Stock price when the opinion was issued
Attractively valued at about 15X 2017 earnings. This has had 30 years of dividend growth. In addition to valuation, this has a very attractive pipeline with a hidden value of new products coming up. They also have a drug for multiple sclerosis that is due for regulatory action on December 28. Dividend yield of 3.39%.
Made an acquisition quite a while ago of a biotech firm that comes up with all the future products. However, they are starting with some of the research that are in stage I and stage II. Sales were up 5% in the last quarter, but have seen a decline of 1% overall. The stock hasn't done a lot this year. Until this actually comes up with something that is going to be a gang buster, he would stay away.
Deep pipeline. Attractively valued. It has a couple of drugs that are nearing approval in the 1st half of this year. One is in the breast cancer area and one in the bio similar area. Dividend yield of 3.46%. (Analysts’ price target is CHF 278.65.)