BUZZ-Hims & Hers on track for third straight session of gains

Reuters11-25
BUZZ-Hims & Hers on track for third straight session of gains

** Shares of telehealth firm Hims & Hers HIMS.N rise 14% to $28.83 - on track for their third straight session of gains

** HIMS closed 5% higher on Friday, and rose nearly 11% in Thursday's session

** Stock has more than tripled this year, helped in part by its offering of compounded versions of GLP-1 weight-loss injections, such as Novo Nordisk's NOVOb.CO Wegovy

** HIMS also offers treatments for a range of conditions, including sexual health, men's and women's skin health, and mental health

** Late on Friday, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump nominated surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration

** Makary is also the chief medical officer of another telehealth company called Sesame, that also offers compounded versions of Novo's Wegovy

** 12 of 13 brokerages rate HIMS' stock at "hold" or higher, 1 rates it "sell"; their median PT is $24

(Reporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru)

((Bhanvi.Satija@thomsonreuters.com; Outside U.S. +91 9873062788;))

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