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Oct 24, 2018

Principia Biopharma (PRNB) Knocks on Big Pharma’s Door

Principia Biopharma continued its impressive progress with its recent initial public offering on September 14, 2018. Principia Biopharma (Nasdaq: PRNB) has developed three drug candidates in immunology, central nervous system disorders, and oncology.

The company is utilizing 'Tailored Covalency,' its proprietary drug discovery platform, to discover new drugs that combine the dosing ability of an oral small molecule drug with the specificity of an antibody.

Standard small molecule drugs have a short duration of time that the drug binds to its target, called residence time, that require dosing regimens to maintain target concentration levels in the blood to get the desired result.

Principia has designed its drugs to remain bound to the target, and clear the body rapidly, to optimize residence time. According to the company this will minimize adverse effects while achieving the desired benefit.

PRN1008 is being developed for multiple autoimmune diseases. The Phase 2 study of PRN1008 for use in treating pemphigus, a chronic disorder that cause blisters and sores on the skin or mucous membranes, is forthcoming.

Principia has partnered with Sanofi SNY in an exclusive, global licensing agreement to develop and commercialize PRN2246 for multiple sclerosis. Sanofi paid Principia $40 million upfront and agreed to future milestone payments that have the potential to amount to $765 million on top of royalties.

The stock is down approximately 25% since its IPO which may be the result of post-IPO selloff and not a reflection of the company’s prospects.  At $24.00 versus its opening day high of $32.65, Principia Biopharma might be occupying a price range opportunity for savvy investors.

Related Ticker: IBB

IBB in +1.39% Uptrend, advancing for three consecutive days on November 18, 2025

Moving higher for three straight days is viewed as a bullish sign. Keep an eye on this stock for future growth. Considering data from situations where IBB advanced for three days, in of 335 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for IBB just turned positive on November 11, 2025. Looking at past instances where IBB's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 49 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 245 cases where IBB Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .

Bearish Trend Analysis

The 10-day RSI Indicator for IBB moved out of overbought territory on November 19, 2025. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 36 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In of the 36 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at .

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 8 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where IBB declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

IBB broke above its upper Bollinger Band on November 11, 2025. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN), IQVIA Holdings (NYSE:IQV), Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB), Incyte Corp (NASDAQ:INCY), Illumina (NASDAQ:ILMN), Exelixis (NASDAQ:EXEL), Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), Intra-Cellular Therapies (NASDAQ:ITCI).

Industry description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the NYSE Biotechnology Index composed of U.S.-listed equities in the biotechnology sector. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. It is non-diversified.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the iShares Biotechnology ETF ETF is 6.17B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 26.58M to 184.38B. AMGN holds the highest valuation in this group at 184.38B. The lowest valued company is QTTB at 26.58M.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the iShares Biotechnology ETF ETF was 177%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 221%, and the average quarterly price growth was 764%. MRSN experienced the highest price growth at 211%, while APLT experienced the biggest fall at -69%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the iShares Biotechnology ETF ETF was 9%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was -25% and the average quarterly volume growth was 65%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 58
P/E Growth Rating: 74
Price Growth Rating: 48
SMR Rating: 86
Profit Risk Rating: 86
Seasonality Score: 20 (-100 ... +100)
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