Teva Stock Jumps As Branded Drugs Start Carrying The Old Generics Giant
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries shares rallied in New York on Wednesday, with the Israeli drugmaker topping first-quarter profit forecasts. Results benefited from a quicker pivot to branded drugs and reduced exposure to lower-margin generics. For investors, it’s a more direct look at Chief Executive Richard Francis’s turnaround efforts—showing more than another quarter of trimming expenses. The timing here is key: Teva’s big three growth products — Austedo, Ajovy, and Uzedy — have stepped up as its generics business slows. The trio pulled in $838 million last quarter, marking a 41% rise in local currency. Meanwhile, global generics sales dropped 16%, with heavier competition for lenalidomide capsules, the generic form of Revlimid, dragging results.