Idenix Pharmaceuticals (IDIX) Slammed As Shares Slapped with a "Sell"

January 27, 2012 9:17 AM EST
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Shares of Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDIX) are down 10 percent in pre-open trading Friday after Stifel Nicolaus downgraded the high-flyer from Hold to Sell.

The firm downplayed the recent M&A speculation on the name which has followed the takeovers of Inhibitex, Inc. (INHX) and Pharmasset in the Hep-C space.

Shares of IDIX have more than doubled since Jan 6 rumors they would be next.

Weakness in Idenix could spill over to Achillion Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ACHN), another rumored takeover target in the Hep-C space.


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