipped into the red on the bottom line with a $16.2 million ($0.03 per share) quarterly loss; the year-ago result was a profit of $33.7 million. The prognosticators were estimating a per-share net profit of $0.02. It should be noted, though, that a share issue linked to convertible notes resulted in a one-time loss of more than $11 million, affecting the bottom-line figure.
Now what
Opko Health's performance led to several price target cuts from analysts. Piper Sandler's Edward Tenthoff reduced his to $5 per share, exactly half of his previous $10, although he maintained his overweight (buy) recommendation. Barrington analyst Michael Petusky shaved his target to $6 from the preceding $8, yet also held his outperform (buy) recommendation.
This might be a bit of an overreaction; Petusky, for one, is basing his move on a slowdown of COVID testing volumes. With the delta variant running roughshod in many locales, that analysis may be premature.
