Movement Alert|Amgen Rises 4.2% in Regular Trading, Q2 Earnings Significantly Beat Expectations with Raised Full-Year Guidance

Market Focus08-05 21:43

On August 5, Amgen rose 4.2% in regular trading, trading at $411.12/share, with turnover of $407 million. The rally was driven by the company's Q2 earnings release, which significantly exceeded market expectations on all key metrics while raising full-year guidance.

Amgen reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $6.29, up 4.49% year-over-year, beating the consensus estimate of $5.62 by nearly 12%. Revenue came in at $10.05 billion versus the $9.43 billion expected. For full-year 2026, the company raised guidance to adjusted EPS of $22.30-$23.50 on revenue of $38.2-$39.4 billion, up from prior guidance of $21.70-$23.10 EPS on $37.1-$38.5 billion revenue. Additionally, the company announced the termination of early-stage obesity drug AMG 513, concentrating resources on MariTide, currently in Phase III trials. Following the report, Morgan Stanley raised its target price to $351, while UBS maintains a $420 target with a Buy rating.

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