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AbbVie Stock Down Around 13% in 3 Months: Time to Buy the Dip?
AbbVie Stock Down Around 13% in 3 Months: Time to Buy the Dip?

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time29-05-2025

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AbbVie Stock Down Around 13% in 3 Months: Time to Buy the Dip?

AbbVie ABBV stock has declined 12.6% in the past three months. The stock is also trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. A lot of this price decline is related to the broader macroeconomic uncertainty. The sky-high tariffs imposed by the United States and retaliatory tariffs by China and some other countries hurt global stock markets. Although the massive tariffs imposed by the United States and China are currently on pause, this is only a temporary suspension. The uncertainty around tariffs and trade production measures remains, which has muted economic growth. Although pharmaceuticals have been exempted from tariffs in the first round, they could be Trump's target in the next round, considering the President's goal to shift pharmaceutical production back to the United States, primarily from European and Asian countries. Let's understand ABBV's strengths and weaknesses to better analyze how to play the stock in the uncertain macro environment. AbbVie lost patent protection for Humira in the United States in January 2023 and in the EU in 2018. Humira's sales are declining due to the loss of exclusivity ('LOE') and biosimilar erosion. However, with approvals for many new indications, sales of Skyrizi and Rinvoq have successfully replaced Humira, which once generated more than 50% of its total revenues. Skyrizi and Rinvoq generated combined sales of $5.1 billion in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting growth of more than 65%. The drugs are seeing strong performance across all their approved indications, especially in the popular inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) space, which includes two conditions — ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Importantly, Skyrizi and Rinvoq have demonstrated compelling head-to-head data against several novel therapies in clinical studies, which have given them a competitive advantage. AbbVie expects combined sales of Skyrizi and Rinvoq to be around $24.7 billion in 2025 and more than $31 billion by 2027. Strong immunology market growth, market share gains and momentum from new indications, such as the recent launch of Skyrizi in UC, as well as the potential for five new indications for Rinvoq over the next few years, are expected to drive these drugs' growth. AbbVie has several early/mid-stage pipeline candidates with blockbuster potential. The company expects several regulatory submissions, approvals and key data readouts in the next 12 months. ABBV has an exciting and diverse pipeline of promising new therapies in blood cancers and solid tumors, like ABBV-383, a BCMA CD3 bispecific (relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma) and Temab-A (metastatic colorectal cancer). Emrelis (previously Teliso-V), a promising antibody drug conjugate or ADC, was approved in the United States for previously treated non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer with high c-Met expression in May other areas, some key pipeline drugs are lutikizumab for immunology indications and tavapadon for early Parkinson's disease. AbbVie expects to file a new drug application for tavapadon this year. The company has been on an acquisition spree in the past couple of years, which is strengthening its pipeline. It has signed several M&A deals in the immunology space, its core area, while also signing some early-stage deals in oncology and neuroscience areas. It has inked more than 20 early-stage deals since the beginning of 2024, including promising technologies and innovative mechanisms that can elevate the standard of care in immunology, oncology and neuroscience. In early 2025, AbbVie bought rights to develop GUB014295 (ABBV-295), a long-acting amylin analog for the treatment of obesity, from Denmark's Gubra. The deal marked AbbVie's entry into the obesity space, dominated by Eli Lilly LLY and Novo Nordisk NVO. AbbVie plans to invest further in obesity. Sales of AbbVie's blockbuster drug Humira are declining due to biosimilar erosion. Humira volume is rapidly eroding to other novel mechanisms (including Skyrizi and Rinvoq). Humira sales declined almost 50% in the first quarter of 2025 due to faster share erosion from biosimilar competition as well as further molecule compression in the United States. AbbVie is witnessing declining sales of Juvederm fillers in the United States and China due to challenging market conditions. The slowing growth of the U.S. facial injectables market and persistent economic headwinds, which are affecting consumer spending in China, are hurting AbbVie's aesthetics portfolio sales, which declined 10.2% in the first quarter of 2025. AbbVie's stock has gained 5% so far this year against a decrease of 3% for the industry. The stock has also outperformed the industry and the S&P 500 index, as seen in the chart below. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research From a valuation standpoint, AbbVie is not very cheap. Going by the price/earnings ratio, the company's shares currently trade at 14.08 forward earnings, just slightly lower than 14.7 for the industry. The stock is cheaper than some other large drugmakers like Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk but priced much higher than most other large drugmakers. The stock is also trading above its five-year mean of 12.35. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 2025 earnings has risen from $12.22 per share to $12.28, while that for 2026 has increased from $14.03 to $14.05 per share over the past 30 days. Image Source: Zacks Investment Research AbbVie faces its share of near-term headwinds like Humira's biosimilar erosion, increasing competitive pressure on its cancer drug, Imbruvica, and slowing sales of its aesthetics products. However, AbbVie has successfully navigated the LOE of its blockbuster drug, Humira, by launching two other successful new immunology medicines, Skyrizi and Rinvoq, which are performing extremely well, bolstered by approvals in new indications and should support top-line growth in the next few years. AbbVie expects to return to robust revenue growth in 2025, which is just the second year following the U.S. Humira LOE, driven by its ex-Humira platform. AbbVie's ex-Humira drugs rose delivered robust sales growth of more than 21% (on a reported basis) in the first quarter of 2025. Boosted by its new product launches, AbbVie expects to return to robust mid-single-digit revenue growth in 2025 with a high single-digit CAGR through 2029, as it has no significant LOE event for the rest of this decade. A substantial portion of this growth is expected to be driven by robust performances from Skyrizi and Rinvoq. Rising estimates for AbbVie, its solid pipeline and the prospect of growth in 2025 sales and profits are good enough reasons to stay invested in this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here. In fact, long-term investors may buy the stock on the recent dip. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) : Free Stock Analysis Report Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) : Free Stock Analysis Report AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Sign in to access your portfolio

Don't Fall for These 3 Dividend Stocks: They May Have to Make a Cut.
Don't Fall for These 3 Dividend Stocks: They May Have to Make a Cut.

Globe and Mail

time18-05-2025

  • Business
  • Globe and Mail

Don't Fall for These 3 Dividend Stocks: They May Have to Make a Cut.

Dividend stocks can be a smart way to generate steady income, especially in uncertain markets. However, not all dividend payers are created equal. A recent study from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds found that companies able to grow their dividends over time have historically delivered higher total returns with less volatility than those that merely held steady or slashed their payouts. With that in mind, let's take a closer look at three stocks to avoid due to their shaky dividend outlooks. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » 1. AbbVie AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is a pharmaceutical company with a $300 billion market capitalization known for manufacturing popular drugs Skyrizi and Botox. The stock, down 16% year to date, pays a quarterly dividend of $1.64 per share, representing an annual yield of 3.5%. While AbbVie's management has paid and raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years, it currently has a payout ratio -- the percentage of earnings paid out as dividends -- of 266%. Generally, if a payout ratio stays above 75% for a significant period, it is in danger of being slashed or paused. One reason why AbbVie's payout ratio has skyrocketed is that one of its drugs, Humira, a drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis, faces steeper competition. As a result, its sales have been on a nose dive, down 51% to $1.1 billion in fiscal Q1 2025 compared to fiscal Q1 2024. With the loss in sales, AbbVie's net income has plummeted, generating $4.2 billion over the trailing 12 months, or approximately 69% from its highs a few years ago. Combined with those financials, its net debt has climbed 24% over the past two years to $64.7 billion, and the future of its dividend is in doubt. ABBV Net Income (TTM) data by YCharts. On the bright side, AbbVie's next-generation immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq are growing tremendously. In fiscal Q1 2025 alone, they brought in a combined $5.1 billion -- a 65% increase from the prior year. For the full fiscal year, management expects Skyrizi to generate $16.5 billion and Rinvoq $8.2 billion, marking year-over-year growth of 41% and 37%, respectively. Still, it's unclear whether this momentum will offset Humira's decline and reignite overall earnings growth. 2. Medtronic Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) is a medical device company known for cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, and surgical tools. Like many healthcare companies, its stock soared during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't recovered since, down 37% from its 2021 highs. The company is a historical dividend-paying stock, having paid and raised its dividend for an astounding 47 consecutive years. Today, the company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.70 per share, equating to an annual yield of 3.3%. Historically, Medtronic has announced its dividend hikes during its Q4 earnings release, which is slated for May 21. Whereas the increase used to be a certainty, now there are some question marks as it faces increased competition, ongoing supply chain struggles, and patient lawsuits related to spinal cord stimulation technologies. Medtronic has a high payout ratio of 84.7% on the heels of declining net income in its most recently reported quarter. Specifically, the company reported a net income of $1.29 billion in fiscal Q3 2024, representing a 2% year-over-year decline. Zooming out, the company's net income hasn't grown significantly in a decade despite revenue reaching all-time highs. This is partly due to Medtronic's acquisitive nature, which has completed over 60 acquisitions, with management focusing on "tuck-in acquisitions," designed to help grow and improve margins. MDT Net Income (Quarterly) data by YCharts. Additionally, the company currently holds $18.6 billion in net debt, with servicing costs totaling $757 million over the past 12 months. On the positive side, management has reduced debt by 8% from recent highs and repurchased 3.7% of shares outstanding since 2024 -- moves that help support the sustainability of its dividend. However, whether the company can grow its dividend over the long term remains uncertain. 3. Pfizer Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is one of the most well-known pharmaceutical companies on the market due to its 176-year history and, more recently, for its involvement in the manufacturing and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. The latter reason is also why the company is at a crossroads today and why the future of its dividend is in doubt. Currently, Pfizer offers a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, equating to an outsized annual yield of 7.6% as its stock has fallen 63% from its pandemic highs. While that yield is certainly attractive for dividend investors, its payout ratio of 121.5% casts doubt on whether management can raise it for the 17th straight year. Notably, Pfizer has paid 346 consecutive quarterly dividends, but it did cut its dividend in 2009 to help fund the acquisition of the pharmaceutical company Wyeth for $68 billion. More recently, Pfizer reported an 8% decline in revenue for Q1 2025, delivering only $13.7 billion compared to $14.9 billion in Q1 2024. Pfizer's COVID-19 product, Paxlovid, led the decline, falling from $2 billion to $491 million, or a decrease of 76%. In the long term, management will likely continue spending heavily on research and development; it has averaged more than $10 billion over the past few years as it looks to find its next breakthrough drug. In the meantime, management has suspended its share repurchases as it continues to pay down its $44 billion in net debt. The good news is that management has deleveraged the company by 31% in less than a year. PFE Net Financial Debt (Quarterly) data by YCharts. Are these high-yield dividend stocks worth buying? These three stocks have much in common beyond the pharmaceutical industry in which they operate. For dividend-seeking investors, while their yields are attractive, it's important to recognize their associated risks. Considering that and the unfavorable history of stocks that cut or paused their dividends, investors should avoid them for now. Should you invest $1,000 in Pfizer right now? Before you buy stock in Pfizer, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Pfizer wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $642,582!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $829,879!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is975% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to172%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 12, 2025 Collin Brantmeyer has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends AbbVie and Pfizer. The Motley Fool recommends Medtronic and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $75 calls on Medtronic and short January 2026 $85 calls on Medtronic. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

Don't Fall for These 3 Dividend Stocks: They May Have to Make a Cut.
Don't Fall for These 3 Dividend Stocks: They May Have to Make a Cut.

Yahoo

time18-05-2025

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  • Yahoo

Don't Fall for These 3 Dividend Stocks: They May Have to Make a Cut.

AbbVie's earnings are down nearly 70% since its pandemic highs. Medtronic has increased its dividend for 47 consecutive years. Pfizer has an outsized dividend yield of 7.5% that's potentially unsustainable. 10 stocks we like better than Pfizer › Dividend stocks can be a smart way to generate steady income, especially in uncertain markets. However, not all dividend payers are created equal. A recent study from Ned Davis Research and Hartford Funds found that companies able to grow their dividends over time have historically delivered higher total returns with less volatility than those that merely held steady or slashed their payouts. With that in mind, let's take a closer look at three stocks to avoid due to their shaky dividend outlooks. AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is a pharmaceutical company with a $300 billion market capitalization known for manufacturing popular drugs Skyrizi and Botox. The stock, down 16% year to date, pays a quarterly dividend of $1.64 per share, representing an annual yield of 3.5%. While AbbVie's management has paid and raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years, it currently has a payout ratio -- the percentage of earnings paid out as dividends -- of 266%. Generally, if a payout ratio stays above 75% for a significant period, it is in danger of being slashed or paused. One reason why AbbVie's payout ratio has skyrocketed is that one of its drugs, Humira, a drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis, faces steeper competition. As a result, its sales have been on a nose dive, down 51% to $1.1 billion in fiscal Q1 2025 compared to fiscal Q1 2024. With the loss in sales, AbbVie's net income has plummeted, generating $4.2 billion over the trailing 12 months, or approximately 69% from its highs a few years ago. Combined with those financials, its net debt has climbed 24% over the past two years to $64.7 billion, and the future of its dividend is in doubt. On the bright side, AbbVie's next-generation immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq are growing tremendously. In fiscal Q1 2025 alone, they brought in a combined $5.1 billion -- a 65% increase from the prior year. For the full fiscal year, management expects Skyrizi to generate $16.5 billion and Rinvoq $8.2 billion, marking year-over-year growth of 41% and 37%, respectively. Still, it's unclear whether this momentum will offset Humira's decline and reignite overall earnings growth. Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) is a medical device company known for cardiac devices, surgical robotics, insulin pumps, and surgical tools. Like many healthcare companies, its stock soared during the COVID-19 pandemic and hasn't recovered since, down 37% from its 2021 highs. The company is a historical dividend-paying stock, having paid and raised its dividend for an astounding 47 consecutive years. Today, the company pays a quarterly dividend of $0.70 per share, equating to an annual yield of 3.3%. Historically, Medtronic has announced its dividend hikes during its Q4 earnings release, which is slated for May 21. Whereas the increase used to be a certainty, now there are some question marks as it faces increased competition, ongoing supply chain struggles, and patient lawsuits related to spinal cord stimulation technologies. Medtronic has a high payout ratio of 84.7% on the heels of declining net income in its most recently reported quarter. Specifically, the company reported a net income of $1.29 billion in fiscal Q3 2024, representing a 2% year-over-year decline. Zooming out, the company's net income hasn't grown significantly in a decade despite revenue reaching all-time highs. This is partly due to Medtronic's acquisitive nature, which has completed over 60 acquisitions, with management focusing on "tuck-in acquisitions," designed to help grow and improve margins. Additionally, the company currently holds $18.6 billion in net debt, with servicing costs totaling $757 million over the past 12 months. On the positive side, management has reduced debt by 8% from recent highs and repurchased 3.7% of shares outstanding since 2024 -- moves that help support the sustainability of its dividend. However, whether the company can grow its dividend over the long term remains uncertain. Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) is one of the most well-known pharmaceutical companies on the market due to its 176-year history and, more recently, for its involvement in the manufacturing and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. The latter reason is also why the company is at a crossroads today and why the future of its dividend is in doubt. Currently, Pfizer offers a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, equating to an outsized annual yield of 7.6% as its stock has fallen 63% from its pandemic highs. While that yield is certainly attractive for dividend investors, its payout ratio of 121.5% casts doubt on whether management can raise it for the 17th straight year. Notably, Pfizer has paid 346 consecutive quarterly dividends, but it did cut its dividend in 2009 to help fund the acquisition of the pharmaceutical company Wyeth for $68 billion. More recently, Pfizer reported an 8% decline in revenue for Q1 2025, delivering only $13.7 billion compared to $14.9 billion in Q1 2024. Pfizer's COVID-19 product, Paxlovid, led the decline, falling from $2 billion to $491 million, or a decrease of 76%. In the long term, management will likely continue spending heavily on research and development; it has averaged more than $10 billion over the past few years as it looks to find its next breakthrough drug. In the meantime, management has suspended its share repurchases as it continues to pay down its $44 billion in net debt. The good news is that management has deleveraged the company by 31% in less than a year. These three stocks have much in common beyond the pharmaceutical industry in which they operate. For dividend-seeking investors, while their yields are attractive, it's important to recognize their associated risks. Considering that and the unfavorable history of stocks that cut or paused their dividends, investors should avoid them for now. Before you buy stock in Pfizer, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Pfizer wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $642,582!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $829,879!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 975% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 172% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 12, 2025 Collin Brantmeyer has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends AbbVie and Pfizer. The Motley Fool recommends Medtronic and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $75 calls on Medtronic and short January 2026 $85 calls on Medtronic. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Don't Fall for These 3 Dividend Stocks: They May Have to Make a Cut. was originally published by The Motley Fool

Los Angeles Rams taunt Tennessee Titans with Super Bowl 34 jab in schedule release video
Los Angeles Rams taunt Tennessee Titans with Super Bowl 34 jab in schedule release video

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time15-05-2025

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Los Angeles Rams taunt Tennessee Titans with Super Bowl 34 jab in schedule release video

Teams across the NFL announced their 2025 schedules on May 14, including the Los Angeles Rams, who took a not-so-subtle shot at their Week 2 opponent, the Tennessee Titans, in a video posted to their social media accounts. The Rams revealed their schedule as a stylized mock news update, featuring actress Brenda Song, who lobbed barbs at each team the Rams will face this season. Advertisement For the Titans' segment, the Rams mocked the Titans' own viral schedule release video from 2023, as well as the Rams' victory over the Titans in Super Bowl 34. "A viral clip on social media left lots laughing this week with local Tennessee residents playing a guessing game," Song explained, before cutting to clips of football fans trying to guess the name of the Titans based on their logo. "The flaming hot T's?" one fan guessed. Then Song joked that fans in the video were "so close ... like one yard away from a touchdown as time expires to win the Super Bowl close," alluding to the dramatic conclusion of Super Bowl 34 when Titans wide receiver Kevin Dyson was tackled one yard short by Rams linebacker Mike Jones to clinch the win for the Rams. Advertisement SCHEDULE-RIZI: Tennessee Titans' schedule-release video features clever commercial spoof 'Schedule-rizi' The video included a shot at the Jacksonville Jaguars, whom the Rams will play in London during Week 7, with actor and comedian Taran Killam attempting to pronounce "Duvall" with a British accent. The Titans had their own fun with their schedule release video, which took the form of a mock "Skyrizi" commercial, offering football fans "Schedule-rizi: the new treatment for moderate-to-severe FSW (Football Season Withdrawal)." Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex at jdaugherty@ Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Rams taunt Titans with Super Bowl 34 jab in schedule release video

2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in May and Hold Forever
2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in May and Hold Forever

Yahoo

time10-05-2025

  • Business
  • Yahoo

2 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy in May and Hold Forever

AbbVie has a rare dividend track record and impressive innovative abilities. Gilead is a leader in its core market and increasingly growing a presence in others. Both drugmakers should consistently raise their payouts over the long run. 10 stocks we like better than AbbVie › When investing in dividend stocks, paying attention to the right things is essential. A high yield can be attractive, but the most critical factor to consider is a company's underlying operations. Businesses that are solid enough to perform well over extended periods, while consistently raising their payouts, are precisely what income investors should gravitate toward. Here are two corporations which fit that description: AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD). These two healthcare dividend payers are worth investing in this month since they have the profile of "forever" stocks, in addition to above-average yields. Read on to learn more about these companies. There are hundreds of dividend-paying stocks on equity markets, and a select few have earned the title of Dividend Kings after raising their payouts for at least 50 consecutive years. AbbVie is part of this elite group. The company's streak stands at 53 years when factoring in the time it spent as a division of its former parent company, Abbott Laboratories. That alone makes AbbVie worth serious consideration for income investors, but there's more to this company. AbbVie markets drugs across a range of therapeutic areas but is best known for its work in immunology. Its two top-selling medicines, Skyrizi and Rinvoq, are both immunosuppressants. These therapies are surprising even AbbVie's management with how fast their sales are growing. After losing patent exclusivity for its former top-selling drug in 2023, rheumatoid arthritis medicine Humira, AbbVie predicted it would return to top-line growth this year. However, it happened last year, ahead of schedule, thanks largely to Skyrizi and Rinvoq. Recently, management increased its 2027 combined guidance for these medicines to more than $31 billion from the previous projection of about $27 billion. Besides these two products, AbbVie's lineup features a slew of other key medicines, including its Botox franchise. More importantly than any single medicine, though, AbbVie proved it can survive any patent cliff by navigating one for the most lucrative drug in history, Humira. That speaks volumes about the company's underlying business. Its pipeline boasts dozens of programs that should lead to more key approvals and label expansions in the future. AbbVie has an impeccable dividend track record and a rock-solid business. Its forward yield tops 3.5%, well above the S&P 500's average of 1.3%. AbbVie has the makings of a dividend stock that's worth holding forever. Gilead Sciences is another leading drugmaker. The company made its name, in part, due to its dominance in the market for HIV medicines, where it's the leader. Gilead's work in HIV continues to be its most important. In the first quarter, the company's sales remained flat, compared to the year-ago period of $6.7 billion. That was due to lower sales from its coronavirus medicine Veklury. However, the company's HIV business grew its revenue by 6% year over year to $4.6 billion. Biktarvy remains the top prescribed HIV regimen in the U.S., while Descovy for PrEP is among the leading therapies in its niche. Though Gilead relies quite a bit on its HIV business, it's working on diversifying its portfolio. Veklury was the first therapy for COVID-19 to earn approval in the U.S. and has been a net benefit for the company, despite its somewhat unpredictable year-to-year trajectory. Without it, the biotech's financial results in the past five years would have been worse, and it has remained effective despite evolving strains of the virus. Gilead is looking to build a strong oncology business, too. Over a third of the company's 58 pipeline programs are in this area. The company will continue to make innovations within HIV as it has for a long time. The stock should perform well in the long run, thanks to its innovative abilities and well-established position in the difficult-to-navigate healthcare industry. It should also be able to sustain its dividend program. Gilead Sciences' forward yield is 3.2%, and its dividends increased by almost 84% in the past 10 years. This is another stock that long-term income-seeking investors can't go wrong with today. Before you buy stock in AbbVie, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and AbbVie wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $614,911!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $714,958!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 907% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 163% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 5, 2025 Prosper Junior Bakiny has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends AbbVie, Abbott Laboratories, and Gilead Sciences. 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