Commentary ● October 14

Taking the Pulse of Three Pharmaceutical Stocks

This week, we use AAII’s A+ Investor Stock Grades to provide insight into three pharmaceutical stocks. With increased focus on the pharmaceutical industry and surging medicines, should you consider the three stocks of Amphastar Pharmaceuticals Inc. (AMPH), Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc. (INDV) and Pacira BioSciences Inc. (PCRX).

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LanzaTech Global, Inc. LNZA 0.22
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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. AEO 90 A 95 A 71 B 81 A 93 A Consumer Discretionary
APA Corporation APA 85 A 64 B 94 A 66 B 98 A Energy
Baytex Energy Corp. BTE 72 B 64 B 94 A 66 B 75 B Energy
CBIZ, Inc. CBZ 63 B 69 B 80 B 70 B 75 B Industrials
Crown Holdings, Inc. CCK 71 B 77 B 62 B 67 B 85 A Materials

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COMPANY NAME TICKER VALUE GROWTH MOMENTUM EPS REV QUALITY SECTOR
Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade Score Grade
Abeona Therapeutics Inc. ABEO 15 F 1 F 27 D 29 D 5 F Health Care
American Superconductor Corporation AMSC 21 D 27 D 16 F 36 D 24 D Industrials
Arbe Robotics Ltd. ARBE 10 F 12 F 7 F 30 D 15 F Information Technology
Ardelyx, Inc. ARDX 25 D 29 D 20 F 16 F 35 D Health Care
Ares Management Corporation ARES 14 F 26 D 32 D 24 D 23 D Financials

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COMPANY NAME TICKER VALUE GROWTH MOMENTUM EPS REV QUALITY SECTOR
Amarin Corporation plc AMRN A ▲ F ▲ D ▲ NA ▲ C ▲ Health Care
Kyivstar Group Ltd. KYIV B ▲ D ▲ C ▲ B ▲ A ▲ Communication Services
Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. NRIX B ▲ F ▲ A ▲ D ▲ B ▲ Health Care

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COMPANY NAME TICKER VALUE GROWTH MOMENTUM EPS REV QUALITY SECTOR
Coeur Mining, Inc. CDE C ▲ C ▲ D ▼ D ▲ NA ▼ Materials
Docebo Inc. DCBO C ▲ D ▲ B ▼ D ▼ C ▲ Information Technology
Insight Molecular Diagnostics Inc. IMDX NA ▲ F ▲ D ▼ D ▼ F ▲ Health Care
IREN Limited IREN F ▲ D ▲ F ▼ D ▼ F ▲ Information Technology
Lloyds Banking Group plc LYG F ▼ D ▲ C ▲ D ▼ D ▲ Financials

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