Three Directors at Merck & Co Inc bought/sold after exercising options 20,194 shares at between 88.250USD and 88.755USD. The significance rating of the trade was 100/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all...
Regenerative medicine remains an extremely exciting area of healthcare with vast investment potential. In spite of the usual setbacks in valuation and strategy, the sub-sector has pivoted and the market remains innovative and attracts investment capital. Rather than replace entire tissues, which is a complex activity, we believe the immediate future for stem cells is more likely to be in the successful stimulation of the bodies on repair mechanisms. Within regenerative medicine we believe there ...
In this product we rank the most positive and negative domestic stocks, filter the symbols by market-cap and trading volume, and then divide the companies into sectors and groups. We then manually look through charts leadership/changes, bottoms-up/top-down ideas, short-term patterns that may have long-term significance, etc. We believe you will find this product valuable as significant price and relative moves begin in the daily charts.
In this product we rank the most positive and negative domestic stocks, filter the symbols by market-cap and trading volume, and then divide the companies into sectors and groups. We then manually look through charts leadership/changes, bottoms-up/top-down ideas, short-term patterns that may have long-term significance, etc. We believe you will find this product valuable as significant price and relative moves begin in the daily charts.
Short Shots is a collection of technically vulnerable charts culled from the Negative Inflecting and Toppy columns within our Weekly Compass report or from various technical screening processes. The charts contained in this report have developed concerning technical patterns that suggest further price deterioration is likely. For these reasons Short Shots can also be a great source of ideas for investors interested in short-selling candidates.
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") assigned an A1 rating to the new senior unsecured notes offering of Merck & Co., Inc. ("Merck"). There are no changes to Merck's existing ratings including the A1 senior unsecured long-term rating or the Prime-1 short-term rating. The outlook remains stable. ...
Moody's Investors Service commented that Merck & Co., Inc.'s acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. ("Prometheus") for approximately $10.8 billion will enhance Merck's pipeline in immunology. However, the acquisition also entails pipeline and commercial execution risk, given the high price tag....
Feature article: 2022 Pharma Statistics - 8.7% growth – but worrying signs An efficient reporting system has seen all the listed multinational pharmaceutical companies announcing results for 2022, which has given us the opportunity to update our industry statistics and drug database. This report provides the first snapshot of the global and US rankings of the top 20 drug companies for 2022. 2022 was characterised by 8.7% underlying growth, offset by a large forex impact (-12%), due to USD stren...
Many Indexes and Sectors Testing Resistance Note: This Compass is an abbreviated report. We will resume our normal report layout next week. In our previous Compass (Jan. 24), we discussed our belief that equities were still in the midst of a rally/short squeeze, but that the rally is likely to fizzle in the 4100-4165 area (the top-end of our expected 2023 trading range) on the S&P 500. And, as you will see below, countless other indexes and Sectors are testing important resistance levels. We c...
Indexes Form Bear Flag Patterns Within Downtrends We continue to view the price action over the past month as a bear market bounce in the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM), as each index appears to be forming a bearish flag pattern. Until the S&P 500, QQQ, and IWM can break above their YTD downtrends, we remain bearish, and believe investors should be using rallies to reduce overall exposure in preparation for new lows ahead... see charts below. U.S. Dollar, 10-Yr Treasury Yiel...
Signs of Disinflation? A bear market bounce is underway after the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), and Russell 2000 (IWM) found support at their respective downtrend channels, a possibility we discussed last week. Still, until the S&P 500, QQQ, and IWM can break above their various downtrends, we remain bearish, and believe investors should be using rallies to reduce overall exposure. Signs of Disinflation? We are starting to see early signs that inflation is peaking, as commodity prices have pulled...
10-Year Treasury Yield Testing 40-Year Resistance; Upgrading Health Care to Overweight Whether or not the lows for this correction have already been established remains to be seen, but evidence is mounting that suggests a test of the lows, and possibly a break to new lows, is increasingly likely. Regardless, continue to stick with the commodity and defensive Sectors, all of which hit new price and RS highs in recent days. 10-Year Treasury Yield. We have discussed our expectations for rising ra...
The general evaluation of MERCK & COMPANY (US), a company active in the Pharmaceuticals industry, has been upgraded by the independent financial analyst theScreener with the addition of a star. Its fundamental valuation now shows 4 out of 4 possible stars while its market behaviour can be considered as moderately risky. theScreener believes that the additional star(s) merits the upgrade of its general evaluation to Slightly Positive. As of the analysis date March 18, 2022, the closing price was ...
Merck's (MRK) flagship Keytruda drug has substantially higher economic moats than the market realizes, and it has the potential to expand its profitability further. Uniform Accounting highlights that the market is missing Keytruda's economic potential, indicating equity upside. In addition to its solid portfolio of cash cow drugs, Merck's flagship biologic drug, Keytruda, has accelerated the company's earnings potential, helping grow Uniform ROA from 11% to 15%, and a forecast rise to 18%. As i...
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