Last year, Morgan Stanley upgraded its outlook for the U.S. MedTech sector to “Attractive,” believing the concerns around GLP-1s were already reflected in stock prices and that fundamentals were strong.
However, this view didn’t play out as expected, mainly due to unforeseen, company-specific issues, such as DexCom, Inc’s (NASDAQ:DXCM) unexpected Q2 channel mix challenges, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation’s (NYSE:EW) slowdown in TAVR procedures, TransMedics Group, Inc’s (NASDAQ:TMDX) seasonal impacts, and iRhythm Technologies, Inc’s (NASDAQ:IRTC) DOJ investigation.
