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Gilead Sciences Inc.GILDDON'T BUYFeb 25, 2015
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As of Jun 17, 2026. Market Open.
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It's a biopharma which as a group did very well last year. Compare that to the smaller biotechs which have not done well the past 3 years. This year, biopharma and staples have underperformed. This boasts a high free cash flow yield and has a great product cycle coming.
In past years, biotech was the safe trade, but this year risk is back, so these stocks have fallen out of favour. Also, there are so many drugs in trials now and big pharma needs new product. She's looking at Gilead and Moderna, because they have low PEs and alot of drugs in development. However, the overall sector is risky.
Has long owned this, because it's a value stock and keeps raising its dividend.
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They are getting competition now so they have to charge less for their products. He has been very skittish and cautious on this company. What you saw on the surface was this fast growing low multiple company, which looked almost too good to be true. They charge an enormous amount of money for their hepatitis C drug, but they are now getting a lot of competition. Insurers are now negotiating with their competition.