5 Best Pharma Stocks to Invest In Now

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1. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY)

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) is one of the best pharma stocks to invest in now. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) announced on March 28 detailed results from the TOGETHER-PsA open-label Phase 3b clinical trial evaluating the concomitant use of Taltz and Zepbound compared to Taltz alone in adults with active psoriatic arthritis and obesity or overweight with at least one additional weight-related comorbid condition. Presented in a late-breaking presentation at the 2026 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting and simultaneously published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, the company stated that the results showed that at the primary endpoint of 36 weeks, treatment with concomitant Taltz and Zepbound met the primary and all key secondary endpoints for statistically significant superiority to Taltz monotherapy.

In a separate development, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) was downgraded to Reduce from Hold by HSBC on March 17, with the firm bringing the price target on the stock down to $850 from $1,070. The firm told investors in a research note that it believes expectations for the total addressable market for obesity are elevated at over $150 billion, and the market is likely to be in the range of $80 billion -$120 billion by 2032, with price competition “likely to be significant”.

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) develops, manufactures, discovers, and sells pharmaceutical products. These products span oncology, diabetes, immunology, neuroscience, and other therapies.

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