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Conference nyoss1::market_investing

Title:Market Investing
Moderator:2155::michaud
Created:Thu Jan 23 1992
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1060
Total number of notes:10477

425.0. "DRUG stocks - Are they a bargain ?" by --UnknownUser-- () Tue Mar 23 1993 12:52

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425.1Waiting for GodotSAHQ::ROSENKRANZRock with Gene & EddyTue Mar 23 1993 13:043
    I'd be willing to bet that if everyone is waiting for one more blood
    bath in the drugs, this is probably the bottom. Waiting for another
    blood bath will be like waiting for Godot.
425.2Not while Clinton is prez...AOSG::GILLETTCandidate for DCU Board of DirectorsWed Mar 24 1993 13:5112
I take a very bearish view of the drug stocks right now.  The
Clinton Administration seems to have lost sight of the notion
that risk takers should reap rewards for risks taken as regards
this sector.   I'm fairly convinced that Clinton is literally
"out to get" the drug stocks.  All this talk of regulated pricing,
health care rationing, and other happy news worries me.

Until the health care legislation issue is more clear, I'm
staying away from drug stocks, and from mutual funds that
are loaded up with drug stocks.

./chris
425.3Bullish on Drug CompaniesCPDW::ROSCHWed Mar 24 1993 16:0312
    I'm bullish on Drug stocks for the following:
    	The population is getting older
    	Clinton will back down like he has on everything else
    	If some laws are passed to lower the prices of drugs the only way
    		it'll get through Congress is with offsetting admendments
    		which will give tax breaks to the Drug companies so in the
    		long run the Taxpayers will subsidize the retail price of
    		the drugs, not the Drug Companies themselves
    	The price right now is depressed because of Clinton's remarks so
    		the stocks are a great buy
    	Clinton is a one-term president
    	
425.4Did you bulls see what happened to Merck today?VINO::FLEMMINGHave XDELTA, will travelWed Mar 24 1993 20:491
    
425.5An analyst's commentsRELYON::MITTALThu Mar 25 1993 14:1314
    
    On NBR yesterday (March 24, '93), an analyst said that the drug stocks 
    have not yet hit bottom. He was of the opinion that the drug sector
    would be a "good buy" only after further drops totalling 10% or maybe
    more. 
    
    His favorite picks (after they drop some more) were Pfizer and
    Smithcline Beecham. He seemed to avoid commenting on Merck directly.
    The drug industry's growth rate will decrease from an average of 20%
    previous years to less than 1/3 this rate for 1993 and through 1994.
    
    Nitin. 
    
    
425.6CSC32::S_MAUFEits sum-sum-sum-summertime!Thu Mar 25 1993 20:245
    
    my fidelity watcher newsletter also says with all the uncertainty
    around healthcare he is staying away from health and drug stocks.
    
    Simon