Saturday, January 21, 2017

Amgen Inc. (AMGN) Purchased on 2/22/2016

When I purchased Amgen Inc. (AMGN) last winter, it was comfortably in the "green zone" as it is now.  I may consider purchasing more AMGN in another account sometime in the near future, and I do not intend to sell it in this "nonPension" portfolio anytime soon.


The paper profit is small but respectable.  The dividend increase has been great.



The last five years have been pretty interesting at AMGN, as earnings have grown steadily and dividend payments were instituted and set on a growing trajectory.  Not surprisingly, the dividend growth rated has slowed down during those five years, and the dividend payout ratio has increased.  After the price moved ahead of profits in more recent years, the price stalled out and remained in a fairly narrow range, which caused AMGN to become an undervalued stock while earnings rose some more.

AMGN looks to be an excellent investment for the next few years.

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