Amgen Inc. Stock

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Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) is doing something unusual in 2025. The biotech giant's shares are up 7.2% for the year as I write this while most large-cap healthcare stocks struggle; yet it trades at just 13

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Four of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average represent the healthcare sector. Within that group, biotechnology giant Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) has been the best-performing stock in

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Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN)Q4 2024 Earnings CallFeb 04, 2025, 4:30 p.m. ET

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Biotechnology specialist Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 earnings on Tuesday, Feb. 4, that topped analysts' consensus estimates. Analysts estimated Q4 adjusted EPS of

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We asked three Motley Fool contributors to pick healthcare stocks