Why is NBIX up?
Up 13.4% on Nov 3, and still 13% over its Nov 2 close.
- Its Nov 2 results:
NBIX's Quality Score rose 3 points on Fri, Nov 6, to 14. Its price is above its average prices of the last 8, 21, 50, and 200 days, which line up in that order (3 chart checks started).
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Up 13.4% on Nov 3, and still 13% over its Nov 2 close.
| The company | Sales up 38% on the year |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 2 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +0.4% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
No shelf registration or at-the-market program on file in the last three years.
Director George J. Morrow sold 15,000 shares on Nov 3, under a planned sale. 19 more insider trades this year.
Decision dates and advisory committee meetings the companies have announced in their filings, soonest first and small companies first.
Above Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
Well above its recent run. NBIX scores 14 today, against a median of 8.5 over its last 20 recorded sessions.
NBIX is #23 of 281 by Quality Score.
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Net income over four quarters: NBIX $702M, RGEN $41.5M, TARS -$46.5M, RVMD -$1.87B.
Expected to report Thu Feb 11, after the close (in 94 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.1B, 41% more than a year ago; a profit of $1.96 a share, from $2.04.
“Our third quarter performance marks another important milestone in Neurocrine’s evolution, with net product sales exceeding $1 billion for the first time, driven by strong underlying demand across our diversified portfolio of first-in-class medicines”
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product | $1.1B | $954M | $790M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 2)
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| INGREZZA net product sales | $2.900B to $2.925B |
“CRENESSITY third-quarter 2026 net product sales were $211 million, driven by steady new patient demand and high rates of persistency with approximately 80% reimbursement for dispensed prescriptions.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Nov 2)
Sales grew 22% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 0.9% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | +9.4% | +13.4% | not yet |
| Jul 30, 2026 | -0.6% | -10.1% | -13.8% |
| May 5, 2026 | +10.3% | +8.9% | +15.4% |
Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $2.9B. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 69.4, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: NBIX is under 0.1% of SCHG and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Neurocrine Biosciences Inc is a biopharmaceutical firm focused on the research, development, and commercialization of treatments for neurological, psychiatric, endocrine, and immunological disorders. Its portfolio includes therapies for conditions such as tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, and treatments for endometriosis and uterine fibroids. The company also maintains a pipeline of drug candidates in various stages of clinical and preclinical development across its therapeutic areas, including small molecules, peptides, proteins, antibodies, conjugates, and gene therapies. It derives revenue from the sale of its pharmaceutical products.
“We face, and will continue to face, competition in the development and marketing of our products and product candidates from academic institutions, government agencies, research institutions and biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.”
NBIX scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #23 of 281 in Biotech by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 13.4% on Nov 3, and still 13% over its Nov 2 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
NBIX scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #23 of 281 in Biotech by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind NBIX's 14.
Expected to report Thu Feb 11, after the close, a date Breakaway expects from the company's usual timing; the company has not confirmed it. NBIX closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports. Past behavior, not a forecast.
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