Hims & Hers Analyst Ratings Spread Widens After FDA PCAC Briefing Documents: Truist Reiterates Hold at $23 Citing Peptide-Optionality Uncertainty, BofA Raises to $36 Neutral, Barclays Raises to $39 Overweight on Novo Nordisk Partnership Improvements, and Canaccord Raises to $40 Buy Citing the Company's Transition From Compounded to Branded Weight-Loss Drugs
Analyst dispersion around Hims & Hers Health (NYSE: HIMS) widened this week following the FDA career-staff briefing documents released June 29-30 concluding all seven PCAC peptides have insufficient evidence for 503A bulks-list inclusion. The four fresh price targets span nearly two-to-one: Truist Securities reiterated a Hold rating with a $23 price target, citing near-term-performance strength tempered by uncertainty around peptide-compounding regulation. BofA Securities raised its price target to $36 from $25 while maintaining Neutral, noting the FDA update is negative for the company's peptide-optionality narrative but not the core weight-loss business. Barclays' Glen Santangelo raised to $39 from $29 while maintaining Overweight, crediting improvements from the renewed Novo Nordisk partnership. Canaccord's Maria Ripps raised to $40 from $32 while maintaining Buy, citing the company's transition from compounded to branded weight-loss drugs. The 74% spread from lowest to highest target reflects analyst disagreement about how much of the Hims growth story now runs through peptide optionality versus branded-GLP-1 rails.