Teva PharmaceuticalTEVACOMMENTOct 24, 2017Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of May 29, 2026. Market Open.
HQ is in Israel. Large-cap pharma. Right now, #1-ranked in his ADR/CDR universe (international stocks with American/Canadian Depositary Receipts). We've seen rotation into drug stocks. Broke out over $21 in September and has kept right on going. Very strong accumulation for about 6 months now. No dividend.
(Analysts’ price target is $34.50)
Stayed away from this because of the balance sheet. They ran into issues with their covenants. On the debt side they borrowed a significant amount of money to buy Octavis’ generic business. The income was less than expected because of deterioration in the pricing of generic drugs. About half the company’s operating profit was coming from Copaxone for MS, and the competition was able to invalidate the patent on the 3X a week dosage, and was able to take some share.