Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

biotechmgr (98.54) Submitted: 3/15/08 3:19 PM : Start Price: $43.50 MRK Score: -23.34

Merck is well positioned to become the industry leader over the next 5 years. The product pipeline has swelled under the leadership of Dr. Peter Kim. Innovations in vaccines are focusing on prevention not just cures. Cost savings efforts as well as f...

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TMFMurph (31.25) Submitted: 5/18/06 9:26 PM : Start Price: $33.58 MRK Score: -6.43

New cervical cancer vaccine is a high profile catylst to offset some of the negative publicity to the spate of Vioxx lawsuits; the company is still solid and has the resources to fight the lawsuits and acquire companies that offer an instant pipeline...

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bogosse (90.06) Submitted: 8/23/06 3:46 PM : Start Price: $38.27 MRK Score: -15.54

Don't let the pending litigation scare you away. If anything, it should keep it undervalued for some time with fines and/or negative judgements most likely being negligible cash wise to the 5 Yr. timeline of MRK which will be higher valued in that t...

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ThyPeace (95.44) Submitted: 11/15/06 10:48 AM : Start Price: $39.78 MRK Score: -16.51

Not as strong a company as PFE, overall. The price went way up during the bubble (when it should only have gone up) and then came way down when earnings drifted downward (when perhaps it would only have gone down some at that point). Earnings are c...

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LORDZPAIN (98.26) Submitted: 6/11/08 11:22 PM : Start Price: $43.19 MRK Score: -22.61

Merck & Co., Inc. (Merck) is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets a range of products to improve human and animal health. The Company’s operations are principally managed on a products bas...

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adams3 (21.84) Submitted: 12/29/07 4:25 PM : Start Price: $57.28 MRK Score: -31.69

As the son of a pharmacist, I have a little insight to the medical field. Simply put Merck is a very good drug maker that has the Gardasil vaccine that can prevent a virus that can cause cervical cancer. This vaccine has already been moved to be a ...

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Jim2B (22.39) Submitted: 8/22/06 1:29 AM : Start Price: $37.70 MRK Score: -14.36

The whole pharmaceutical industry has been oversold due to various concerns (e.g. recent NSAID lawsuits). However, these companies continue to rake in large amounts of cash. I don't think they'll stay out of favor for very long.

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jessie713 (< 20) Submitted: 10/19/06 3:59 PM : Start Price: $42.42 MRK Score: -19.05

"Gardasil" the cervical cancer vaccine wil prove to be an enormous blockbuster drug for MRK.
Gardasil is being recommended as a mandatory vaccine for girls in Europe and other countries will follow.
Gardasil has no competitor until GSK's Cervical is ...

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nitraMcoD (< 20) Submitted: 8/25/06 4:56 AM : Start Price: $37.91 MRK Score: 15.15

There are fundamental shifts occurring in the industry that will eat away at the efficiencies MRK currently enjoys. While their response to these shifts will be correct, their size will slow down their reaction time, causing loss of confidence in the...

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dplindeman (99.63) Submitted: 4/25/07 1:17 PM : Start Price: $50.19 MRK Score: -22.79

IT'S FUNNY HOW INVESTORS CAN GO SOUR ON A WHOLE INDUSTRY. AFTER REMOVING EMOTION FROM THE EQUATION. THE BIG PHARMS ARE "ON SALE" NOW. JUST LIKE ANY GOOD INVESTMENT: BUY FROM THE PESIMISTS AND SELL TO THE OPTIMISTS.

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