Deutsche Bank has kept its sell rating and 11,500p price target on AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN, NASDAQ:AZN), the FTSE 100 pharmaceuticals giant, with the shares at 13,064p. The bank's analyst judged the company's investor event at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual conference in Chicago as broadly incremental, acknowledging AZ's formidable oncology track record while pointing to unresolved questions that temper enthusiasm.
This year's American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference has been a subdued affair for European pharmaceutical companies, with no major plenary presentations and little data capable of moving share prices materially. But beneath the quiet surface, both AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN, NASDAQ:AZN) and Roche emerged with important questions to answer about the commercial futures of key pipeline assets.
Citi sees the risk-reward balance as favourable for AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN, NASDAQ:AZN) ahead of headline results from a pivotal trial of its heart drug Wainua, expected in the third quarter of 2026. Wainua is a TTR-silencer, a drug that suppresses production of a protein called transthyretin (TTR) which can misfold and accumulate in the heart and nerves, causing a progressive condition known as ATTR-cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).
CelLBxHealth PLC (AIM:CLBX, FRA:DWV), the circulating tumour cell (CTC) intelligence company, has signed a master services agreement with AstraZeneca PLC (LSE:AZN, NASDAQ:AZN), the FTSE 100 pharmaceutical group. The deal establishes CelLBxHealth as a qualified service provider to the Anglo-Swedish giant, allowing it to support drug discovery and development through CTC-powered analytics of clinical trial samples using its Parsortix platform.
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I am initiating AstraZeneca at a "Strong Buy," driven by robust Q1 2026 revenue growth and portfolio momentum. The company's Oncology and Rare Disease segments delivered 16% and 15% growth, powered by IMFINZI and ULTOMIRIS, respectively. Positive phase 3 data for IMFINZI in unresectable HCC and ULTOMIRIS in IgAN unlock significant expansion opportunities.
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