Tag: Biotech and Pharma

Gilead Sciences (GILD) reported its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results on February 10, 2026, highlighting strong performance in its base business despite competitive pressures in certain segments. The company’s stock declined 0.94% in aftermarket trading to $150.26, despite exceeding analyst expectations for both revenue and earnings.

AstraZeneca PLC’s (AZN) full-year results showed the pharmaceutical group navigating a challenging comparison period with a robust operational performance and a renewed commitment to long-term growth, analysts said.

Eli Lilly (LLY) will buy therapy developer Orna Therapeutics for up to $2.4 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday.

Novo Nordisk on Monday said it is suing online telehealth provider Hims & Hers for mass marketing cheaper, unapproved copies of the drugmaker’s new Wegovy obesity pill and injections in the U.S.

Biogen Inc. forecast 2026 profit above Wall Street’s expectations, signaling that steep cost-cutting measures are cushioning the impact of shrinking sales from its multiple sclerosis franchise.

The stock of Hims & Hers dropped in premarket trading early Friday after a legal threat from Novo Nordisk.

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) rose Thursday on the back of better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings but most encouraging was an upbeat outlook from the drugmaker.

GSK Plc reported better-than-expected profit in the fourth quarter, buoyed by its HIV and asthma medicines.

AbbVie forecast 2026 profit above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday after posting a fourth-quarter results beat, fueled by strong ​demand for newer immunology drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq and a smaller-than-expected ‌decline in sales of its older medicine Humira.

Just as Novo Nordisk showed signs of a recovery, another cold shower hit investors as the drugmaker surprise pre-released its 2026 forecast late Tuesday, sending shares tumbling.

Eli Lilly on Wednesday posted fourth-quarter earnings and revenue and 2026 guidance that blew past estimates, as demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro soars.

Pfizer on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter results that topped estimates even amid dwindling demand for its Covid products, while reaffirming its modest 2026 guidance that rattled investors in December.

Merck & Co. (MRK) shares have dropped 1.6% premarket on Tuesday after the pharmaceutical giant issued 2026 guidance below analyst expectations, overshadowing solid fourth-quarter results that met earnings forecasts and slightly exceeded revenue estimates.

Shares of Abbott Laboratories (ABT) tumbled Thursday after the medical devices maker posted fourth-quarter earnings and sales that underwhelmed Wall Street.

Johnson & Johnson had another strong quarter, driven by revenue growth of two important cancer drugs, but it also reported lower-than-expected net profit.

Novo Nordisk (NVO) traded higher in the U.S. after the U.K.’s healthcare regulator approved a higher dose of Novo’s blockbuster weight-loss drug, Wegovy.

Walmart (WMT) stock rose 3.6% Monday morning after the retail giant was announced to join the Nasdaq-100 Index effective January 20, 2026.

Johnson & Johnson has said it will lower the price of some medications sold to U.S. consumers, making it the latest pharmaceutical company to form a business agreement with the Trump administration.

US pharmaceutical group Merck is in talks to buy Revolution Medicines, a cancer drugmaker with a market capitalisation of more than $20bn in what would be the latest big deal in the red-hot biotechnology sector.

Novo Nordisk will start rolling out the first-ever GLP-1 pill for weight loss in the U.S. on Monday, the company announced, marking a new chapter of obesity treatment in the U.S.