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July 8, 2026

Longevity Weekly Pulse

Weekly UpdateEquitiesHealth Care

This report provides a preview of 2Q26 health care earnings, highlighting the market focus on GLP-1 drug performance, medical device sector trends, and pivotal pharmaceutical pipeline catalysts.

Key Takeaways

  • 1.Investor attention for 2Q26 health care earnings is focused on GLP-1 drug sales, including Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Novo Nordisk's Wegovy.
  • 2.Medical device companies face scrutiny after negative year-to-date performance, with focus on cardiac ablation and surgical procedure trends.
  • 3.Management commentary on Phase 3 trial progress for EU pharma companies, particularly AstraZeneca and Novartis, is viewed as more critical than 2Q26 results.

Table of Contents

  • Longevity weekly pulse #63: Previewing 2Q26 health care earnings
  • Transformational Innovation Opportunities (TRIO): Longevity
  • Thoughts of the week
  • GLP-1 market dynamics
  • Medical devices
  • Life sciences
  • Pipeline catalysts
  • Charts of the week
  • Risk Table
  • 12 month rating history
  • Appendix

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Authors

Ulrike Hoffmann-BurchardiEric PotokerDiana NaThomas Parmentier

Securities

LLYNVOAZNNVS

Themes

GLP-1 Market DynamicsLongevityMedical Device Innovation

Regions

GlobalNorth AmericaEuropeUnited StatesIndiaBrazil