UBS upgrades Teva due to "attractive brand assets"

Teva  credit: Cineberg/Shutterstock
Teva credit: Cineberg/Shutterstock

The Swiss bank sees the Israeli pharmaceutical company transitioning to a more brand-focused company.

Swiss bank UBS has upgraded its recommendation for Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA; TASE: TEVA) to Buy from Neutral. UBs has also raised its price target for Teva from $11 to $13. The company is currently trading on Wall Street down 0.86% at $9.80 per share, giving a market cap of $11.006 billion.

UBS wrote, "Teva is uniquely positioned to undergo a significant transition to a more brand-focused company, which we believe can drive stock outperformance."

The analysts added, "Going forward, we anticipate attention shifting to attractive brand assets, where investors get to participate in launch acceleration and pipeline de-risking catalysts."

Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on November 28, 2023.

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Teva  credit: Cineberg/Shutterstock
Teva credit: Cineberg/Shutterstock
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