Peptide News Digest

#Hims and Hers

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Hims and Hers (the alternate spelling) covers the same company as #hims-hers — the telehealth platform that built much of its weight-loss business on compounded GLP-1s during the FDA's 2022–2024 shortage window.

What's happened since: Outsourcing Facilities Association litigation, the April 30, 2026 FDA proposal to exclude branded GLP-1s from the 503B bulks list, secret-shopper research on telehealth peptide programs that kept selling after warning letters, and Hims & Hers' own pivot toward additive formulations and broader peptide therapy programs.

Stories here cover the compounding strategy, regulatory exposure, and quarterly numbers. See #hims-hers for the canonical thread and #telehealth for the broader category.

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Barclays Raises Hims & Hers (HIMS) Price Target to $39 From $29 on Novo Partnership Momentum and Peptide-Catalyst Opportunity

Barclays raised its price target on Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) to $39 from $29 on June 17, citing improved customer-momentum signals from alternative data since the March 9 Novo Nordisk collaboration announcement and the upcoming peptide-catalyst opportunity tied to the July 23-24 PCAC meeting. The firm maintained an Overweight rating; the $39 target implies roughly 21% upside from the prior close. HIMS gained about 6% on the day. Leerink reiterated Market Perform with a $25 PT ahead of the same PCAC meeting, framing potential PCAC approval as an upside catalyst for Hims' growth outlook beyond 2027. Hims acquired a California peptide manufacturing facility in 2025 and added in-house lab testing capacity ahead of the regulatory window.

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Hims & Hers Annual Meeting June 11: $2.35B 2025 Revenue, 2.5M+ Subscribers, GLP-1 Pivot to Lilly Foundayo and Novo Wegovy

Hims & Hers' proxy report ahead of the June 11 virtual annual meeting shows 2025 revenue at $2.35 billion (up 59%), 2.5 million-plus subscribers, $318 million adjusted EBITDA, and $300 million operating cash flow. The company's GLP-1 pivot now leans on the Lilly tie-up (Zepbound vials and KwikPens, plus Foundayo via LillyDirect; Bank of America lifted its price target to $32) and the renewed Novo Nordisk partnership for branded Wegovy. The compounded-semaglutide business is winding down ahead of the FDA 503B exclusion that becomes effective after the June 29 comment window closes.