The news of a likely import tariff hurt the share price of pharma giants like Novo Nordisk (NVO), Eli Lilly (LLY) and AstraZeneca (AZN), but Trump's announcement of a pause on reciprocal tariffs offsets the losses.
One of the more hotly debated stocks in the market, Hims & Hers Health NYSE: HIMS, recently made an interesting announcement. The healthcare company said that it will now offer branded Zepbound, Eli Lilly's NYSE: LLY blockbuster weight loss drug.
Pharmaceutical stocks fell after President Donald Trump doubled down on plans to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. "very shortly." Shares of Eli Lilly, AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Regeneron, Merck, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Amgen, among others, all dropped on Wednesday.
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Both LLY and NVO are leading pharmaceutical companies specializing in diabetes and obesity treatments.
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Lilly (LLY). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
One of the keys to successful investing is holding shares of companies that can perform well over long periods. However, few companies can thrive for that long while delivering excellent returns to investors.
The Trump administration finalized new Medicare and Medicaid policies late Friday, but left out weight-loss drugs. Eli Lilly stock skidded.
President Donald Trump dropped a Biden administration proposal to have Medicare cover obesity drugs, including popular GLP-1 treatments such as Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound. But the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it may reconsider coverage of those drugs in the future, according to a fact sheet on the rule.
Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc.'s deal with Eli Lilly to develop genomic medicines for CNS using the STAC-BBB AAV capsid brings in an $18M upfront payment and the potential to earn $1.4B in milestone payments. The Fabry Disease gene therapy program, with phase 1/2 STAAR study data expected in 1H 2025, is a major near-term catalyst for investors to keep an eye on. Positive eGFR slope data could lead to an Accelerated Approval filing of isaralgagene civaparvovec for Fabry Disease in the 2nd half of 2025.
These 5 companies will have minimal impact from the tariffs and could deliver strong results in 2025.
Eli Lilly (LLY -2.70%) is the most valuable healthcare company in the world, worth more than $700 billion. Over the past 12 months, however, the stock's performance has been fairly lackluster, rising by just around 6%.