reporting forecast-beating second-quarter results and reports of a potential deal with the Swiss government.” data-reactid=”19″>Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) shares were moving to the downside Wednesday despite the coronavirus vaccine developer reporting forecast-beating second-quarter results and reports of a potential deal with the Swiss government.
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The loss per share narrowed from 41 cents to 31 cents, despite R&D expenses climbing about 18%. The Street was expecting a loss of 35 cents per share.
The company ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and investments of about $3.1 billion. Moderna raised $1.3 billion in net proceeds with a public equity offering in May.
coronavirus vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.” data-reactid=”28″>Moderna said it has received about $400 million in customer deposits as of July 31 for potential supply of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273.
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“We continue to expect larger volume government contracts to drive most revenue in the pandemic period, and that these large contracts will present an economically [attractive] value to MRNA shares on a contribution margin basis, regardless of somewhat lower headline price,” the analyst said.
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The risk of increasing competitive intensity could impact demand, he said.
Moderna said its base case assumes a supply of 500 million doses of the vaccine per year, with annual capacity of 1 billion doses in an upside scenario, Foroohar said.
The Phase 1 data from elderly patients treated with mRNA-1273 is likely to be released in the upcoming weeks, the analyst said.
Reuters report said, citing a government official.” data-reactid=”36″>A Deal In The Making: Moderna is close to striking a coronavirus vaccine supply agreement with the Swiss government, a Reuters report said, citing a government official.
“We are only a few hours away from completing a purchase contract. With this contract we will get it very quickly,” the official reportedly said.
The official did not disclose the financial terms of the deal, Reuters said.
Latest Ratings for MRNA
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2020 | SVB Leerink | Initiates Coverage On | Market Perform | |
| Jul 2020 | JP Morgan | Downgrades | Overweight | Neutral |
| Jul 2020 | Chardan Capital | Maintains | Buy |
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