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GSK's RSV vaccine success makes its shares look cheap

After years as a sector laggard, the company has decided to make a name for itself in immunisations
January 31, 2024
  • Patent cliffs and litigation risks remain
  • RSV vaccine already a blockbuster

Investors can sometimes be a fickle bunch – a company might put out a perfectly healthy set of results only to see its shares lurch instantly downward.

This was the case when GSK (GSK) released its 2023 figures: consensus-beating revenue growth of 5 per cent (at constant currency) was met by a share price drop of 1 per cent in early trading, although by midday the shares had recovered and were up 3 per cent.

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