Mylan May Be Gem in Rough Generic Sector

Generic drug stocks, and Mylan in particular, are starting to look like a good bet for investors despite no immediate signs of a pricing turnaround

Generic drug companies like Mylan have been out of favor with investors for several years. It might finally be time to bet on a turnaround.

Mylan, which reported first-quarter sales of $2.7 billion and adjusted earnings of $0.96 a share on Wednesday morning, looks especially interesting. Those figures, down 1% and up 3% from a year earlier, respectively, were hardly spectacular.

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