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Amgen Inc.AMGNHOLDJun 23, 2025Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 15, 2026. Market Open.
Really likes it. Breaking out to new highs. He'd be a buyer. Next upside resistance is around the $400 level.
He's been talking to their US sales team about biotech and healthcare in general. If they're correct on the broader market call, then biotech should outperform some of the more defensive areas in healthcare into 2027.
Beaten up a bit, as has the whole space by the Trump administration. Chart shows fantastic trend. Came off a bit, but finding its legs at the lower part of the channel. Hint: on a down day, what goes down less than the market is usually (not always) where the action might come from first.
These guys look at the hard diseases with unmet needs. Executes really well. Fantastic pipeline, and that's what the drug companies are all about. The most money is made buy sitting on your hands; once you take your initial position, just sit back, and in 10 years, you'll be a happy investor. Yield is 3.23%.
One of the oldest biotech companies in the world. Very big portfolio of products. Revenue last quarter up 9%, with 15 products that have double-digit revenue growth in that quarter. Over 20% growth in earnings. Trading ~13x PE.
"Sizzle" is with GLP-1 product (injection, but only once per month) in phase 3 testing and likely coming to market in 2027. Potential game-changer. Yield is 3.46%.
AMGN is a large, safe, blue chip healthcare company trading at a low valuation of 13X earnings, with a 3.29% dividend that has shown growth. Cash flow is high and stable and the company has shown good historical earnings growth. Cons are that earnings growth is slowing, the sector is vulnerable to possibly-negative government changes (price controls) and lots of competition on some of its newer products. We would like to see a better future pipeline of products. Amgen's reliance on legacy drugs, like Prolia, and biosimilars to drive growth is likely to create an overhang as these products lose exclusivity over the coming years. Its last quarter was decent, with results ahead of expectations. We would consider it a decent, safe buy in the healthcare sector.
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