Merck transforming into growth with multiple expansion.
Yee is super bullish on Merck because it is transforming from an old sleepy pharma with a big patent cliff into a growth company, which he thinks supports multiple expansion. He points to multiple upcoming portfolio catalysts, including the Merck-Moderna cancer vaccine and a new ADC/sac-TMT cancer drug later this year.
Revolution Medicines has expanding oncology opportunity.
Yee also likes Revolution Medicines. Its breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug is continuing to make a big impact in lung cancer, making it another major story and an attractive way to play the pharma innovation theme.
Michael Yee says UBS has been quite bullish on pharma/biotech because drug pricing negotiations are reasonable rather than dramatic overhauls, removing policy overhang and uncertainty. He also sees strong M&A, underappreciated R&D and innovation, cheap valuations, and charts starting to break out, with the group potentially acting as an anti-AI trade.