Auriga Reiterates a 'Buy' on Medicis (MRX); Q1 Beat Underscores Execution

May 10, 2012 1:46 PM EDT
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Auriga reiterates a 'Buy' on Medicis (NYSE: MRX) price target of $47.00.

Analyst, Louise Chen, said, "Despite generic competition for the legacy strengths of Solodyn and the company's switch to alternate fulfillment channels for unprofitable Rxs (35% of retail Rxs unprofitable for Solodyn and Ziana), MRX was still able to report meaningful upside to consensus estimates and its own financial guidance for the quarter. Therefore, in our view this quarter underscores management's ability to execute through challenging situations. Furthermore, the integration of Graceway appears to be in-line with the company's guidance, and MRX continues to move forward with its pipeline of 18+ projects in development. Post the quarter, we still believe that the company's risk/reward profile is favorable. Its base business is at an upwards inflection point, and many potentially positive catalysts are not fully reflected in its stock price."

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Shares of Medicis closed at $38.52 yesterday.


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