Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (CORT) shares are gaining on strong fundamentals and Big Money support.
CORT is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes medications to treat severe metabolic, oncologic and psychiatric disorders. It focuses on drugs for disorders associated with the hormone cortisol. Through its work, the company has discovered over 1,000 proprietary cortisol modulators.
In terms of earnings, CORT posted per-share earnings of $0.32 for the second quarter. That surpassed consensus estimates as well as the prior year’s reading of $0.25. Also, the company’s revenue increased 39% on a year-over-year basis to $163.8 million.
It’s no wonder CORT shares are up 32% this year – and they could rise more. MAPsignals data shows how Big Money investors are betting heavily on the forward picture of the stock.
Institutional volumes reveal plenty. Recently, CORT has enjoyed strong investor demand, which we believe to be institutional support.
Each green bar signals unusually large volumes in CORT shares. They reflect our proprietary inflow signal, pushing the stock higher:
Plenty of health care names are under accumulation right now. But there’s a powerful fundamental story happening with Corcept.
Institutional support and a healthy fundamental backdrop make this company worth investigating. As you can see, CORT has had strong sales growth:
Source: FactSet
Also, EPS is estimated to ramp higher this year by +54.7%.
Now it makes sense why the stock has been powering to new heights. CORT has a track record of strong financial performance.
Marrying great fundamentals with our proprietary software has found some big winning stocks over the long term.
Corcept has been a top-rated stock at MAPsignals for years. That means the stock has unusual buy pressure and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.
It’s made the rare Top 20 report multiple times in the last eight years. The blue bars below show when CORT was a top pick…soaring with time:
Tracking unusual volumes reveals the power of money flows.
This is a trait that most outlier stocks exhibit…the best of the best. Big Money demand drives stocks upward.
The CORT rally isn’t new at all. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.
Disclosure: the author owns positions in CORT in personal and managed accounts at the time of publication.
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Lucas is a well-versed equity investor and educator. He currently is co-founder of research and analytics firm, MAPsignals.com, which focuses on finding outlier stocks by following the Big Money.