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GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK)

50.28

+0.76 (1.53%)

as of Aug 17, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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Aug 17, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 4 opinions in the last 12 months.

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK-N) has received strong endorsements from Stockchase Research Editor Michael O'Reilly, who designates it as a TOP PICK. The company is well-positioned within the healthcare sector, which has demonstrated resilience amid recent market fluctuations. Analysts report an earnings growth of 7%, with GSK trading at an attractive valuation of 11 times earnings and 5.6 times book value, while also boasting a robust 43% return on equity (ROE). The stock's target price is forecasted at $54.31, suggesting an upside potential of approximately 18% from the current levels. Moreover, it provides a healthy dividend yield of 3.3%. O'Reilly encourages investors to implement trailing stops to secure gains as the stock progresses.

Consensus

Positive

Valuation

Undervalued

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TOP PICK

A big player in vaccines and a top-10 pharma company in the world. The stock hasn't done much in the last 5 years, because drugs have come off patent. They're now the biggest consumer healthcare business in the world; they will spin off this company in two years. Pay a 5% yield that should rise this year. Vaccines and asthma meds will drive sales. (Analysts’ price target is $50.10)

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TOP PICK

Why bother with the U.K? The British stock market remains one of the strongest in the world and actually matched the TSX's performance in the 30 months after the pivotal June 2016 referendum (the FTSE fell off in 2019). Where to invest? Forget the British banks. They're already slumping, burdened by near-zero interest rates. Better to look at a long-term investment like GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), traded in New York as well as London. Robert Lauzon warns that a hard Brexit would pressure the UK pound and, by extension, GSK's bottom line, though he considers the pharma company fine overall with its dividend at 4.27% (New York) or 5.16% (London). GSK spun-off a US$12.7 billion consumer healthcare company with Pfizer to refocused on pharmaceuticals and growth. Paul McDonald views this is a likely long-term asset. Since September, four analysts have upgraded GSK, three of them to a buy. Like so many British stocks, GSK faces post-Brexit risk, but it's worth considering for the long run.

COMMENT

He was concerned that GSK was getting more growth focused. They spun off their consumer products with Novartis, giving up their oncology department. Now they have a joint venture with Pfizer. Having it as a longterm asset is probably positive.

COMMENT

He owns this right now, though they are facing competition in the space. He likes their HIV franchise that continues to do well. They also have a solid franchise in respiratory. They are shifting to a more growth focused model.

DON'T BUY

The cost of bringing a new drug to market hasn't changed, but the customer base has shrunk. Same costs, smaller revenue base. He likes healthcare for being recession-resistant, but he prefers a medical device company like Stryker.

COMMENT

Bristol Myers's latest drugs haven't done as well as they thought. GSK has refocused into pharmaceuticals, and they sold off the consumer products division. After 5 years, they have both come to be around the same price. He would prefer GSK.

WAIT

Has pound risk, if there is a hard Brexit. The company is fine, and has a dividend yield of around 5%. Must look at whether they have a strong pipeline of drugs coming to market in the next 5 years. Would rather go with Roche or Bristol Myers instead.

COMMENT

The whole drug sector is under pressure, because every country is managing costs, including America. It's a cash flow industry struggling to maintain growth. Revenues are flatlining. But it's a defensive sector with solid, growing dividends, so he's reluctant to sell them.

HOLD

Large cap, diversified. Long life assets. They need to find growth and acquisitions. Healthy distribution. Analysts question the dividend. Low growth profile. A strong hold, but be cognizant that they need to buy companies to fill out the pipeline and keep up the dividend growth.

DON'T BUY

TEVA vs. GSK Teva is in turnaround with a lot of debt to pay off. They need a boast from their future products moving forward. GSK is higher quality with higher credit rating, and lack Teva's debt woes. GSK is the better bet.

COMMENT

Very frustrating. He likes their long-life assets and consumer health business (consistent cash flows). They have some pipeline. Acqusitions surprised him--in 2016, GSK swapped their oncology assets for vaccine assets of Novartis. Then, they spun out their consumer businesses into a joint venture. It was bizarre they purchased oncology; is it accretive? He thinks they bought it to see where else they can extract value. They paid a hefty premium to buy Tessaro. GSK pays a large dividend and has a strong balance sheet, so good income.

WEAK BUY

He likes the volume recently, but expects resistance at $42. He was disappointed that the recent rally didn’t go higher. It has a good yield and looks like a Canadian bank where volatility is not too high. He would use $38.50 as a stop and would like to see it test $42 as an upper breakout target to buy more. Yield 5.2%.

HOLD

Don't add to your holdings, just hold. Wait till June when the second generic test of a new drug gets passed by the FDA. They have a great HIV franchise. Their capital plans are really interesting, because they may buy Pfizer's consumer division, while Novartis has a sell option to sell back to GSK an earlier swap deal. They are focusing on consumer products. Dividend yield over 6%.

DON'T BUY

The pharma industry in the late-90s came out with social drugs like viagra, so the market awarded pharma big growth multiples. But then, these stocks came off. Problem is they were never really growth stocks and now the drug industry isn't coming out with new blockbuster drugs. GSK is developing vaccines, which is fine, but overall, he can't see the previous massive expansion in this space. Currently, the multiples are fair for pharma companies. There's also pricing pressure on drugs in the U.S. as we saw during the 2016 election.

COMMENT

Sales of $7.8 billion was up 2%, which doesn't do a lot for his interest. EPS was 49%. You are getting no top line growth or bottom line growth. A lot of their products have been on the market for a long time. They are trying to switch into a new HIV product, but has competition that has been doing it for a long time.

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