Ventyx stock jumps on Lilly’s $1.2 billion buyout — and why it’s still trading under $14
New York, Jan 7, 2026, 17:32 EST — After-hours Shares of Ventyx Biosciences (VTYX.O) jumped on Wednesday after Eli Lilly (LLY.N) agreed to buy the San Diego-based biotech in a $14-per-share all-cash deal. Ventyx closed up about 37% at $13.81 and was last at $13.73 in after-hours trading, still shy of the offer price. Yahoo Finance For Lilly, the deal is a small bolt-on at a moment when the drugmaker is flush from sales of its diabetes and weight-loss medicines. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Carter Gould called the price tag “borderline immaterial” for Lilly and said the company is taking shots