Merck & Company (MRK) Buy, Sell or Hold

Merck & Company (MRK)

114.20

+0.33 (0.29%)

as of Jun 18, 2026, 11:15:03 pm Market Open.

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DON'T BUY

More aggressive than what they would want. A number of outstanding issues regarding litigation would keep the top executives eyes off running the business. Prefers Pfizer.

DON'T BUY

Market is pricing in $20/25 million for class action law suits, but it could be more. Would need a tremendous amount of earnings growth to reach what people are expecting and this is unlikeley. High dividend yield. No longer a safe story.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick July 12/04. Down 40%.) Sold out before the big drop.

BUY

Pharmaceuticals are cheaper than he has ever seen them. Cheap. Trading at low multiples.

DON'T BUY

Took a tremendous hit with their withdrawal of Vioxx. Buying it now would be bottom fishing. A lot of issues going on in the pharma sector now. Weak pipeline.

DON'T BUY

Has declined because of a recall of one of their drugs. Will probably have a bounce.

PAST TOP PICK

(A Top Pick Apr 28/04. Down 4%.) Had bought for the wrong reasons. Bought at the top of a cycle as a defensive play. Don't buy.

TOP PICK

Dividend yield is very attractive. You pay very little for the upside.

TOP PICK

Yield is over 3%. Trading around 15 X next year's earnings.

TOP PICK

This late in the cycle, look for stocks that are large, overlooked and underowned. Had a low in 2002 and a higher low at the end of 2003 in a downtrend, still expects to see money going to this group.

WEAK BUY

Have more patent issues than the majority of the big pharmas. Not a lot of catalysts. If you are a real long-term, patient investor, not a bad buy.

BUY

Big pharma stocks should do well in this market. Historically, they do well when rates start to move up.

DON'T BUY

Still under a major downtrend line. Trying to find a base.

TOP PICK

A quiet stock in that not many people are expecting much from them, 7/8% growth this year but you do get a nice 3%+ dividend yield while you wait. Trades at about 15 X earnings. Has a new cholesterol drug coming out this year.

BUY

Has had problems with patent expiry's and drugs in its channel. Gives a 3% dividend yield. Continues to like.

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