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Stock Market News for Feb 6, 2025

U.S. stock markets closed higher on Wednesday posting back-to-back closing in green.

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Biotech Stock Roundup: REGN Up on Q4 Results, VRTX, AXSM Gain on Drug Approval

REGN and AMGN are in the spotlight this week on fourth-quarter earnings release.

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NVO Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, GLP-1 Drugs Boost Sales, Stock Up

Novo Nordisk stock gains as it reports better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2024 results driven by strong sales of Diabetes and Obesity care products.

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Zacks.com featured highlights BioMarin, Cheesecake Factory, Leidos and The Ensign

BioMarin, Cheesecake Factory, Leidos and The Ensign have been highlighted in this Screen of The Week article.

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Regeneron Beats on Q4 Earnings, Initiates Quarterly Dividend

REGN reports better-than-expected Q4 results. However, lead drug Eylea sales decline in the United States due to competition. The company initiates a dividend program,

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PFE's Colorectal Cancer Drug Meets Other Dual Primary Goal of PFS

Pfizer's late-stage BRAF V600E-mutant mCRC study of the Braftovi combo regimen meets its other dual primary endpoint of PFS with statistical significance.

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Company News for Feb 4, 2025

Companies In The News Are: ARLP, TSN, IDXX, TWST.

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BMY Gets Positive CHMP Opinion for Opdivo, Yervoy Combo and Breyanzi

The CHMP recommends approval of Bristol Myers' Opdivo plus Yervoy for the first-line treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and Breyanzi for relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma.

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Ekta Bagri

Should Bristol Myers Stock Be in Your Portfolio Pre-Q4 Earnings?

BMY is looking to turn its business around, banking on the strong uptake of new drugs. The recent spate of positive regulatory updates also bodes well for the stock. We recommend investors to wait for better entry levels.

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Ahan Chakraborty

Novo Nordisk Before Q4 Earnings: How Should Investors Play the Stock?

NVO's fourth-quarter revenues are expected to have been driven by its sales of diabetes and obesity care products, especially Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus.

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Biogen Stock Down on Regulatory Update in the EU for Alzheimer's Drug

The EC requests CHMP to reassess new safety data that emerged after the positive opinion recommending the approval of BIIB/Eisai's Leqembi in the EU for early AD.

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Novartis Posts Q4 Earnings and Sales Beat, Shares Gain

NVS' fourth-quarter earnings and sales beat estimates. Based on the strong momentum of the company???s key drugs, it provides an encouraging outlook for 2025.

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Compass Therapeutics Stock Skyrockets 108% in a Month: Here's Why

CMPX stock more than doubles following updates regarding the pipeline development programs and current cash position by the company.

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CMRX Stock Skyrockets in 3 Months: Here's What You Should Know

Chimerix stock surges 324% in three months following NDA submission for high-grade glioma drug, dordaviprone, for accelerated approval in the United States.

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Roche's 2024 Sales and Earnings Beat, Key Drugs Perform Well

RHHBY records impressive sales growth in 2024 on the back of strong demand for Vabysmo, Hemlibra, Phesgo and Ocrevus.

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TEVA Stock Down 14% Despite Q4 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates

Teva stock falls 14% despite better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings results due to a weak 2025 outlook.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Sage Therapeutics, Biogen, Cytokinetics and Akero Therapeutics

Sage Therapeutics, Biogen, Cytokinetics and Akero Therapeutics are part of the Zacks top Analyst Blog.

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Biotech Stock Roundup: SAGE Up on Declining BIIB's Offer, CYTK, AKRO Up on Updates

SAGE and AKRO are up this week on regulatory and pipeline updates.

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AKRO Stock Doubles in a Week as Lead Drug Meets Goal in MASH Study

Akero stock soars 106% in a week following initial positive top line 96-week data from a mid-stage MASH study of its lead product candidate, EFX.

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Ahan Chakraborty

How to Play NVO Stock After New Drug's Success in Obesity Study

The data from the early-stage obesity study of amycretin is a short-term win for Novo Nordisk amid other factors that weigh in on the stock's growth prospects.

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FDA Expands Label of AZN's Enhertu for New Breast Cancer Indication

The FDA approves AstraZeneca's sBLA for Enhertu to treat HER2-low or HER2-ultralow metastatic breast cancer in the United States.

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Exelixis Stock Falls as Oppenheimer Downgrades Rating to Perform

EXEL loses 5% after Oppenheimer downgrades its rating to Perform from Outperform on concerns about the potential differentiation of pipeline candidate zanzalintinib versus cabozantinib following the abstract for STELLAR-001 study.

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