Reading the Johnson & Johnson Earnings Tea Leaves
With another earnings season upon us, the Fool's health-care team is busy making sure investors know what to expect from their favorite companies this quarter, while also maintaining a focus on the long term.
In the following video, health-care bureau chief Brenton Flynn outlines some derivative insights from today's Johnson & Johnson earnings call, where he made a number of observations and found implications for Medivation , Zimmer , Stryker , and potentially Abbott Labs .
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