Hot Stocks: Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY)


Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) EVP Clark Golestani sold 5,990 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.47, for a total value of $332,265.30. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 6,046 shares in the company, valued at approximately $335,372. Shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) closed at $55.44 in last trading session. Yesterday share price of the company was traded in the range of $54.95 – $55.62. Company now has a market value of $162.25 billion. Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 3.73 and price to cash ratio as 11.64.

Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TheStreet in a research note issued on Tuesday, Analyst Ratings News reports. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stock traded in the range of $31.70 – $32.00 and at the end of the day, it closed at $31.94. Average trading volume of the company is $18.92M. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) return on equity ratio is recorded as 48.60% and its return on assets is 21.30%.

The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has once again rejected the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ)’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) filing for Xarelto. The sNDA for Xarelto has the generic name rivaroxaban. The filing was made to seek permission for using the drug on patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to cut the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, or even death. But the filing was turned down for the third time. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) after opening at $92.60, moved up 0.22% to $92.76 on last trading day. Company’s 52 week range is $75.50 – $95.99.

TheStreet reiterated their buy rating on shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) in a research report released on Friday morning, Stock Ratings Network reports. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (NYSE:BMY) stock hit highest price at $54.47, beginning with a price of $53.41 and increased 1.65% to the close at $54.37 with day range of $53.40 – $54.47. The total market capitalization of the stock is $89.52 billion.


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