Alkermes agrees to acquire Avadel for $2.1 billion, adding the successful Lumryz drug and accelerating entry into sleep medicine. Jazz litigation settled.
DUBLIN, IRELAND – October 22, 2025 – Avadel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AVDL) shareholders are celebrating today as Alkermes plc (NASDAQ: ALKS) announced a definitive agreement to acquire the company for a staggering $2.1 billion. The news sent Avadel's stock price soaring in premarket trading, reflecting a significant premium offered to its investors.
While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns.
Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.
In a pivotal moment for oncology, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on October 2, 2025, granted approval for the innovative combination of Jazz Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ: JAZZ) Zepzelca (lurbinectedin) and Roche's (SIX: ROG, OTCQX: RHHBY) Tecentriq (atezolizumab), along with its subcutaneous formulation Tecentriq Hybreza. This landmark decision sanctions
As the Q2 earnings season comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of this quarter’s best and worst performers in the pharmaceuticals industry, including Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) and its peers.
Biopharma company Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 2.1% year on year to $1.05 billion. The company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $4.23 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP loss of $8.25 per share was 32.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of biopharma company Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ)
jumped 4.8% in the afternoon session after the company received accelerated approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Modeyso, its new treatment for a rare brain tumor.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ) is a value stock with strong fundamentals, trading below industry averages in P/E and EV/EBITDA, while maintaining high profitability and steady growth potential.
Biopharma company Jazz Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:JAZZ) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales up 2.1% year on year to $1.05 billion. The company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $4.23 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP loss of $8.25 per share was 32.1% below analysts’ consensus estimates.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Q2 2025 results miss revenue and EPS estimates, shares drop 6%. New CEO Renee Gala takes helm amid Xywav growth but investor concerns linger.
