Tuesday, January 27, 2026 6:54:14 AM
LOTS of EGG in your FACES
CARDINAL SIN
IGNORING it’s STOCK BUYBACK, DIVIDEND YIELD & HISTORY of DIVIDEND Support
The result MERCK went from $70 to $111 plus the dividends for an OUTSIZED return
VERSUS NWBO in last 18 months FOOL’s ERRAND (UK MHRA TARGET APPROVAL DATE)
NONSENSE that was certified by the markets
Why it was STRIKE THREE for former protégés & those with similar views
RESULTS are all that matters versus partisanship.
In the late 1980’s I was a portfolio manager owning Merck & attending by invitation only
a few of Merck’s Annual full day Investor Presentation to the Institutional community
From COWEN a former employer:
Merck’s (MRK) Quality is Clear, but Growth Visibility Matters, TD Cowen Notes
On January 20, TD Cowen analyst Steve Scala raised Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) price target to $120 from $100. The firm maintained a Hold rating. The analyst acknowledged that Merck is a strong and well-run company, but said it may be hard for the stock to stand out as a top pharma pick unless the company can deliver a clearer boost to its long-term growth outlook.
Merck has been trying to strengthen that growth story. On January 12, the company raised its projections for a new wave of growth drivers, saying it now expects these newer businesses to bring in around $70 billion in revenue by the mid-2030s. This comes as the company speeds up the rollout of additional drugs ahead of expected competition to its blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda.
The updated outlook included higher expectations for several areas. Merck now believes its cardiometabolic and respiratory treatments could generate about $20 billion in sales, up from a prior estimate of $15 billion. It also sharply increased its forecast for infectious disease drugs, now expecting roughly $15 billion, compared with the earlier $5 billion estimate.
Meanwhile, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) and Moderna shared encouraging results on January 20 tied to their experimental personalized cancer vaccine. The companies said the vaccine, when combined with Keytruda, continued to lower the risk of recurrence or death in high-risk melanoma patients even five years after treatment began. In the mid-stage trial involving patients who had already undergone surgery, the combo reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 49% after five years, consistent with the strong three-year data released back in 2023.
Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) is a global healthcare giant, best known for its prescription drugs and biologic therapies, vaccines, and animal health products.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/merck-mrk-quality-clear-growth-071427770.html
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Recent NWBO News
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/15/2026 10:06:20 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 01/02/2026 10:14:59 PM
- Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 11/28/2025 09:43:27 PM
- Form EFFECT - Notice of Effectiveness • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 11/26/2025 05:15:34 AM
- Form 424B5 - Prospectus [Rule 424(b)(5)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 11/25/2025 10:23:07 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 11/20/2025 09:26:03 PM
- Form PRE 14A - Other preliminary proxy statements • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 11/19/2025 09:15:48 PM
- Form 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 11/14/2025 09:44:21 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 10/31/2025 04:29:10 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 10/30/2025 08:40:05 PM
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- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 10/14/2025 06:22:26 PM
- Form 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/14/2025 09:00:38 PM
- Form 424B5 - Prospectus [Rule 424(b)(5)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 07/01/2025 09:04:38 PM
- Form 10-K - Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 03/31/2025 09:23:24 PM
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