Sector Update: Health Care Stocks Mixed Premarket Thursday
Health care stocks were mixed premarket Thursday, with the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) slightly higher and the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) down 0.1%.Abbott Laboratories (ABT) stock was down more than 3% after the company issued Q2 adjusted earnings per share guidance below analysts' expectations, and lowered its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook.Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) shares were up more than 7% after a senior US health official signaled plans to ease restrictions on certain peptides.Organon (OGN) is a potential acquisition target by India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Germany's Grunenthal, and private equity firms, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Organon shares were up more than 5% pre-bell.