UPDATE - Barclays Downgraded Gilead Sciences (GILD) to Equalweight; Now One of Several Players

February 21, 2012 1:37 PM EST
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    12 Buy, 7 Hold, 0 Sell

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Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 24 | Down: 11 | New: 36
UPDATE - Barclays downgraded Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) from Overweight to Equalweight, price target lowered froM $67 to $53.

Analyst, C. Anthony Butler, said, "We downgrade GILD for the following reasons: 1) we think GILD is more likely to become one of several players in the HCV space, as opposed to the majority leader assumed by consensus; 2) with lower peak HCV sales, GILD's long-term (FY11-20E) revenue/EPS CAGR is in the middle of the range as compared to peers; and 3) we see limited near-term upside momentum going into CROI/EASL and further AASLD."

Butler sees peak sales of GS-7977 of approx. $3.8 bln (equal to 30% of the total oral HCV market) compared to the consensus of 50% or more.

Shares opened lower and have continued to sink...currently trading at $45.27, down $1.73 (-3.68%).

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