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Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD)

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123.20

-0.56 (0.45%)

as of Jun 18, 2026, 10:18:29 pm Market Open.

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PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Jun 27/18, Down 5%) An analyst just issued a sell report on them -- calling for a 10% downturn. It trades about 8.5 times earnings. They were victims of their success in hepatitis medicine as it cured too many people, he says. It pays a 4% yield.

BUY

Value trap for so long for so many. Cure for Hep C had generated huge cash flow. HIV franchise is leading the pack. Yesterday's numbers are fantastic. Likes that they've diversified their assets. New CEO gave realistic guidance. Likes it at these levels.

N/A

The pharmaceuticals and the health technology are not his skill set. The balance sheet is OK for a pharmaceutical. The analyst community seems to like it. (Analysts’ price target is $80.70)

HOLD

He's owned this for four years, but it's struggled in the past two as they've transitioned from their hepatitis C drug era (limited growth). But they just announced great results on a new HIV drug. It's a value trap though looking cheap at 9x earnings. Pays a 3.8% dividend. They still generate lots of cash flow. He'd stick with it. At least you get that yield. Also, they just got a new CEO, so they're in transition.

DON'T BUY

Stay away. It's a broken chart. Simple as that. Also, there will be a wall of sellers on the way up, if and when it does go up.

HOLD

He still likes it here and especially at these valuations. The new CEO will be good. They have announced a couple of new joint ventures and it is trading at less than 10 times earnings. Their HEP-C advantage has been declining, but they have growth in their HIV franchise.

WATCH

A frustrating stock. They have expensive drugs, such as for hepatitis C. They failed to build out their franchise and not making acquisitions, and have only been doing that in the past few years. Their HIV franchise is doing quite well, though. They acquired Kite Pharma which could be a game-changer later. It's trading at 10x earnings. Upcoming catalysts are a liver study in Q1/Q2 could be positive. Maybe. But is GILD a value trap or opportunity? Buy it as its chart improves.

TOP PICK

Value play. It's been hammered, trading at around 10X future PE, cheap. The market is valuing their HCV business to basically zero, and that's the side of the business that's been hurt with the generics coming out and pushing the prices lower. Their HIV business has been doing pretty well. New CEO coming in, they have $32B in cash and waiting to see how this cash will be spent. Yield 3.3%. (Analysts’ price target is $86.95)

WAIT

Has had a pullback over the last 3 years. Their return on capital has gone down. They have had tough competition and some products going off patent. He would wait to see improved results before he decided on a position.

DON'T BUY

This is a US biotechnology company. They are big on treatments for HIV and hepatitis. It trades at a cheap valuation. There is competition from other big pharma and generics and biologics. It is reasonably cheap but depends on finding new markets for their drugs.

BUY

Has long owned it and likes it. They had some bad years when they overpriced their hepatitis C drug and received bad press. They also sell HIV and heart drugs, sectors that are growing. They increased their guidance last week, a rarity these days. At 10x earnings, he'd buy it, not sell it. One overhang is that their CEO is leaving.

TOP PICK

The valuation continues to get lower and lower. They have a lot of cash. Their HEP-C and HIV businesses were 50/50 and now the HEP-C business is only 25%. The new CEO coming is to spend some of the cash intelligently. (Analysts’ target: $88.05).

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick August 3/2017, Up 8%) Recently exited and bought JNJ instead. Hurt by own success with drugs that cure. Great for society, but not great for the equity. Waiting for transitional acquisition that’s not coming.

WATCH

It has had a long, long downtrend and recently found its footing, hitting his downside target of four times book value. $65 would be a good floor on this stock at which point you buy.

BUY

Looking at the graph it has been in a very difficult position in the last coupe of years. They essentially cured hepatitis C. It was an expensive drug. $98,000 per patient. It has come off patent. Competitors came to produce it now. They have been on the penalty box for the past year and a half. But they are making inroads on other drugs. They have had meaningful trials. At this value there is a good opportunity.

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