
NYSE:PFE
Many drugs are moving into phase 3 trials, which could be a catalyst, and trades around a cheap 9x PE. They just finished buying Seagen. They have their own weight-loss drug. The dividend is safe, offers 3-5% consistent growth, plus maybe more growth from their drugs. Are cutting costs the rest of the year.
Look at the 30-year chart. Stock's around the same price today as then, despite the 10s of billions in acquisitions over the years. Partly speaks to industry conditions, partly to lack of blockbuster drugs. Dividend secure. Terrible investment for decades. Yield is 6%.
At a pivotal point on the technical charts. Based down early this month and just moved up to 200-day MA, which is falling. If it can break that, it's positive for the stock. Really great dividend of 5.76% is fairly safe. If you're patient, it's OK. Stronger growth companies in healthcare, such as weight loss and diabetes. 8% growth rate.
US dividend stocks don't usually pay nearly as much as Canadian ones. If he's looking for income, there are tax and other advantages to owning Canadian dividend stocks, especially in non-registered portfolios.
Underperformer in the sector. Not in a growth area, which is weight loss right now. So he'd probably look at LLY and NVO. Those pipelines are probably going to be fairly robust.
His pick in the healthcare space. Performance coming into this year not favourable. Value opportunity. Penalized by analysts by lack of takeup in obesity drugs. Buy it for oncology buildout, increased demand there. Solid medium-term outlook.