Amazon One Medical launched a GLP-1 program integrating obesity care with Amazon Pharmacy. Pricing for the popular weight loss drugs will begin at as low as $25 per month with insurance.
Weight loss drugs are big business, with the GLP-1 receptor agonist market expected to nearly triple in size to $185 billion by 2033, a compound annual growth rate of about 12.4%. Although increasingly a global medical phenomenon, the bulk of the market still exists in the United States, and domestic investors can get in on the action by targeting companies that manufacture these powerful drugs.
Hims has signaled its interest in peptides, many of which have been banned for use in compounding pharmacies.
Hims & Hers has sharply declined, losing nearly 40% YTD and two-thirds from last year's peak. Despite the selloff, I see compelling value in HIMS at its current, compressed valuation. Markets have penalized the stock for its expectation of slight adjusted EBITDA margin contraction in FY26, which is due to its expansion into new markets (Europe and Japan). The company's $1.15 billion acquisition of Eucalyptus (closing mid-2026) jumpstarts its international push, and lays the foundation for the company to scale to profitability overseas.
Albertsons's stock was falling Tuesday after a sales miss and an announcement that the grocery-store chain has reached a $774 million settlement to resolve opioid-related claims.
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Novo Nordisk reached an all-time high of $148.15 in June 2024, when market participants were widely optimistic about the prospects of NVO's new semaglutide drug for weight management, Wegovy. After a long series of disappointments and missteps, Novo Nordisk closed at $37.98 per share as of April 13th, the equivalent of a ~75% drawdown in less than 24 months. Even though market expectations have been revised lower multiple times, Novo Nordisk continues to generate a significant amount of free cash flow while being supported by a strong 'AA' balance sheet.
The Danish drugmaker becomes the latest major pharmaceutical company to embed AI across its entire drug development pipeline, from discovery to commercial operations. Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO), the Danish pharmaceutical giant best known for its diabetes and obesity treatments, has formed a partnership with OpenAI that will apply the artificial intelligence company's most advanced capabilities.
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) reports first-quarter 2026 results on 6 May, with UBS flagging that the results will provide the first meaningful look at the company's economics at new, lower price points for its GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) obesity and diabetes drugs. The Danish pharmaceutical company has shed 27% of its market value year to date, hit by full-year 2026 guidance that came in significantly below market expectations and a disappointing clinical trial readout for CagriSema, a combination drug that proved inferior to rival Eli Lilly's Zepbound in the REDEFINE-4 study.
For the past two years, GLP-1 medications have been a fixture of consumer trend analysis, discussed by everyone from CNBC to sell-side strategists to management consultants. Real apparel expenditure outperformed total consumer spending by approximately 400 basis points per month on average in 2025, a trend our analysis attributes in part to GLP-1-driven wardrobe replacement. The oral pill launch likely means the population of GLP-1 users will grow materially over the next several years.
Bank of America lowered its 2026 price target for Hims & Hers (NYSE:HIMS) to $21 from $23, citing peer multiple compression and near-term earnings pressures. Shares of Hims & Hers traded hands at about $20 on Wednesday, down almost 39% so far this year.
Novo Nordisk's new Wegovy GLP-1 pill appears to be expanding the obesity treatment market, drawing in new patients rather than converting existing ones from injections. CNBC spoke with five U.S. patients who recently started the pill following its launch and have varying initial experiences with the drug.