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Did Stronger Guidance, Buybacks and New Oncology Tests Just Shift Labcorp Holdings' (LH) Investment Narrative?

In late July and early August 2026, Labcorp reported higher second-quarter and year-to-date earnings, raised its 2026 revenue growth guidance, completed a large share repurchase program, and expanded its precision oncology offering by making Roche's FDA-approved VENTANA PTEN (SP218) RxDx Assay available nationwide to …

Pfizer (PFE) Agreed To A $44 Million Chantix Settlement

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) agreed to a US$44 million class action settlement related to its smoking cessation drug Chantix, addressing claims tied to product safety disclosures. …

One Company’s Clinical Miss Is Another’s Moat: Vertex Rallies as Sionna’s CF Bet Collapses

Cystic fibrosis investors came to learn a harsh lesson on August 10 about how concentrated a market can be: Sionna Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:SION) shares fell more than 90% following a key trial failure, while Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX), the company whose drug dominance Sionna was …

Is United Health Stock Still Undervalued?

The management team deserves credit for the adjustments made at the beginning of this year. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again.In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that …

3 Healthcare Stocks with Open Questions

3 Healthcare Stocks with Open Questions Personal health and wellness is one of the many secular tailwinds for healthcare companies. Players catalyzing medical advancements have benefited from elevated demand, and their momentum is only rising as the industry has posted a 22.3% gain over …

Does Medtronic (MDT) Still Trade At A Discount After Its CE Mark Win?

Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Medtronic stock has delivered a 20.8% gain over the past three years, yet current checks suggest it now sits close to its estimated …

Is Recall-Hit Outlook and Bigger Payout Altering The Investment Case For ResMed (RMD)?

In early August 2026, ResMed reported past fourth-quarter and full-year results showing higher sales and earnings, announced a 10% increase in its quarterly US$0.66 dividend, and confirmed completion of a long-running US$1.40 billions share buyback program. At the same time, management issued a softer …

1 Profitable Stock with Impressive Fundamentals and 2 We Turn Down

1 Profitable Stock with Impressive Fundamentals and 2 We Turn Down While profitability is essential, it doesn't guarantee long-term success. Some companies that rest on their margins will lose ground as competition intensifies — as Jeff Bezos said, "Your margin is my opportunity". Not …

5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Vertex Pharmaceuticals’s Q2 Earnings Call

5 Insightful Analyst Questions From Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Q2 Earnings Call Vertex Pharmaceuticals' second quarter reflected strong commercial momentum, with management highlighting the performance of its cystic fibrosis (CF) portfolio and accelerating uptake of newer products like CASGEVY and JOURNAVX. CEO Reshma Kewalramani attributed revenue …

Hat die Heraufstufung von Medtronic (MDT) durch die UBS nach dem starken, vom Herzbereich getragenen Wachstum gerade das Anlage-Narrativ des Unternehmens verändert?

Takeda Pharmaceutical (TSE:4502) Wins ORZEYFUL Approval, Where Does Fair Value Sit?

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Takeda Pharmaceutical (TSE:4502) has drawn fresh attention after U.S. regulators approved ORZEYFUL for adult narcolepsy type 1, and the company also issued new impairment …

AbbVie (ABBV) Wins Canada Reimbursement Backing For Adult Migraine Treatment

Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) received a recommendation from Canada's Drug Agency to reimburse UBRELVY for the acute treatment of migraine in adults. The decision …

Stryker’s (SYK) Comeback Quarter Looks Great, But At What Cost?

Stryker (NYSE:SYK) turned in one of its stronger quarters in recent memory on July 30, with sales climbing 9.4% to $6.6 billion and reported EPS jumping 44.1% to $3.30. The numbers arrive as the company works its way back from a cyber incident that …

Can A New Vitiligo Registry Move The Needle For Thermo Fisher (TMO)?

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) mostly sells the instruments and supplies that let other companies do science, not the treatments themselves. So when the company said on July 29 that it had launched the PPD CorEvitas Vitiligo Registry on July 14, to track how patients …

SBO Strengthens Position in 3D Metal Printing: Expanded Capacity in the US and the UK, Award for 3T

TERNITZ, AUSTRIA - August 11, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - SBO AG, listed on the leading index ATX of the Vienna Stock Exchange, is expanding its 3D metal printing capacity in the US and the UK and strengthening its market position in Europe through an award …

Top Research Reports for Meta, Texas Instruments & CrowdStrike

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Meta Platforms, Inc. (META), Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) and CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD), as well …

Earnings To Watch: Cardinal Health (CAH) Reports Q2 Results Tomorrow

Earnings To Watch: Cardinal Health (CAH) Reports Q2 Results Tomorrow Healthcare distributor and services company Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH) will be announcing earnings results this Tuesday before market hours. Here's what to expect. Cardinal Health missed analysts' revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $60.94 …

MacroGenics Announces Achievement of $10 Million Milestone Following Gilead’s Exercise of Option to License Preclinical Bispecific Program

MacroGenics, Inc. ROCKVILLE, MD, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced that Gilead Sciences, Inc. has exercised its option to obtain an exclusive license …

Absci Reports Business Updates and Second Quarter 2026 Financial and Operating Results

Absci Corporation Announced positive interim Phase 1 data from the HEADLINE™ trial of ABS-201 Completed $100 million underwritten offering, including $40 million strategic investment from Eli Lilly & Company Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities now sufficient to fund operations into the second half …

This Buffett Oil Stock Is Quietly Outperforming Chevron Under Greg Abel. Is It Worth Buying Now?

Key Points Occidental shares have soared by nearly 36% since Greg Abel became Berkshire Hathaway's CEO in January. Further gains hinge highly on a resurgence in crude oil prices, making Oxy a more binary bet than Chevron, another top Berkshire Hathaway oil stock holding. …

Talen Energy (TLN) Raised Guidance In August, So Why The Loss?

On August 5, Talen Energy (NASDAQ:TLN) posted a net loss for the second quarter, and yet the same release raised the company's full-year 2026 outlook and lifted its expectations for 2027 and 2028. That looks like a contradiction until you separate the accounting from …

Medtronic (MDT) Wins Analyst Upgrades, Is It Fully Priced?

Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Medtronic (MDT) has moved back into focus after multiple analyst upgrades tied to what they describe as the company's strongest annual revenue growth …

Eli Lilly Scores Major Win in Weight-Loss Drug Race

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) has secured U.K. approval for its once-daily weight-loss pill Foundayo, giving the drugmaker its first regulatory win for the treatment outside the U.S. and escalating its obesity battle with Novo Nordisk. The approval expands Lilly's …

Merck (MRK) Wins FDA And EMA Review For Broader RSV Use In Children

Find your next quality investment with Simply Wall St's easy and powerful screener, trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Merck (NYSE:MRK) said the FDA and EMA have accepted supplemental applications to expand ENFLONSIA for preventing RSV in young children at elevated risk. …

2 Stocks I Think Are Hands-Down Better Picks Than SpaceX Right Now

Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) has been perhaps the most talked-about stock on Wall Street since it completed the largest IPO ever in mid-June. Opinions on the company's prospects are divided. Some see an innovative company that has already disrupted the space travel industry …

How Much Did Immunology Drugs Contribute to AbbVie's Q2 Performance?

AbbVie ABBV announced encouraging second-quarter 2026 results last month, which beat expectations for both earnings and sales. A significant portion of this growth came from the continued strength of its two blockbuster immunology medications, Skyrizi and Rinvoq, which together accounted for more than 47% …

BridgeBio Q2 Earnings Miss, Revenues Beat as Attruby Sales Surge

BridgeBio Pharma BBIO reported a second-quarter 2026 loss of 78 cents per share, wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 64 cents. Despite the miss, the figure improved compared to the year-ago loss of 95 cents. Revenues surged 120% year over …

IDEXX (IDXX) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS President and Chief Executive Officer - Mike Erickson Chief Financial Officer - Andrew Emerson Vice President, Investor Relations - John Ravis Full Conference Call Transcript Operator: Good morning, …

Should Investors Buy Inogen as Low Valuation Meets Execution Risk?

Inogen, Inc. INGN trades at a steep sales-multiple discount even as second-quarter 2026 margins improved and international demand remained firm. The disconnect creates an interesting setup, but the operating recovery is not yet broad-based. Investors must weigh better cost control, expanding respiratory offerings and …

Roche (SWX:ROG) Stock Fair Value Edges Higher As Analysts Weigh Pipeline Growth

Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St's easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. Roche Holding now sits on a refreshed fair value estimate of CHF 370.31, up from CHF 359.22. This gives you an updated reference point for where analysts …

Pfizer (PFE) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Albert Bourla Chief Financial Officer - David Denton Incoming Interim Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President - Cecile Guegan Chief Scientific …

Lilly Takes Its Weight-Loss Pill Battle Overseas

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY, Financials), the developer of Foundayo and Zepbound, has received U.K. approval for Foundayo, the first approval for the weight-loss medication outside of the U.S. The The strategy pits Lilly directly against Novo Nordisk's …

Tecan Group AG (TCHBF) (H1 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Progress and Market ...

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Release Date: August 11, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Positive Points Tecan Group AG (TCHBF) delivered solid above-market growth in both segments, with group sales up …

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Illumina, Qnity Electronics and nVent Electric

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 11, 2026 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in …

Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Management Board - Helen Giza Chief Financial Officer - Martin Fischer Investor Relations - Dominik Heger Full Conference Call Transcript Operator: …

REGN Soars 21.9% in a Month: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?

The going has been strong for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals REGN over the past month. Shares of this biotech giant have surged 21.9% over the said time frame, outpacing the industry's growth of 4%. The stock has also outperformed the sector and the S&P 500 Index …