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The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Looking at other big pharma peers, Merck is dead last when it comes to expected three- to five-year EPS growth. Why buy a troubled pharma when better options exist?
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull Rebuttal Priced at a P/E of 13 and paying you a 4.8% dividend, Merck isn't just affordable -- it's a stock you can't afford not to own.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Clean Bill of Health at Eli Lilly Lilly recorded another solid quarter, but its valuation is a little rich.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull It's hard to argue with a price this cheap. With a price-to-free cash flow ratio of less than 11, Merck's a steal.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Investors, because of its recent run-up, the risk/reward tradeoff is not very compelling. There are safer, more lucrative ways to invest in the space.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck to Bride: Leave the Jewelry at Home The new Merck will look a lot like the old Merck at the top, even though about 40% of Schering's senior leaders will be headed to the new company.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2004 W. D. Crotty	Merck Chokes Back Vioxx The $2.3 billion arthritis drug is withdrawn from the market after clinical studies point to dangerous side-effects. Despite the bad news, Merck's big dividend payouts don't appear to be in jeopardy at the moment.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	OK, Last Vioxx Settlement, Honest! What's another $58 million when Merck's already forking over $4.85 billion?
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 January 14, 2011 Brian Orelli	Don't Have a Stroke Over Merck's Heart Drug Welcome to pharma investing.
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 August 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Broaches the Obvious Merck will naturally end up settling many Vioxx cases, but the details are far from clear at this point. Investors, take note.
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 December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull Rebuttal Plenty of cash. Big pipeline. Not to worry. The future can't be predicted, but Merck's history shows its ability to weather even the toughest pharmaceutical-development environments.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Prognosis Good for Merck The pharmaceutical weathered a tough year but should ride out its Vioxx troubles. While strict value investors may be put off, risk-tolerant investors can buy these shares today.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Merck Is Down But Not Out The pharma's woes may have silver linings. For now, the company's investors might want to sit tight.
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 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 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Take Two on COX-2 FDA panel recommendations breathe new life into Merck and Pfizer's COX-2 pain medications. Looking ahead, investors should give a good, long look to the drug sector.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Merck Bear Rebuttal Yes, Merck is a good company, but investors can still do better.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Billy Fisher	A Replacement for Vioxx at Merck? Drug company has new pain medication in the pipeline. If Arcoxia is approved despite the long odds against it, it could payoff over the long run for Merck shareholders.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	An Ode to Schering-Plough Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry are cataloged in a poem.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Biggest Disappointment: Merck In the spirit of the Winter Olympics, here are stock challenges from the publication's writers: Merck is rich in cash, tradition, and potholes.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Wyeth Your Happy Pill? The pharma has crawled back from scandal, but growth prospects aren't looking so healthy. Investors should not be in a hurry to pay a premium for these shares today.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	Get Ready for Merck's Bumpy Ride Long-term earnings guidance gets thrown out the window.
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Is Merck Rallying After That Nasty Tumble? Although most analysts who track Merck remain bearish on the beleaguered drugmaker, some upbeat investors are buying. Why? It's Vioxx market may have softened, but its new vaccines will rise to the occasion.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Merck Pummels Pfizer One of these acquisitions is not like the other.
The Motley Fool September 10, 2008 Brian Orelli	Are Drug Companies Being Shortsighted With R&D? Cutting research and development spending could be like playing with fire for pharmaceutical companies.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Lilly: Like the Flower, Not the Stock The drug company's doing all right, but the late-stage pipeline isn't that spectacular, and there are better values in the space on both absolute and relative-to-growth bases.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2008 Brian Orelli	Lilly Gets Off Easy The company settles marketing issues over Zyprexa with 32 states.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 Brian Orelli	Victory for Victrelis Merck's hepatitis C drug moves one step closer to FDA approval.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2004 Mathew Emmert	Got Merck? The pharmaceutical's investors can't seem to catch a break.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	Making Money More Efficiently Drug companies shape up, and it shows in their margins.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2008 Brian Orelli	A Long-Term Play for Your Port Long-term prospects look better than the near term ones for Eli Lilly and its investors.
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 February 13, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Easy Way to Develop Drugs Merck buys a pipeline of follow-on biologics and a building to produce them.
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 May 31, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Dueling Fools: Eli Lilly Bull Rebuttal Investors need to keep looking for further proof that Lilly's valuation premium to its peers is fully warranted, but if current trends are any indication, its growth prognosis could lead the industry.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Billy Fisher	Epic Vioxx Victory for Merck Merck scores a major victory in its Vioxx saga in the courtroom as New Jersey's Supreme Court rules against the possibility of a national class action Vioxx lawsuit. Shares react positively.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2007 Brian Orelli	Panel Kills Merck's Hope of OTC Status An FDA advisory panel isn't convinced that Merck's cholesterol-lowering drug MEVACOR deserves OTC status.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Brian Lawler	Dueling Fools: Merck Bull What you are getting with Merck is one of the best-managed pharmas out there that will be experiencing solid double-digit earnings growth in the not-too-distant future with a smart dividend payout.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Side Effects at Lilly? Growing profits, with earnings pains.
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?
The Motley Fool February 8, 2008 Brian Orelli	Merck in Lukewarm Water The pharmaceutical's settlement ends a government probe into Medicaid overcharging allegations.
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Schizophrenic Drug Approval Schering's drug gets a thumbs-up.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	Merck Raises the Earnings Roof Shares of Merck soar after it raises 2007 earnings guidance.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Pfizer Won't Let Go Pfizer is hoping that Celebrex will survive in some form. But the pharmaceutical giant has also determined that the drug should no longer be advertised to consumers. Its shares were pounded again following its revelation that it would pull such ads.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Brian Lawler	Merck Mints Money The pharmaceutical hangs on, despite ongoing Vioxx woes. Conservative investors may do best to stay away from Merck until a lower share-price opportunity presents itself, now that shares are no longer sporting such a large Vioxx discount.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2009 Brian Orelli	This Baby Is a Nice Addition A month into an acquisition, and Merck already sees a benefit.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2010 Tom Randall	Merck May Have a Cholesterol Winner Merck told doctors at the American Heart Assn. annual meeting that new data showed its drug anacetrapib had reduced bad cholesterol by 40 percent while raising good cholesterol by an unprecedented 138 percent.