Movement Alert|Gilead Sciences Overnight Rise 3.27%, Focus Turns to Quarterly Results and a Constructive Analyst Backdrop

Market Focus10-29 08:53

On October 29, Gilead Sciences rose 3.27% Overnight, trading at $164.4/share, with turnover of $85.9 thousand. The most direct backdrop in public information is heightened market attention ahead of the company’s quarterly results due later that day, with consensus calling for revenue of $7.797 billion, up 4.71% year over year, and adjusted EPS of $2.20, up 3.04%.

Recent developments have reinforced that constructive setup. Multiple firms lifted price targets earlier in October, including moves to $170, $168, $184 and $142, while the broader analyst average remained Overweight. Investors have also been watching key HIV products and oncology asset Trodelvy, alongside expense discipline, as potential swing factors for the quarter.

Outside earnings, Gilead also announced a $1.28 billion cash deal to acquire PepStar Therapeutics’ oral inflammation drug program, including Phase 1 asset HCXT-2001, expanding its inflammatory bowel disease pipeline. The company said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter and will reduce fourth-quarter GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share.

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