Stock price when the opinion was issued
Stock has been hot since the summer when the new CEO took over, then they got approval for their schizophrenia drugs. (Abbvie's drug failed last month.) But BMY has fallen 9% in the past 4 weeks--maybe because of concerns over the group, not the stock. Trades at only 7.9x PE 2025, and pays a 4.4% dividend which just increased last week. The stock is dirt cheap.
They have huge oncology franchise, but face a huge patent cliff. But they have a some promising drugs. He owns this partly for the 5.6% dividend. He took shares off the table when the stock spiked earlier this year, but at current levels, he's watching the price go lower before buying again.
Likes healthcare. Ever since Hillary Clinton tweeted on drug costs, the whole space has been under fire and under pressure. Valuation levels on a lot of the stocks are starting to look attractive. He believes in the long-term demographic shift towards healthcare stocks. Doesn’t think you will go wrong owning this. He would prefer Pfizer (PFE-N) which trades at 13X earnings with a 4% dividend yield. Also, feels their pipeline is very undervalued.