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Deutsche Bank Maintains a 'Hold' on Amgen (AMGN); Legacy Business and Prolia Show Signs of Life

July 27, 2012 11:36 AM EDT
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Price: $415.21 -0.63%

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    Up: 13 | Down: 14 | New: 11
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Deutsche Bank maintains a 'Hold' on Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) price target of $84.00 (from $72.00).

Analyst, Robyn Karnauskas, said, "In terms of legacy products, Epogen, Aranesp, Neupogen, Enbrel & Sensipar all beat expectations. Epogen ($525M vs. $447M consensus) & Enbrel ($1,058M vs. $962M consensus) were especially strong. The Dmab franchise also posted a solid Q2 driven by a Prolia beat by $20M ($120M vs. $100M consensus). This all led to beat on product sales beat by $200M & EPS by $0.30 ($1.83 vs. $1.53)...Pipeline is emerging – We like AMG785, AMG145 & brodalumab – All upside."

Raising FY12 EPS estimates and revenues.

For an analyst ratings summary and ratings history on Amgen click here. For more ratings news on Amgen click here.

Shares of Amgen closed at $79.30 yesterday.


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