Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 Dominance Fuels Bullish Sentiment Amid Strong Prescription Growth
Eli Lilly's weight-loss and diabetes drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound continue to demonstrate robust prescription growth, with weekly totals reaching 724,500 and 598,100 respectively. Morgan Stanley maintains an Overweight rating and $1,313 price target, citing Lilly's 60% market share in the GLP-1 sector.
The pharmaceutical giant's Q4 earnings outperformed expectations, with EPS at $7.54 and revenue surging 42.6% year-over-year. This performance underscores the accelerating demand for GLP-1 therapies, with combined prescriptions for Lilly and Novo Nordisk growing approximately 30% annually.