Intuitive Surgical grapples with a GLP-1-driven bariatric slump but leans on strong general surgery gains and rising da Vinci 5 adoption.
Structure Therapeutics (GPCR) delivered robust Phase 2b results for aleniglipron, surpassing key efficacy and tolerability thresholds for oral GLP-1 therapies. GPCR now appears competitive with top oral obesity drugs, with dose optimization and front-end titration as critical levers for further differentiation. Recent $500M stock offering, combined with $800M cash, positions GPCR as 'Phase 3 ready' but valuation reflects high expectations.
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) just reported Q3 earnings that highlight two fundamentally different healthcare bets.
Hims & Hers Health has sold off ~40% GLP-1 turbulence, but the core growth story remains intact. The company is building a moat through personalized medicine, vertical integration, and diversification beyond GLP-1s, reducing regulatory and competitive risks. By assuming very achievable growth rates, the company seems to be undervalued by up to 102%.
Hims & Hers launched in Canada after announcing the company completed its all-cash acquisition of Canadian digital health provider “Livewell”. The deal comes just one month before generic semaglutide weight loss drugs come to market in the country.
Details from two large trials of Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 drug semaglutide showed it provided no cognitive benefit for people with early Alzheimer's disease, researchers said at a medical meeting on Wednesday, dashing remaining hopes that the widely used medication could help such patients.
Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) presents a compelling risk-reward profile as bearish sentiment and regulatory concerns appear fully priced into the stock. HIMS is aggressively expanding its product offerings and logistics, driving subscriber and revenue growth, despite near-term margin compression and increased capital expenditures. The upcoming Zava acquisition and potential regulatory changes could further boost HIMS's international presence and revenue, with DCF-based valuations suggesting significant upside.
Hims & Hers maintains its long-term Buy rating, despite recent stock volatility and slower subscriber growth. HIMS continues to expand its platform beyond GLP-1s, investing heavily in verticalization and new offerings like Labs via Quest Diagnostics. Short-term free cash flow growth will be slower due to increased capex, but management guides for $2.3B revenue in 2025 and $6.5B by 2030.
Novo Nordisk's stock tumbles after its oral GLP-1 drug failed to show much benefit over a placebo against Alzheimer's.
Novo Nordisk has lost ground in the weight-loss drug market to Eli Lilly and telehealth companies. The company's new CEO is being far more aggressive, which bodes well.
Eli Lilly briefly crossed the $1 trillion market cap threshold, the first drug maker to ever reach that milestone.
LLY???s newest approvals and pipeline deals add fresh momentum to revenue growth as the company expands beyond its GLP-1 blockbusters.