Disappointing news on Bristol-Myers Squibb’s immunotherapy combo medication has the stock down to new lows today.
This is their Opdivo drug treatment for lung cancer. This drug has been in the news before and sunk the stock last year on results as well.
The news that in trials those with lung cancer saw a reduction of death rates by 42% is not high enough in relation to Merck’s results from their drug Keytruda which showed a significantly better death rate reduction.
Already down over 8%, another pharmaceutical company, Merck is watching it’s stock soar higher today. Let’s take a look at both companies and review some of the trades done today to see which stock might be better in a portfolio.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Stock (BMY) VS Merck Stock (MRK) – Apr 16 2018
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