Long Position on MRNA @ $53.00 on 5/8/2020 (Momentum)

Moderna, Inc. (MRNA), a clinical stage biotechnology company, develops therapeutics and vaccines based on messenger RNA for the treatment of infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, and cardiovascular diseases.

Bullish Cup and Handle on $ MRNAAs of February 15, 2019 the company had 11 programs in clinical trials and a total of 20 development candidates in six modalities comprising prophylactic vaccines, cancer vaccines, intratumoral immuno-oncology, localized regenerative therapeutics, systemic secreted therapeutics, and systemic intracellular therapeutics. The company has strategic alliances with AstraZeneca, Merck & Co., Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and a research collaboration with Harvard University.

Moderna, Inc. also has a collaboration with Lonza Ltd. for the manufacture of mRNA-1273, a COVID-19 vaccine. The company was formerly known as Moderna Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Moderna, Inc. in August 2018.

Moderna reported a 1st Quarter March 2020 loss of $0.35 per share on revenue of $8.4 million. The consensus estimate was a loss of $0.37 per share on revenue of $18.2 million. Revenue fell 47.7% compared to the same quarter a year ago.

Dr. Fauci is positive in the company's chances in developing the vaccine for COVID-19. Please see our blog for more information and listen to Dr. Fauci's comments.

Entry point: $53.00

52-week trade range: $11.54 - $56.38

Stop/Loss: $50.35

Target Price: $58.30

 

 

 

Updates

5/13/2020 12:42:53 PM

Taking profit at $64.00. Please note, this stock may be heading higher.

Position closed on 5/13/2020 at price of $64.00 with a 20.75% gain in 5 days.

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