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Healthcare Stocks on Investors' Radar -- Sophiris Bio, Catalyst Pharma, Neurocrine Biosciences, and Capital Senior Living

NBIX, CPRX, SNDA

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NEW YORK, December 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

This morning, Stock-Callers.com has lined up the following equities for evaluation: Sophiris Bio Inc. (NASDAQ: SPHS), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRX), Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX), and Capital Senior Living Corp. (NYSE: CSU). These companies belong to the Healthcare sector, which, on Monday, December 12th, 2016, extended its gains from late last week. As per a NASDAQ report, the NYSE Health Care Index posted a 0.5% advance, while shares of health care companies in the S&P 500 rose over 0.5% as a group. Learn more about these stocks by downloading their comprehensive and free reports at:

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Sophiris Bio 

On Monday, shares in La Jolla, California-based Sophiris Bio Inc. recorded a trading volume of 2.03 million shares, which was above their three months average volume of 994,900 shares. The stock ended the day at $2.92, jumping 7.35% from the last trading session. The Company's shares have advanced 1.74% in the last one month, 3.91% in the previous three months, and 64.04% on an YTD basis. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 3.45% and 15.18%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of Sophiris Bio, which focuses on the development of products for the treatment of urological diseases, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 55.42.

On November 9th, 2016, Sophiris Bio reported a net loss of $4.3 million ($0.17 per share) for Q3 2016 compared to a net loss of $3.7 million ($0.22 per share) for Q3 2015. At September 30, 2016, the company had cash, cash equivalents, and securities available-for-sale of $31.3 million and net working capital of $29.8 million. The company expects that its cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund the operations into Q2 2018. SPHS complete research report is just a click away and free at:

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Catalyst Pharma 

Coral Gables, Florida-based Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s stock saw a decline of 1.69%, finishing yesterday's session at $1.16 with a total trading volume of 346,258 shares. The Company's shares have gained 10.48% in the last month and 19.59% over the previous three months. The stock is trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 0.94% and 20.68%, respectively. Additionally, shares of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, which focuses on the development and commercialization of therapies for people with rare debilitating diseases, have an RSI of 50.49.

On December 8th, 2016, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals provided an update on its clinical trial with amifampridine phosphate in patients with congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS). The company noted that after discussions with the US FDA, the study has been expanded beyond pediatric patients to include adult CMS patients and the enrollment size has been increased to approximately 20 patients. The complimentary report on CPRX can be downloaded at:


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Neurocrine Biosciences 

Shares in San Diego, California headquartered Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. ended Monday's session 0.84% higher at $42.01 with a total trading volume of 675,936 shares. The stock is trading 9.08% below its 200-day moving average. Shares of the Company, which discovers and develops pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological and endocrine-related diseases and disorders in the US, have an RSI of 37.99.

On November 22nd, 2016, research firm Oppenheimer initiated a 'Perform' rating on the Company's stock.

On November 29th, 2016, Neurocrine Biosciences announced that the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee of the US FDA will review data included in the New Drug Application (NDA) of INGREZZATM (valbenazine) for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia on February 16th, 2017. The FDA has granted Priority Review status to the INGREZZA NDA with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) target action date of April 11th, 2017. The NDA for INGREZZA includes the results from the Kinect 2 and Kinect 3 clinical trials which evaluated over 330 tardive dyskinesia patients. Data from these studies along with the results from another 18 clinical trials, extensive preclinical testing and drug manufacturing data were included in the NDA submission. Sign up for your complimentary research report on NBIX at:

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Capital Senior Living 

At the close, Dallas, Texas headquartered Capital Senior Living Corp.'s stock dropped 1.88%, finishing at $16.67. A total volume of 233,801 shares was traded. The Company's shares have gained 16.66% in the past month. The stock is trading 7.04% above its 50-day moving average. Additionally, shares of Capital Senior Living, which together with its subsidiaries, owns, operates, develops, and manages senior living communities in the US, have an RSI of 64.60.

As per notes files with the SEC dated November 15th, 2016, Keith N. Johannessen, the President and COO of Capital Senior Living on November 11th, 2016, announced his intent to take a medical leave of absence commencing immediately. The Company currently anticipates that Mr. Johannessen will return to work during Q1 2017. Get free access to your research report on CSU at:

http://stock-callers.com/registration/?symbol=CSU

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