Danaher shares are under pressure Wednesday as the Club holding’s fourth-quarter earnings results came in mixed and guidance disappointed. The company long known for its operational excellence is further testing our patience. Revenue for the three months ended Dec. 31 advanced 2% year over year on a reported basis, to …
Enthusiasm for Club holding Eli Lilly needs to be tempered — at least for now — as Wall Street grapples with the possibility of a major shakeup to health policy in Washington. The news Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated prominent vaccine skeptic and obesity-drug critic Robert F. Kennedy …
GE Healthcare reported a mixed quarter before Wednesday’s opening bell. While revenue slightly missed, an earnings beat along with a number of other positives pushed the stock higher. Revenue rose just under 1% year over year to $4.86 billion in the third quarter, just short the $4.87 billion expected, according …
Medical device maker Abbott Laboratories on Wednesday delivered better-than-expected quarterly results and upped its earnings guidance for the third straight quarter. Shares rose more than 1%, shaking off an initially subdued reaction. Revenue in the three months ended Sept. 30 rose 4.9% to $10.64 billion, topping estimates of $10.55 billion, …
GE Healthcare on Wednesday morning reported a mixed second quarter and shares initially moved sharply lower. The stock then reversed higher as the post-earnings call got underway. Management made it clear that they think that weakness in China is temporary and see many other levers available to grow earnings. Revenue …
This year’s presidential election is already sending health-care stocks on a wild ride. Historically, shifts in political control have created “increased volatility” across the health care sector, sending investors “to look for areas of safety,” Raymond James analyst Chris Meekins said in a July 7 note. “This election is likely …
In this photo illustration a bottle of Johnson & Johnson baby powder is displayed on a table on November 12, 2021 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images New research published this week lends credence to the more than 50,000 lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson that allege its talc-based baby …
Eli Lilly ‘s raised guidance stole the show Tuesday, offsetting mixed first-quarter results and propelling shares higher by nearly 6%. The numbers leave little doubt that the long-term Eli Lilly success story remains intact, as demand for its new diabetes and obesity drugs, Mounjaro and Zepbound, outstrips supply. Revenue in …
Abbott Laboratories delivered a top and bottom line beat Wednesday and surprised investors by raising its full-year guidance — a show of confidence by the medical device maker not seen in a first quarter since 2016. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 rose slightly more than 2% year …
