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Opinions Mike S. Newton, CIM FCSI
Gilead Sciences Inc.GILDWATCHFeb 20, 2018
Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 15, 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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Really good valuation, but down 30% from highs three years ago. Known as the hepatitis C virus company, but the constant push-down on this stock is competition on the hepatitis C program. Done some M&A which pleased investors.
Owned it when a lot of people exited pharma during the U.S. election when candidates threatened these stocks. Better investments in other sectors like tech. That said, he doesn't own it now, but would love to own it later.