What Happened?

Shares of biotechnology company United Therapeutics (NASDAQ:UTHR) fell 10.9% in the afternoon session after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter results: EPS missed analysts' expectations, and sales were underwhelming, coming in line with expectations. We struggled to find many positives in these results, especially because EPS missed. Overall, this quarter could have been better​.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

United Therapeutics’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 7 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for United Therapeutics and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

United Therapeutics is down 12.1% since the beginning of the year, and at $316.48 per share, it is trading 22.8% below its 52-week high of $410 from November 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of United Therapeutics’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $2,991.

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