Top Biotech and Pharma Stocks to Bet on Cancer Cure & Control

The technicals do not look good at all – with a decline lasting over the past two months. He would not touch this one at all. A 50 day moving average would be a buy signal if it can trade back above it.

Likes turnarounds, but it’s not ready. Want to see two things: 1) the stock hitting a 52-week high, and 2) the numbers moving in the right direction. Don’t do anything until then. Odds are this is going to zero.

Brazilian order? He owns warrants and his wife works as a consultant for them. They have orders for 500 units for a melanoma testing product. The delivery is subject to approval by authorities in Brazil. This could lead to hardware sales by June and revenues that begin to show up in Q4. The company thinks…

The biotech grandddaddy. A great company that's produced some fine drugs, but other technologies have taken the shine off this stock. New drugs haven't driven the stock up. It does trade at a reasonable 11x earnings. A decent stock and it's stable, but lacks the punch of its peers. It depends what happens in the…

(A Top Pick Dec 03/18, Up 47%) Celgene had made a number of mis-steps, including management applying for multiple FDA approvals. One thing he really liked about the acquisition was the price it was bought. The acquisition by BMY helped them diversify and it seems to be going well.

They are focused on the drug side of health care. There is a lot pressure on costs and from a political perspective as well. The company has had a great run as of late, but drugs can be very volatile. He generally favors the equipment and insurance sectors in health care.

ABT-N vs. PFE-N. Abbot Labs has a Great franchise. Very well loved by the investment community. You are really not getting any opportunity to invest at a cheaper valuation. PFE-N is somewhat of a drug ETF. They have a big portfolio. You are bidding on their strategy of buying and selling drug lines. This one…

It pays a nice dividend and the company is committed to it. The company is hitting its stride. It made a big acquisition that introduced a new business enterprise, focusing on botox. They have the most successful drug in America -- Humara. This is helping to reduce their dependency on revenue from Humara. He recommends…

JNJ vs ABBV? He likes JNJ as a long term winner. It may be too expensive. ABBV was a risky company until they purchased Allergan and diversified their business more. ABBV trades at 8.4 times PE and earnings are expected to grow by 8% and have nice, safe dividend. They are still tethered to Humara,…

He sold it recently. They sold their eye-care division and are back to generic drugs, a lousy business for all companies. Invest elsewhere.

A big player in vaccines and a top-10 pharma company in the world. The stock hasn't done much in the last 5 years, because drugs have come off patent. They're now the biggest consumer healthcare business in the world; they will spin off this company in two years. Pay a 5% yield that should rise…

They have done what Pfizer is in the process of doing. They focused in on their pipeline with drugs that are difficult to replicate. Their immunotherapy drug has been doing well, and the chart looks great. The fundamentals of the business is good. Multiples are around 13x though one of the best EPS. He is…

US Healthcare? Healthcare generally under-preforms in election years. A safer pick would be GILD, for their COVID-19 research and HIV drugs.

A higher-risk/return play. This biotech has several core products generating good free cash flow. They’re partnering with Sanofi on Dupixent to treatment severe atopic dermatitis and potentially severe asthma. They also have another drug to treat specific eye diseases. REGN boasts various late-stage drug trials. Regeneron is a new Top Pick for us, driven by…

A small company that develops transformative gene medications. They are a small fish in a big sea. A recent transaction with a pharma company allows them to scale out their product, but it is still early. (Analysts’ price target is $58.05)

(A Top Pick Aug 29/14. Up 2.34%.) Radiation therapy equipment for treating cancer. Have been affected a little by foreign exchange rates. These are big ticket purchases, so she expects purchases have been delayed, but she has seen this come back. On the emerging-market side, it is a little bit more challenging. Still thinks the…

An Act in the US back in the early 1980's introduced the end of patents with drugs. Patent expiration opened the door for generics. MRK has become the most successful pharma company and has a big patent coming due soon. He would tend to move towards the bio-pharma space instead.

He sold it several months ago, because it outperformed like crazy in late-2018. That was expected, because healthcare is the most defensive sector and Q4 was a bear market with fears of a recession. LLY made an acquisition in oncology and one of their big drugs got withdrawn. Novo Nordisk may launch a diabetes drug…

She is putting new client money into this last week. A diversified health care company with four divisions. They have a pharma group that sells into emerging markets. They also have a medical device, diagnostics and a nutritional division. They have developed both screening and antibody tests for COVID-19. Even if a vaccine is found,…