Free Trial

Best Pharmaceutical Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - October 9th

Eli Lilly and Company logo with Medical background

Key Points

  • Eli Lilly, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca are highlighted as key pharmaceutical stocks to watch due to their significant trading volumes and strong product pipelines.
  • Eli Lilly offers a diverse range of diabetes and obesity medications, while Pfizer focuses on a variety of therapeutic areas including COVID-19 treatments.
  • AstraZeneca specializes in prescription medicines across multiple areas such as oncology and cardiovascular health, with several well-known marketed products.
  • Five stocks we like better than Eli Lilly and Company.

Eli Lilly and Company, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca are the three Pharmaceutical stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool. Pharmaceutical stocks are shares of publicly traded companies involved in researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing prescription drugs and medical therapies. Their performance is driven by factors such as regulatory approvals, patent expirations, clinical trial results and changes in healthcare policy. Investors evaluate these equities based on a company’s pipeline potential, revenue from flagship products and the risks inherent in costly R&D programs. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Pharmaceutical stocks within the last several days.

Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)

Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, and markets human pharmaceuticals worldwide. The company offers Basaglar, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, insulin lispro protamine, insulin lispro mix 75/25, Humulin, Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R, and Humulin U-500 for diabetes; Jardiance, Mounjaro, and Trulicity for type 2 diabetes; and Zepbound for obesity.

Read Our Latest Research Report on LLY

Pfizer (PFE)

Pfizer Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells biopharmaceutical products in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers medicines and vaccines in various therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular metabolic, migraine, and women's health under the Eliquis, Nurtec ODT/Vydura, Zavzpret, and the Premarin family brands; infectious diseases with unmet medical needs under the Prevnar family, Abrysvo, Nimenrix, FSME/IMMUN-TicoVac, and Trumenba brands; and COVID-19 prevention and treatment, and potential future mRNA and antiviral products under the Comirnaty and Paxlovid brands.

Read Our Latest Research Report on PFE

AstraZeneca (AZN)

AstraZeneca PLC, a biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the discovery, development, manufacture, and commercialization of prescription medicines. The company's marketed products include Tagrisso, Imfinzi, Lynparza, Calquence, Enhertu, Orpathys, Truqap, Zoladex, Faslodex, Farxiga, Brilinta, Lokelma, Roxadustat, Andexxa, Crestor, Seloken, Onglyza, Bydureon, Fasenra, Breztri, Symbicort, Saphnelo, Tezspire, Pulmicort, Bevespi, and Daliresp for cardiovascular, renal, metabolism, and oncology.

Read Our Latest Research Report on AZN

Featured Articles

Should You Invest $1,000 in Eli Lilly and Company Right Now?

Before you consider Eli Lilly and Company, you'll want to hear this.

MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Eli Lilly and Company wasn't on the list.

While Eli Lilly and Company currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.

View The Five Stocks Here

Reduce the Risk Cover

Market downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. Wondering how to offset this risk? Enter your email address to learn more about using beta to protect your portfolio.

Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.

Featured Articles and Offers

Recent Videos

3 Exceptional Growth Stocks to Hold for the Long Haul
5 Stocks Congress Is Buying for the AI Boom
3 Growth Stocks Under $20 with Serious Upside

Stock Lists

All Stock Lists

Investing Tools

Calendars and Tools

Search Headlines