Bristol-Myers Squibb

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How Cheap Is Bristol-Myers Squibb's Stock by the Numbers?

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Where Is Bristol-Myers Squibb's Bottom Line Headed?

 

Margins matter. The more Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) keeps of each buck it earns in revenue, the more money it has to invest in growth, fund new strategic plans, or (gasp!) distribute to shareholders. Healthy margins often separate pretenders from the best stocks in the market.  That's why I check on my holdings' margins at least once a quarter. I'm looking for the absolute numbers, comparisons to sector peers and competitors, and any trend that may tell me how strong Bristol-Myers Squibb's competitive position could be.




Bristol-Myers Squibb

After Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) and Exelixis (Nasdaq: EXEL) split up on XL184 last June, you'd think one side would be a little bitter.

Pipeline Review: Bristol-Myers Squibb's 5 Keys to Success

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Marginal Performance at Celgene

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Bristol-Myers Squibb: Warming Up or Cooling Off?

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Bristol-Myers Squibb announces approval of ORENCIA

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY), a global biopharmaceutical company, announced the approval of ORENCIA (abatacept), in combination with methotrexate (MTX), from the European Commission.

The medicine is particularly for the treatment of moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adult patients, who have responded inadequately to previous therapy, with one or more disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) including MTX or a TNF-alpha inhibitor.

“This is a very welcome decision from the European Commission and one which will potentially have a positive impact on treatment outcomes for RA patients who have already experienced inadequate response to a first DMARD,” said Dr. Manuela Le Bars, European Medical Lead for Immunoscience, Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Melanoma drug from Bristol shows promise

In what may be considered as a major breakthrough, U.S. researchers have found that Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s (BMY.N) skin cancer drug added, on average, four months to the lives of patients suffering from Melanoma, a lethal form of skin cancer.

US stocks rise after approval of health bill

U.S. stocks rose on Monday after the health care overhaul bill was approved by the Senate on Sunday evening.

Up 80%, It's Time to Sell

After seeing shares of its spinoff Mead Johnson Nutrition (NYSE: MJN) nearly double since its IPO in February, Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has decided now's the time to sell the 83% of the baby formula producer that it still owns.