As the market continues to climb, investors are beginning to see thinning dividend yields on many of their big pharma shares.
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May 1 - Dividend Stocks, News
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) stock could move up or down this week after the pharmaceutical company reports earnings on Wednesday.
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April 30 - News
Tomorrow, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) will release its latest quarterly results.
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April 30 - News
That's the message from today's announcement that Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) is out-licensing its diabetes drug candidate ertugliflozin to Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK).
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April 29 - News
In the big pharma sector, it can oftentimes be hit or miss when seeking the next big growth stock.
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April 27 - News
In January of 2012, Business Magazine released a list of the most sustainable companies in the world. You might be surprised to see who topped their list.
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April 25 - News
A milkshake is not foremost on most people’s list of treatments for the neurological disorder Alzheimer’s.
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April 22 - News
Barron's recently posted Citi's updated list of large, financially strong, high-yielding, dividend-paying companies.
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April 21 - News
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) has been in the spotlight for its so-called “desired” acquisitions and its size issues, along with patent expiration news.
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April 19 - News
I had recommended staying away from the company for now because it looked too risky with a long wait before the company could complete its second phase 3 trial for pimavanserin...
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April 11 - News
Investors love stocks that consistently beat the Street without getting ahead of their fundamentals and risking a meltdown.
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April 9 - News
What doesn't J&J produce? From pharmaceuticals to consumer care goods to medical devices, this major medical player has it all.
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April 7 - News
There are many promising biotech companies out there to choose from. One such company, named Vical Incorporated (NASDAQ:VICL), is targeting a cancer known as Melanoma.
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April 4 - News
I follow quite a lot of companies, so the usefulness of a watchlist to me cannot be overstated.
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April 3 - News
As I noted five weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing.
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April 2 - News
The drug, Invokana, the very first of its kind, was given the okay after nine clinical trials involving more than 10,000 patients with Type 2 diabetes.
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April 2 - News
The immune system doesn't generally attack tumors on its own. Immune cells are designed to attack foreign invaders but leave the human cells alone.
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March 31 - News
Recently, with the loss of patents causing generic competition, the main attraction to pharmaceutical companies has been their dividend.
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March 29 - News
It's been quite a while since we had a big wedding in the pharma world.
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March 28 - News
For the last several years, Merck & Co., Inc.
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March 26 - News
Normally, our weekly look at what's going on within the health-care sectors involves a mixture of health-care conferences, FDA panel meetings and decisions, and a plethora of ...
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March 24 - News
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NPSP) is bringing its kids home.
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March 22 - News
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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March 22 - News
It’s almost here! Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is eagerly awaiting a decision on its type 2 diabetes drug Invokana (canagliflozin) by the end of the month.
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March 22 - News
The demand for drugs worldwide is expected to increase due to emerging markets abroad and more specifically, due to an influx of demand from the aging "Baby Boomers" domestically...
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March 20 - News
As I noted three weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing.
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March 20 - News
It's not uncommon for me to applaud the pharmaceutical industry as a solid long-term investment.
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March 19 - News
Despite my recent obsession with Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)'s restoration to health, I've long been a closet admirer of rival Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE).
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March 19 - News
What doesn't J&J produce? From pharmaceuticals to consumer care goods to medical devices, this major medical player has it all.
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March 18 - News
With interest rates still sitting near record lows, investors looking for current income have been forced to move from fixed-income positions and into stocks to find yield.
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March 18 - News
Global pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca plc (ADR) (NYSE:AZN), Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY), and Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE:LLY) meet most of the growth and profitability...
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March 17 - Hedge Funds
The Motley Fool recently published its list of The 25 Best Companies in America and while Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
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March 12 - News
Flip to the 2012 financial results for AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) and you'll see that its best-selling drug, Humira, brought in $9.27 billion in 2012, or 51% of the company's total...
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March 11 - News
Another day, another dollar, and another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tacked on another 42-point gain yesterday, to bring the index to its highest levels...
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March 8 - News
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) is the world’s foremost biopharmaceutical company when it comes to combating deadly virus.
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March 8 - News
Investing in the health care sector isn't easy.
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March 7 - News
One thing's for sure: You'll never discover truly great investments unless you actively look for them.
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March 7 - News
Eight months ago, Bayer and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced that the Food and Drug Administration had issued a complete response letter for their anticoagulant, Xarelto...
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March 6 - News
Investing in the health care sector isn't easy.
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March 5 - News
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)' sofosbuvir with Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and Medivir's simeprevir are a match made in heaven.
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March 5 - News
Do good things come in small packages for big pharma? Most of investors' attention is given to blockbuster drugs and drugs that have the potential to be blockbusters.
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March 5 - News
If you don't religiously follow the markets and are just seeing the weekly results for the first time, it would appear that this past week was simply a slight winner and nothing...
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March 4 - News
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the frailest big pharma of all? The patent cliff has certainly taken its toll over the past couple of years, weakening several successful pharmaceutical...
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March 1 - News
Are Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) and Eli Lilly & Co.
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February 25 - News
Shares of Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) are trying to recover from a recent sell-off that occurred after the FDA rejected its new drug Tresiba -- citing lack of a pre-approval ...
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February 25 - News
A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company ...
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February 25 - Dividend Stocks
In the world of biotech stocks a lot of companies are starting to incorporate Hepatitis C treatments into their pipelines.
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February 25 - News
A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and is a great way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company and its...
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February 23 - News
Sanofi SA (ADR) (NYSE:SNY) announced this week that the Food and Drug Administration began to review the company's once-daily type 2 diabetes injectable lixisenatide.
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February 21 - News
The Motley Fool's readers have spoken, and I have heeded your cries.
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February 20 - News