Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool April 22, 2011 Sean Williams	Pharma's Most Perilous Pipelines Patent expirations expose weaknesses for these Wall Street darlings.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2004 Ben McClure	Rethinking Big Pharma Risk is knocking Big Pharma stocks down. They won't be getting up anytime soon. Competition, soaring R&D costs, shifting business models, and political meddling combine to make drug stocks a riskier place to invest.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2011 John Grgurich	Pfizer Losing Lipitor Patent: What Investors Need to Know The patent ends today.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Lilly's No Wallflower The drugmaker posts tepid results as it bides time before new products hit the market. Lilly's valuation suggests that Wall Street has faith that those new drugs will come through.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Pfizer Pfizzles Through 2006 The company is in a top-line pickle, but it expects things to get better. Current investors are now left standing until a rebound in growth, now targeted for 2009.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	Nice Earnings, Eli Lilly, but ... Eli Lilly trounced analysts' earnings estimates today, but investors sighed -- and for good reason.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Merck in the Balance These are troubled times for Merck. Restructuring charges, Zocor sales woes, and a new distribution program hamper earnings.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	Merck: Poised for Growth and Eager to Go Merck needs its new, stronger, post-acquisition pipeline to pay off.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2010 Brian Orelli	Drug Company Cost Cuts: Careful What You Wish For Research and development is the lifeblood of future revenue.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Some Brand-Name Patents: Going, Going, Gone in 2010 Generic drug competition is coming for Lipitor, Plavix, and others.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Charly Travers	Is Big Pharma a Bargain? While much of the drug sector is looking pretty tasty, Pfizer, with its attractive relative valuation, dominant marketing presence, and willingness to buy up blockbuster drugs, heads the list.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2010 Brian Orelli	Avoid This Multibillion-Dollar Market It's just too crowded, but there's no doubt that psychiatric drugs are big business for some drugmakers.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2011 Brian Orelli	Eli Lilly: Great Plan, Poor Execution Eli Lilly shuns large mergers, but hasn't produced drugs on its own.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 David Williamson	What Happened to U.S. Pharma? How did the domestic pharmaceutical industry fare in the most recent quarter?
BusinessWeek October 18, 2004 Catherine Arnst	The Waning of the Blockbuster Drug What's promising now are drugs that target niche diseases. That means painful restructuring ahead for Big Pharma
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Robert Steyer	The AstraZeneca Dilemma Can AstraZeneca produce enough new drugs to offset a series of upcoming patent expirations?
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 David A. Twibell	What Ails You? Investors who are wary of big pharma investments have good reasons to be. But this does not mean that the sector is to be avoided at all costs. Indeed, for savvy, well-informed investors, now might be a good time to jump in.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bull The drug giant has ample firepower. The current company valuation largely ignores Pfizer's upside potential past 2008.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2011 Sean Williams	10 Large Caps to Rule Them All There's nothing generic about this company. For the inaugural large-cap pick, I think we should revisit pharma's most impervious pipeline, Teva Pharmaceuticals.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Mixed Foliage at Forest Labs Here's what to look for as Forest Labs prepares for a big loss. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Best Stock for 2009: Pfizer Pfizer's languishing stock price has made the company so much more attractive; it could see a breakout in 2009.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Robert Steyer	Just Say No to Drug Company Mergers There are some reasons to make a big-pharma deal. But there are as many, if not more, reasons to let these companies pursue smaller deals and collaborations rather than become just another part of a hyphenated corporate name.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2009 Brian Orelli	Big Pharma's R&D Model Is Broken Bigger isn't always better.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Sluggish Bristol-Myers Squibb Generic erosion is going to chew away revenue and profits. Investors, at today's prices, there are just too many other better ideas to go after.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	3 Things More Important to Pfizer Than Losing Lipitor It's not like we didn't see it coming.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Fights a Generic Threat Pfizer attempts to fend off a generic threat in Canada for its top drug. It's a trial worth paying attention to for its shareholders, as Canada does represent one of the larger pharmaceutical markets in the world.
BusinessWeek November 29, 2004 Catherine Arnst	Big Pharma's Blinders Hugely profitable thanks to a few blockbusters, Big Pharma is far too focused on looking for the next best-seller, causing companies to pass up opportunities to deliver important breakthroughs.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2006 Rich Duprey	Will Acquisitions Patch Merck's Pipeline? The pharmaceutical giant announces a biotech shopping spree. A few key acquisitions that contribute late-stage drugs and significant revenue might be all Merck needs to keep its pipeline open. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer's Long Road Back It took time for Pfizer to reach a trough and it will take time to climb out. But over the long haul this could prove to be a solid pick.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Wyeth: Waiting on the Pipeline While Wyeth's growth today is modest, the late-stage pipeline could pay off. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2010 Jim Mueller	Today's Buy Opportunity: Teva Pharmaceutical Take advantage of this growing generic-drug maker.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2009 Robert Steyer	For Pfizer, a Big Buy Could Be a Big Mistake Pfizer's CEO says the company must make a big, bold buy to reverse course on its skidding stock and to blast it out of its revenue doldrums. Is it the right move?
The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	Only the Strong Survive at Pfizer The culling of the pipeline isn't as bad as it sounds.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is Merck a Buy? Short term it's hard to say, but for the long term, its pipeline looks strong.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2011 Brian Orelli	Blockbuster Drug-Like Profits, No FDA Required Pfizer keeps the cuts coming.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2011 Brian Orelli	See You on the Other Side of the Cliff Lilly beats, but there's still a lot of unknowns. Can the company continue the trend through the patent cliff?
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Michael Leibert	Whither Pfizer? Bad news follows the upbeat message delivered at Pfizer's R&D briefing. But with strong cash flows, a healthy dividend yield, unparalleled scale, and a discounted share price, Pfizer's risk/reward profile might look attractive to investors.
Fast Company April 2009 Kate Rockwood	Update Update on "Grand Experiment" article from February.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2006 Brian Lawler	Lilly's Patents Stay in Bloom Even with upcoming patent expiries, Lilly isn't in nearly the same desperate situation that some of its large-cap pharma peers will be dealing with in the upcoming years. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Cheer and a Boo for Eli Lilly Cost-cutting is nice, but it doesn't slow down the drive toward the patent cliff. Lilly needs to be on the lookout for other partnerships to fill in the upcoming revenue holes.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Flexes Its Generic Muscles The pharma giant moves farther into generic drugs.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Brian Orelli	Doubled Revenue, but Not High Growth An acquisition and some rearrangements make Merck's revenue line sound better than it is.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck-Schering Trumps Pfizer-Wyeth The new Merck deal looks a lot better than a combined Pfizer plus Wyeth.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Down on Drug News? An FDA advisory on labeling antidepressants shouldn't depress drug stocks.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Pfizer Bear It's been a blue chip for years, but that doesn't mean it will stay that way forever. It's inconceivable for Pfizer's market capitalization to be valued at $188 billion four years from now, when its revenues could be 40% lower than they are today.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Big Problems for Big Pharma Creating new drugs is never easy, but the companies that excel in three key areas are the ones for investors to watch.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	And You Thought Biotech Was High-Risk, High-Reward Large clinical trials make cardiovascular drugs risky, but the rewards are there, too.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Ignore Pfizer's Financials for Now It's the pipeline that matters.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfiltering Through Pfizer's Year Pfizer releases its 2007 numbers, displaying year-over-year earnings growth powered by foreign currency gains.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Is Still Floundering Generic competition keeps pounding away at its sales and profits.