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Novo Nordisk stock is making serious gains after latest GLP-1 trial, which could be even better than Wegovy

Shares of Novo Nordisk surged ~11% on Friday morning after the Wegovy and Ozempic maker announced promising trial results of its experimental weight-loss drug, amycretin.

Patients in the trial lost 9.7% of their body weight after 20 weeks on the lowest dose, and as much as 22% after 36 weeks on the highest dose, according to the company.

While Wegovy only mimics the gut hormone GLP-1 to suppress appetite, amycretin combines GLP-1 with another hunger-regulating hormone, amylin, further enhancing the effect. Patients on the highest dose of amycretin lost up to 13% of their weight over 12 weeks, compared to around 6% for Wegovy users in the same time frame.

The Danish pharma giant’s progress comes amid growing competition from Eli Lilly, which says its obesity drug, Zepbound, offers 47% greater weight loss than Wegovy. Novo’s shares also took a hit last month when disappointing trial results of its next-gen obesity drug, CagriSema, sent its stock tumbling over 20% in a single day.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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