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SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
Gilead Has "Room To Run"  Most pharmaceutical companies are limping, but Gilead Sciences (GILD
) has sprinted from 53 to 61.54 this year. "Gilead's dominance in anti-HIV drugs continues to drive the stock," says Hans Danielsson of AIG Global Investment Group (AIG
), which owns Gilead shares. At 23 times the consensus 2007 earnings estimate of $2.63 a share, the stock is cheap, says Danielsson, and it has room to run. Better-than-expected second-quarter results showed that Gilead's "exciting products continue to widen its lead in that huge market," he adds. The Food & Drug Administration has approved several of Gilead's anti-HIV drugs, including Atripla, a stand-alone, once-a-day treatment launched in July. Jennifer Chao of Deutsche Bank (DB
) expects Atripla sales to rise from $135 million in 2006 to $2.2 billion in 2008. Chao, who rates Gilead a "buy," expects it to earn $2.43 a share on sales of $2.98 billion this year and $2.87 on $3.8 billion in 2007, up from 2005's $1.66 on $2 billion. Gilead's second-quarter anti-HIV drug sales of $475 million were above analysts' forecasts and 28% up from sales a year ago. Cameron Lavey of Standard & Poor's rates the stock a "buy" and says it deserves a premium rating because of its "predictable growth and dominant position" in the HIV market. He expects Gilead's earnings to increase by an average of 19% a year through 2010. His 12-month target for the stock: 72.
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