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Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Novo Nordisk A/S delivered a strong result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter, boasting over 30% organic growth in both the top and bottom lines.</li><li>The quarter witnessed an impressive milestone, with the company reaching 40 million people affected by diabetes.</li><li>Financially, the company achieved a remarkable 33% sales growth and a 37% increase in operating profit at constant exchange rates.</li></ul>

Novo Nordisk A/S delivered a strong result and managed an all-around beat in the last quarter, boasting over 30% organic growth in both the top and bottom lines.The quarter witnessed an impressive milestone, with the company reaching 40 million people affected by diabetes.Financially, the company achieved a remarkable 33% sales growth and a 37% increase in operating profit at constant exchange rates.

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HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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<li>Pfizer seems to be the worst-performing large pharma stock of 2023 after it lowered 2024 forecast. The Company continues to grapple with plummeting demand for its COVID products</li>
<li>The acquisition of Seagen can't turn things around. Except a few products that are still able to maintain growth, sales of vast majority products that we’re familiar with are declining. </li>
<li>The growth engine of Pfizer in post-pandemic era is still uncertain. Even though Pfizer's share price has fallen sharply, this may still not be the time for bottom fishing.</li>
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Pfizer seems to be the worst-performing large pharma stock of 2023 after it lowered 2024 forecast. The Company continues to grapple with plummeting demand for its COVID products
The acquisition of Seagen can't turn things around. Except a few products that are still able to maintain growth, sales of vast majority products that we’re familiar with are declining. 
The growth engine of Pfizer in post-pandemic era is still uncertain. Even though Pfizer's share price has fallen sharply, this may still not be the time for bottom fishing.


Pfizer Inc (PFE US) - Continue to Lose Its Way in the Post-Pandemic Era

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

EURO STOXX 50 Price EUR / Technical Analysis

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<li>Key support levels on global equity indexes (EURO STOXX 50, $ACWX, $EFA) are beginning to break as the U.S. dollar (DXY) and 10-year Treasury yield break above $105.70 and 4.35%.</li>
<li>This significantly increases the odds of a break below major $92-$93 support on $ACWI, and we would shift to a more cautious outlook only on a break below $92.</li>
<li>We shifted to overweight value within non-U.S. equities last week, and we are now also shifting to overweight small-caps within non-U.S. equities as well. Buys in Transportation, Communications, and HealthCare</li>
</ul>


Key support levels on global equity indexes (EURO STOXX 50, $ACWX, $EFA) are beginning to break as the U.S. dollar (DXY) and 10-year Treasury yield break above $105.70 and 4.35%.
This significantly increases the odds of a break below major $92-$93 support on $ACWI, and we would shift to a more cautious outlook only on a break below $92.
We shifted to overweight value within non-U.S. equities last week, and we are now also shifting to overweight small-caps within non-U.S. equities as well. Buys in Transportation, Communications, and HealthCare


Supports Starting to Break; Upgrading Non-U.S. Small-Caps to Overweight; Transports/Comm/HC Buys

<ul><li>Novo Nordisk A/S had a disappointing quarter with below-par revenues and earnings just about on par with market expectations.</li><li>In addition to investing in the medium- and long-term development of the obesity market, Novo Nordisk also established an appealing and aggressive pipeline.</li><li>However, Novo Nordisk can still provide operating profit growth of 32% and first-half profits per share growth of 44%.</li></ul>

Novo Nordisk A/S had a disappointing quarter with below-par revenues and earnings just about on par with market expectations.In addition to investing in the medium- and long-term development of the obesity market, Novo Nordisk also established an appealing and aggressive pipeline.However, Novo Nordisk can still provide operating profit growth of 32% and first-half profits per share growth of 44%.

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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF / Technical Analysis

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<li>Global equities under pressure; we discussed in our August 3,2023 <em>Int'l Compass</em> how it could be the start of a ~15% pullback in $ACWI, which would put it at $84-$85.</li>
<li>We also discussed how it is possible that this is a normal 3%-6% pullback to the major $93 support level (which it tested today).</li>
<li>If the 10-year Treasury yield and DXY remain below their respective resistance levels, we remain buyers on this pullback to $93 on ACWI-US.</li>
</ul>


Global equities under pressure; we discussed in our August 3,2023 Int'l Compass how it could be the start of a ~15% pullback in $ACWI, which would put it at $84-$85.
We also discussed how it is possible that this is a normal 3%-6% pullback to the major $93 support level (which it tested today).
If the 10-year Treasury yield and DXY remain below their respective resistance levels, we remain buyers on this pullback to $93 on ACWI-US.


10-Yr Treasury Yield and DXY at Key Inflection Points; $ACWI Testing $93; Energy/HC/Tech/CD Buys

Denmark

Novo Nordisk A/S develops, produces, and markets pharmaceutical products. The Company focuses on diabetes care and offers insulin delivery systems and other diabetes products. Novo Nordisk also works in areas such as haemostatis management, growth disorders, and hormone replacement therapy. The Company offers educational and training materials. Novo Nordisk markets worldwide.

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Novo Nordisk (NVO US)

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Baptista Research

Pfizer Inc (PFE US) - Continue to Lose Its Way in the Post-Pandemic Era

Pfizer's strategy in post-pandemic era is to "buy revenue", but sustainable growth is questionable because acquisitions may fail to bring...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Supports Starting to Break; Upgrading Non-U.S. Small-Caps to Overweight; Transports/Comm/HC Buys

Support levels on global indexes (EURO STOXX 50, $ACWX, $EFA) beginning to break as $DXY and 10-year Treasury yield $TNX break above $105.70 and...

Vermilion Research

Novo Nordisk A/S: Can The Acquisition Of Inversago Pharma Be A Game Changer? - Major Drivers

Novo Nordisk A/S had a disappointing quarter with below-par revenues and earnings just about on par with market expectations. In addition to...

Baptista Research

10-Yr Treasury Yield and DXY at Key Inflection Points; $ACWI Testing $93; Energy/HC/Tech/CD Buys

Test of Key Supports: $93 on $ACWI, $47.50 on $ACWX, $70 on $EFA, 4200 on EURO $STOXX 50. As long as 10-Yr Treasury Yield $TNX and $DXY remain...

Vermilion Research

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