Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Over the last one month, the U.S. healthcare sector remained mostly resilient to the inflation risk and gained 7.1% outperforming S&amp;P 500 index’s gain of 5%.  </li>
<li>Sound financials, high revenue visibility, low or no debt, and cash rich position are some of the reasons for the outperformance.</li>
<li>In this insight, we have handpicked top-quality healthcare sector bets from the S&amp;P 500 index and discussed about their growth stories.</li>
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Over the last one month, the U.S. healthcare sector remained mostly resilient to the inflation risk and gained 7.1% outperforming S&amp;P 500 index’s gain of 5%.  
Sound financials, high revenue visibility, low or no debt, and cash rich position are some of the reasons for the outperformance.
In this insight, we have handpicked top-quality healthcare sector bets from the S&amp;P 500 index and discussed about their growth stories.


U.S. Healthcare Sector: Ride Out Market Turmoil with High-Quality Large-Cap Ideas

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>US cap-weighted Health Care (ETF: XLV-US) remains in a 4.5-month RS uptrend relative to the S&amp;P 500, and we have the Sector on watch for a potential upgrade to overweight.</li>
<li>The VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH-US) recently broke out topside a 9-month base and RS displays a bullish reversal. Zooming-out, we can see a 6+ year base breakout.</li>
<li>Buy: Eli Lilly (LLY-US), Astrazeneca (AZN-US), Novo Nordisk (NOVO.B-DK), Roche (ROG-CH), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY-US), Bayer AG (BAYN-DE), UCB S.A. (UCB-BE), Ipsen SA (IPN-FR), ONO Pharmaceutical (4528-JP), and Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA-US)</li>
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US cap-weighted Health Care (ETF: XLV-US) remains in a 4.5-month RS uptrend relative to the S&amp;P 500, and we have the Sector on watch for a potential upgrade to overweight.
The VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF (PPH-US) recently broke out topside a 9-month base and RS displays a bullish reversal. Zooming-out, we can see a 6+ year base breakout.
Buy: Eli Lilly (LLY-US), Astrazeneca (AZN-US), Novo Nordisk (NOVO.B-DK), Roche (ROG-CH), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY-US), Bayer AG (BAYN-DE), UCB S.A. (UCB-BE), Ipsen SA (IPN-FR), ONO Pharmaceutical (4528-JP), and Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA-US)


Buy Global LargeCap Pharma: LLY, AZN, NOVO.B-DK, ROG-CH, BMY, BAYN-DE, UCB-BE, IPN-FR, 4528-JP, TEVA

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eli-lilly-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19419:1" rel="noopener">Eli Lilly'</a>s development strategy is worth learning from, which explains the investment logic of a lot of “smart money” and can also be used for reference by domestic pharmaceutical companies.</li>
<li>For CGT, before detail policies on how to properly commercialize CGT in China released, CXO with related R&amp;D capabilities could be a better investment option at the current stage.</li>
<li>The overall sleep situation of Chinese people is not optimistic, leading to the rapid development of China's sleep economy. Meanwhile, we also recommend that investors pay attention to sleep quality.</li>
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Eli Lilly's development strategy is worth learning from, which explains the investment logic of a lot of “smart money” and can also be used for reference by domestic pharmaceutical companies.
For CGT, before detail policies on how to properly commercialize CGT in China released, CXO with related R&amp;D capabilities could be a better investment option at the current stage.
The overall sleep situation of Chinese people is not optimistic, leading to the rapid development of China's sleep economy. Meanwhile, we also recommend that investors pay attention to sleep quality.


China Healthcare Weekly (Mar.25)- Viable Business Model for Pharma, CXO for CGT, China Sleep Economy

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eisai-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21001:1" rel="noopener">Eisai Co Ltd (4523 JP)</a> has received FDA approval for a once-weekly Leqembi subcutaneous autoinjector (branded as Leqembi Iqlik) as an initiation dose for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease.</li>
<li>With the latest approval, throughout the entire treatment course - from initiation through maintenance - patients may receive Leqembi either as IV infusion or as SC injection with Leqembi Iqlik.</li>
<li>This approval will further sharpen Leqembi’s competitive edge over Kinsunla. Eisai guided for FY27 Leqembi revenue of ¥144B (~$900M), up 63% YoY. Leqembi is expected to become blockbuster by FY29.</li>
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Eisai Co Ltd (4523 JP) has received FDA approval for a once-weekly Leqembi subcutaneous autoinjector (branded as Leqembi Iqlik) as an initiation dose for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease.
With the latest approval, throughout the entire treatment course - from initiation through maintenance - patients may receive Leqembi either as IV infusion or as SC injection with Leqembi Iqlik.
This approval will further sharpen Leqembi’s competitive edge over Kinsunla. Eisai guided for FY27 Leqembi revenue of ¥144B (~$900M), up 63% YoY. Leqembi is expected to become blockbuster by FY29.


Eisai Co Ltd (4523 JP): Leqembi Subcutaneous Injection Approved as Starter Dose for Alzheimer’s

1.Industry viewpoints
<ul>
<li>China's biopharmaceutical market is still in its early days, but it has a strong growth potential.</li>
<li>Q3 earning season kicks off.</li>
<li>Favorable policies may still not ensure the golden time for the industry of Chinese traditional medicine.</li>
</ul>
2.Company news
News of Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Innovent Biologics and BeiGene on the progress of new drugs and amended agreement.
3.Market review
Last week, stock price for healthcare sector rose 2.86%, while CSI 300 rose 2.04% over the same period of time.
4.Risk Disclosure 
Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, company risk and COVID-19 risk

1.Industry viewpoints

China's biopharmaceutical market is still in its early days, but it has a strong growth potential.
Q3 earning season kicks off.
Favorable policies may still not ensure the golden time for the industry of Chinese traditional medicine.

2.Company news
News of Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Innovent Biologics and BeiGene on the progress of new drugs and amended agreement.
3.Market review
Last week, stock price for healthcare sector rose 2.86%, while CSI 300 rose 2.04% over the same period of time.
4.Risk Disclosure 
Policy risk, R&amp;D risk, company risk and COVID-19 risk

United States

Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceutical products for humans and animals.  The Company's products are sold in countries around the world.  Eli Lilly's products include neuroscience products, endocrine products, anti-infectives, cardiovascular agents, oncology products, and animal health products.

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Eli Lilly & Co (LLY US)

U.S. Healthcare Sector: Ride Out Market Turmoil with High-Quality Large-Cap Ideas

Healthcare sector is expected to remain resilient to the inflation worry and outperform broader market in near-term. This insight highlights top...

Tina Banerjee

Buy Global LargeCap Pharma: LLY, AZN, NOVO.B-DK, ROG-CH, BMY, BAYN-DE, UCB-BE, IPN-FR, 4528-JP, TEVA

The VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF $PPH recently broke out topside a 9-month base and RS displays a bullish reversal. Zooming-out, we can see a 6+ year...

Vermilion Research

China Healthcare Weekly (Mar.25)- Viable Business Model for Pharma, CXO for CGT, China Sleep Economy

The strategy of Eli Lilly could be a good reference for domestic pharmaceutical companies.CXO for CGT is a better investment option.The sleep...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Eisai Co Ltd (4523 JP): Leqembi Subcutaneous Injection Approved as Starter Dose for Alzheimer’s

Eisai got FDA approval for once-weekly Leqembi SC as an initiation dose for early Alzheimer’s disease. Leqembi SC already got FDA approval for...

Tina Banerjee

China Healthcare Weekly (Oct.9)

This insight summarized the important industry viewpoints, news of listed healthcare companies and capital market review for the last week of China...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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