Analyst Finds Perrigo 'Still Attractive' As Take Out Target


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


Despite Perrigo Company plc Ordinary Shares (NYSE: PRGO)'s rejection of a $205 a share offer, the company remains an attractive takeover target, an analyst said Wednesday.

"Either now or in the future, we can't rule out broader strategic interest in Perrigo," said J.P. Morgan's Chris Schott, who maintained an Overweight rating and $215 target.

ENTER TO WIN $500 IN STOCK OR CRYPTO

Enter your email and you'll also get Benzinga's ultimate morning update AND a free $30 gift card and more!

Perrigo, an Ireland-based generic drug-maker, said Tuesday that Mylan NV (NASDAQ: MYL)'s $29 billion offer undervalues Perrigo, with its recent $4.5 billion acquisition of Omega Pharma.

Perrigo gained 3 percent recently to $198.63.

Schott noted the generic drug sector is "rapidly consolidating" and estimated that Perrigo is worth $180 a share on a "stand-alone basis" -- his $215 price target includes $35 a share to account for "M&A optionality."

Although a higher bid from Mylan would be "unsurprising" according to Schott, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s (NYSE: TEVA) recent $40 billion bid for Mylan makes that less likely.

Perrigo managers declined comment in a conference call Tuesday on broader strategic interest in their company. "But they did acknowledge some logic behind a merger with a larger organization," Schott concluded.


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


Posted In: Analyst ColorBiotechPrice TargetReiterationM&AAnalyst RatingsGeneralbiotech M&AChris SchottJPMorganPerrigo