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GlaxoSmithKline PLCGSKDON'T BUYSep 23, 2014Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 18, 2026. Market Open.
Great dividend yield of 6.3%, trades at only 10x earnings. Cheap, you can own it here. Grew vaccine business. New CEO shed some divisions, so now more of a pure pharma company, which has risks. Have to worry about pipeline constantly. JNJ, for example, is more diversified, and that's what he prefers.
Still likes it. They spun off over-the counter and consumer pharmaceuticals like Advil and that's when shares dipped (last fall). He chose it back then to bet on Covid vaccines, but that didn't pan out. But he likes it for that spin off and you get paid a reasonable dividend.
He is not in pharmaceuticals currently. Has looked at this a couple of times, but there is not enough growth for him. Management in this type of company are out purchasing other companies. He would pass on these right now, because there is not enough underlying growth. Growing at about 2%-3% and he likes to see quite a bit more than that.