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GSK PLC's (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) latest quarter looked strong enough on pape, but the share price barely moved. The drugmaker has spent much of the past decade trapped between £15 and £18, and Deutsche Bank thinks that pattern is unlikely to change soon.
After Wednesday's results, GSK PLC (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) looks to have delivered one of its cleaner beats in recent quarters. Third-quarter numbers were comfortably ahead of expectations, with sales up 4% on consensus and core operating profit 12% higher.
GSK's Q3 earnings and revenue beat expectations, powered by HIV and oncology growth, prompting the company to lift its 2025 outlook.
GSK plc ( GSK ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 29, 2025 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants Emma Walmsley - CEO & Director Luke Miels - Chief Commercial Officer Deborah Waterhouse - CEO of ViiV Healthcare & President of Global Health Julie Brown - CFO & Executive Director Tony Wood - Chief Scientific Officer and Head of R&D Conference Call Participants Peter Verdult - BNP Paribas Exane, Research Division Matthew Weston - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Michael Leuchten - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Luisa Hector - Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, Research Division Sachin Jain - BofA Securities, Research Division Simon Baker - Rothschild & Co Redburn, Research Division Sarita Kapila - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Zain Ebrahim - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Presentation Operator Ladies and gentlemen, a very warm welcome to the GSK Q3 2025 Results Call.
GSK PLC's (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) third-quarter results offered the kind of clean beat investors like to see. Sales came in 4% ahead of UBS forecasts, with operating profit up 12% and strength visible across all three divisions: Specialty Medicines, Vaccines and General Medicines.
GSK (GSK) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.48 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.27 per share a year ago.
GSK PLC (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) shares rose 4% to 1,707p after the pharmaceutical group raised its full-year guidance and delivered quarterly results that topped forecasts across almost every metric. The upbeat figures, helped by a strong performance in Specialty Medicines and vaccines, also prompted positive analyst commentary, with Jefferies reaffirming its 'buy' rating and setting a price target of 2,000p.
The drugmaker now expects 2025 sales growth between 6% to 7% when excluding currency movements, up from a 3% to 5% range.
GSK PLC (LSE:GSK, NYSE:GSK) raised its outlook for the full year after beating expectations with third-quarter revenues and earnings per share. Group revenues for the FTSE 100 drugmaker came in at £8.55 billion for the quarter to the end of September, up 7% on the same period last year and topping the average City forecast of £8.28 billion.
GSK raised its 2025 sales expectations on Wednesday after third-quarter results beat expectations, driven by double-digit growth in its specialty medicines, including HIV and oncology.
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