Seeking Alpha: Receptos Could Meet With A More Positive Reception

Investors do well to be very skeptical of the biotech companies that go public in the late stages of a multi-year bull market. In many cases, bankers, executives, and insiders are looking to cash in on hope and hype and exploit a market that isn't too discriminating about the details. So while I went into researching Receptos (RCPT) with ample skepticism, I walk away more than a little intrigued.

Receptos seems like a pretty straightforward story - basically a "2.0" version of the already-successful oral multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya sold by Novartis (NVS), but one with a potentially much better tolerability profile. Add to that the possibility of clinically meaningful activity in ulcerative colitis and a "call option" drug for eosinophilic esophagitis, and Receptos shares may be as much as 50% undervalued even in this aging biotech bull market. What's more, investors won't have long to wait for significant news, as multiple trial read-outs in 2014 should further clarify the odds and opportunities.

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Receptos Could Meet With A More Positive Reception