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Novartis (NVS) Q1 Earnings, Sales Beat, Guidance Raised

Novartis (NVS) comfortably beats first-quarter earnings and sales estimates. The company ups its outlook for 2024 on strong growth across key brands.

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Ritujay Ghosh

4 Stocks to Watch on Their Recent Dividend Hikes

Stocks like KB Home (KBH), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR), QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) recently hiked dividends.

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Vertex (VRTX), TreeFrog Sign Deal for Diabetes Cell Therapies

Vertex (VRTX) signs a collaboration agreement with TreeFrog to utilize the latter's C-Stem technology in order to optimize the production of its T1D cell therapies.

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Zacks Equity Research

New Strong Buy Stocks for April 23rd

CQP, AL, FSM, ERAS and QUAD have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on April 23, 2024.

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3 Healthcare Mutual Funds to Grab as the Sector Continues to Rebound

JNGLX, VGHCX and FPHAX are three healthcare mutual funds that can lend solidity to one's portfolio today and provide big returns in the foreseeable future.

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Should You Buy STERIS (STE) Stock Ahead of Q4 Earnings?

STERIS (STE) is expected to have witnessed the normalization of the Healthcare backlog, as the company is currently able to ship at a faster pace than the receipt of new orders.

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Gilead (GILD) Gears Up to Report Q1 Earnings: What to Expect?

Investors' focus is likely to be on Gilead's (GILD) HIV franchise performance and oncology sales when the company reports first-quarter 2024 results.

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Should You Buy Encompass Health (EHC) Ahead of Q1 Earnings?

Encompass Health's (EHC) Q1 results are likely to benefit on the back of growing patient volumes and commendable expansion initiatives.

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AbbVie (ABBV) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

Investor focus is likely to be on the sales of AbbVie's (ABBV) blockbuster immunology drugs Rinvoq and Skyrizi when it reports first-quarter results.

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Should You Buy Exact Sciences (EXAS) Ahead of Q1 Earnings?

Exact Sciences' (EXAS) first-quarter 2024 performance is expected to include gains from robust Cologuard uptake and continuing Oncotype DX growth, offset slightly by increasing operating costs.

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Here's Why You Should Add Immunovant (IMVT) to Your Portfolio

Immunovant's (IMVT) late-stage studies evaluating its lead candidate, batoclimab, for various autoimmune indications are progressing well. Several data readouts are expected in 2024 and 2025.

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Neogen (NEOG) Inks Genomics Deal to Aid in Food Tracing

Neogen (NEOG) announces a genomics relationship with Performance Food Group to trace food products back to their origin using PathProven food trace technology.

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Is a Beat Likely for West Pharmaceutical (WST) in Q1 Earnings?

West Pharmaceutical's (WST) first-quarter 2024 results are likely to reflect strength in its Proprietary Products business. However, unfavorable currency movements might have hurt the top and bottom lines.

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Zacks Equity Research

Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Vertiv, Align Technology and DexCom

Vertiv, Align Technology and DexCom are part of the Zacks Investment Ideas article.

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Henry Schein (HSIC) Gears Up for Q1 Earnings: Factors to Note

Henry Schein's (HSIC) first-quarter 2024 results are likely to indicate a strong sales recovery post last year's cybersecurity incident.

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Abhinab Dasgupta

Take the Zacks Approach to Beat the Market: Virtu, Coinbase, General Mills in Focus

Our time-tested methodologies were at work to help investors navigate the market well last week. Here are some of our key performance data from the past three months.

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Nalak Das

Top 5 U.S. Giants at Lucrative Valuations Amid April Turmoil

We have narrowed our search to five U.S. bigwigs (market capital > $70 billion) with attractive valuations. These are: NVDA, MU, BDX, ANET, EQIX.

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New Strong Sell Stocks for April 22nd

AMN, PRG and RKDA have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on April 22, 2024.

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Will Acute Care Unit Aid Universal Health's (UHS) Q1 Earnings?

Universal Health's (UHS) Q1 results are expected to be aided by growing patient volumes and surgical cases, partly offset by increased expenses.

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Vertex (VRTX) Begins Rolling NDA Filing for Acute Pain Drug

Vertex (VRTX) begins rolling NDA submission for its investigational non-opioid candidate, suzetrigine, for acute pain management. The submission is expected to be completed in second-quarter 2024.

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Reasons Why You Should Retain Masimo (MASI) Stock for Now

Masimo's (MASI) R&D activities raise optimism about the stock.

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Hologic (HOLX) Q2 Earnings Might Rise on GYN Surgical Growth

Hologic's (HOLX) second-quarter fiscal 2024 performance is likely to be driven by the GYN Surgical portfolio.

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Viking (VKTX) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

Devoid of marketed drugs, investors will focus on Viking Therapeutics' (VKTX) pipeline updates when it reports first-quarter earnings results.

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CVRx's (CVRX) Latest Data Favors Barostim's Long-Term Benefits

CVRx's (CVRX) announcement of the availability of additional data supporting the long-term benefits of Barostim is likely to lead to improved patient care.

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What's in the Cards for Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) in Q1 Earnings?

Within the Hips business, Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) is expected to have witnessed procedure volume recovery, banking on strategic product launches in the first quarter.

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