Dexcom plunges 40% after glucose monitor maker slashes sales forecast
July 26 (Reuters) -Dexcom's DXCM.O shares sank about 38% in premarket trading on Friday after the medical device maker cut its annual revenue forecast, with analysts calling some of the issues 'self inflicted' rather than a broader market growth problem.
Dexcom makes continuous glucose monitors - wearable devices that track glucose levels throughout the day without the need for fingerstick blood tests. It has been facing competition from Abbott ABT.N and Medtronic MDT.N.
The company on Thursday forecast 2024 revenue of about $4 billion to $4.05 billion, compared with its previous projection of $4.20 billion to $4.35 billion, blaming a restructuring of its sales team, fewer customers and lower revenue from each customer.
Analysts on an average were expecting $4.33 billion according to LSEG data.
"While we still walked away from earnings with some unanswered questions, we feel very confident that this is due to multiple self-inflicted issues rather than a market growth issue," said J.P.Morgan analysts led by Robbie Marcus.
Marcus also downgraded the stock to "neutral" from "overweight" and slashed its price target to $75 from $145, the lowest on Wall-Street among 26 analysts covering the stock.
Canaccord analyst William Plovanic also echoed a similar view, saying, "DXCM's wounds are self-inflected and not a market issue nor a GLP-1 issue."
At least four brokerages have cut their price targets on the stock.
The stock has fallen nearly 13% so far this year, while that of peers Abbott and Medtronic have fallen between 3% and 5%.
Reporting by Kanchana Chakravarty in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty
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