Investors in Cerner stock receive a 1.17% dividend. The 52-week trading range is $67.96 to $93.44, and the consensus target price is $91.38. The stock closed close to that high water mark on Friday at $91.97.

Eli Lilly

This large cap pharmaceutical stock with solid upside potential is a great pick for conservative investors. Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) is a global health care company with numerous core products in a number of primary-care pharmaceutical markets. The company generates revenues from its pharmaceutical product and animal health segments.

The product portfolio includes Zyprexa (for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder), Gemzar (pancreatic cancer), Evista (osteoporosis), Cymbalta (depression), Cialis (erectile dysfunction), Strattera (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), Erbitux (cancer) and Alimta (chemotherapy). Eli Lilly also has a strong presence in the diabetes market.

Shareholders receive a 1.66% dividend. Eli Lilly stock has traded between $178.58 and $283.90 a share over the past year, and it has a $293.31 consensus target. The last trade on Friday was reported at $235.74.

Merck

This remains a leading health care stock for conservative investors. Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK) offers therapeutic and preventive agents to treat cardiovascular issues, type 2 diabetes, asthma, nasal allergy symptoms, allergic rhinitis, chronic hepatitis C virus, HIV-1 infection, fungal infections, intra-abdominal infections, hypertension, arthritis and pain, inflammatory, osteoporosis, male pattern hair loss and fertility diseases.

The company also provides neuromuscular blocking agents for use in surgery, anti-bacterial products for skin and skin structure infections, cholesterol modifying medicines, non-sedating antihistamine and vaginal contraceptive products.

Investors receive a 3.60% dividend. The 52-week trading range is $68.44 to $91.40, and Merck stock has a consensus target of $92.58. That is well above the Friday closing print of $76.64.

Pfizer

This top pharmaceutical stock was one of the big winners in the COVID-19 vaccine race, and it could also see an increase in demand due to the new variant. Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) is a global biopharmaceutical company with a diversified portfolio of products and pipeline candidates.

Pfizer is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world as measured by market capitalization and revenue, and it is a component of the Dow Jones industrial average. The company’s commercial operations are divided into two business segments: Innovative Health and Essential Health.

Shareholders receive a 3.15% dividend. The 52-week trading range for the company is $33.36 to $61.71. The consensus price target is $60.21. Pfizer stock ended Friday’s session at $50.78.