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Paul MacDonaldTeva PharmaceuticalTEVADON'T BUYMar 21, 2018

Teva or Pfizer? He sold Teva 18 months ago. Generic drug prices are under pressure though have levelled off. Their migraine drug has struggled. Instead, he prefers Pfizer with 140 drugs generating $100 million in revenues. They make good acquisitions and are enjoying great progress in oncology. They're also repatriating $24.5 billion with $5 million going to buybacks. Just announced they want to sell their consumer products division, so the impact of this is unknown. 12x forward earnings. Fabulously run company. Talk of major acquisitions. Happy to hold this.

$17.60

Stock price when the opinion was issued

$34.56

As of May 27, 2026. Market Open.

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BUY

After a rough patch after 2002, is up 264% under its current CEO since Jan. 2023. Today it reported good numbers. It's in a turnaround.

TOP PICK

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)
DON'T BUY

It's cheap and has momentum, but that's all it has now. It never grabbed him.

DON'T BUY

Massive share price appreciation not sustainable. 
Large debt load presents difficulties.
Does not own shares.
Would not recommend buying at this time. 

BUY ON WEAKNESS
Has owned company for a long period of time in the past. Previous reasons for owning stock not present anymore. Waiting to see if new drugs are invented/patented.
DON'T BUY
He's put the white flag up on this one. It's about macro interest rates, currency moves. Don't waste your time with these story stocks. His model price is $18.80, and it could have all the fundamentals, but the macro waves swamp the boat. Go with the big names.
DON'T BUY
Tends to avoid companies with a ton of debt. Management missteps, and investors are paying for those. In the depths of a tough turnaround. He'd rather own a VTRS, where the debt is manageable, balance sheet's in better shape, with a better growth trajectory.
DON'T BUY
Involved in the opiate crisis. Balance sheet is weak. Overall topline growth is low. Stay away. A lot of problems still to overcome.
DON'T BUY

Doesn't offer growth. The stock is weak and will stay weak.

BUY
It's time to get back in. They all went crazy and then slid on sympathy when valiant went bust. There is tremendous value here. His model price is $21.26 or 63% upside. They presented earnings and the balance sheet looks great.
HOLD
Generic brand companies like Teva have struggled in the last 5 years has they competed with each others. Pfizer is in the process of buying one of their competitors and the Pfizer stock dropped 5$ on the announcement. Doesn't own Teva, purchased United Heatlth recently. You can hold but it's not a name he would hold due to the risk and they have no value added.
DON'T BUY
They went from an in incredibly well managed drug company and then management decided to develop their own drugs and make mistakes. It is difficult to unwind these problems. Turning around a company like this will be difficult because of the debt. This is a highly speculative stock.
DON'T BUY
He sold it at a 50% loss due to price declines in generic drugs. That deflation has decreased lately, which is sort of good news. One of their big drugs came off patent, too.
DON'T BUY
A generic drug company that has had troubled times as pricing is becoming very competitive. Buyers are consolidating and squeezing margins. They have a MS drug that was a market leader, but now there are others competing. He would rather own brand name drug companies that can become leaders in their field.
DON'T BUY
It has done very well. But they made a huge acquisitions three years ago, taking on a lot of debt. They went through several CEOs. The generic drug space is tough and competitive. Generic drug pricing is limited as we head towards a U.S. election; generics are a target of politicians. Also, there are many lawsuits in the generic drug industry. Generics should do better after the election.