Trump and RFK vs Pharma
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Just wondering what funds (if any) might be clobbered by the appointment of “we don’t need vaccines” RFK? I caught the tail end of a comment earlier that some related funds had dropped by 3% overnight?
(I’m trying very hard to avoid commenting on the IQ and mindset of both appointer and appointee!)
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Hi Cappo,
Pfizer, Sanofi, Astra Zeneca, Zoetis, Bristol Myers Squibb were the beneficiaries. We don't hold them directly-perhaps some tiny passive. I was looking at Pfizer just this week. Once at $60, now sub $25. Not due to CV vaccines though, well i suppose some but it has an issue with patent expiration-a patent cliff edge on a lot of big drugs (Eliquis, Inlyta, Prevnar, Ibrance) and others. 25% of its revenue is at risk from generics. So perhaps not cheap enough. A nice big dividend (6.5%) to lure you in but will get chopped if/when income falls.Heres what I think in regards your question. The market will overreact to something like this. Would Kennedy stop all vaccines? Are pharma companies making big money from same at the moment have prices already adjusted (Covid over)? I wouldn't recommend buying any company/businesss due to one product and what impact would he have?
Tough business drug companies. Billions to develop a winner. Many failures. Block buster therapies make lots of money but when their patent expires they are worth little.
Pfizer has 85k employees and revenue of 60B. 4,5B earnings. Mkt Cap 145B
Vertex has 5.5K employees and revenue of 11B, earnings $4B. Mkt Cap 125B