NYSE:NVS

Novartis AG (NVS)

148.14
-0.98 (0.66%)
as of Jun 10, 2026, 6:33:38 pm Market Open.
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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick March 25/11. Up 10.68%.) One of the few drug companies that is actually growing its earnings. Made a great acquisition in the eye care business, which is probably the fastest growing area in the medical/pharma business. Incredibly cheap.
BUY
Plenty of products outstanding. Likes them in that they are trying to focus on taking one drug and using it in as many ways as possible. R&D is important. Pharmaceuticals all have a ton of cash. In the top 5 of having highest percentage of R&D to revenues. (See Top Picks.)
TOP PICK
Has the best pipeline in the entire industry. Pharma and vaccines; Generics; and an eye care business. Just raised dividend for 14th consecutive year. Rising earnings and revenue expected, unlike rest of industry. Throw off tones of free cash flow.
BUY
Has been quite a good performer on a relative basis as the market has turned down. Very big in the generic area. More and more generics are going to be coming forward as the medical plans improve in the US.
DON'T BUY
(Market Call Minute.) Healthcare is a group that is performing well. This one is performing better than the average pharmaceutical stock but he would prefer to go down the biotech route rather than pharmaceutical.
TOP PICK
Have defensive characteristics. Largest producer of generic drugs in the world. Good management and balance sheet.
COMMENT
One of the better performing drug companies over the last several years, but suffers from what many of the drug companies suffer from; much more difficult to come up with new drugs. Well run company.
COMMENT
Good quality company. Came down similar to most pharmaceuticals. A lot of them are having pipeline problems in getting new products to market. Relative to the US, it has a far better portfolio. OK as an entry point but he believes the sector could drop further so he would suggest you use a limit order down in a $40 range.
DON'T BUY
Has been suffering, while other drug companies have been doing very well.
COMMENT
Prefers Rosch (ROCM-Q) over this one.
COMMENT
One of the more expensive healthcare stocks, which reflects the quality of its pipeline. Would prefer Johnson & Johnson (JNJ-N).
BUY
The European drug stocks are cheaper than the US ones and probably have a better regulatory outlook, so owning this is not a bad idea.
DON'T BUY
The leading European pharmaceutical. Has its good points, but is in a lot of competition with the other majors. Will probably come into a little bit of a lull.
BUY
We really like it. One of the few pharma companies that have a generics division embedded in it. They continue to move in the generics area because they see growth in that sector.
TOP PICK
Growing very well. Their biggest drug is for high blood pressure but also have a good product line for cancer treatment. Not many patent exposures in the near-term.
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