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How Nasdaq-100 Inclusion and Notable Insider Moves Will Impact Insmed (INSM) Investors

Simply Wall St·12/13/2025 17:21:39
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  • Insmed was recently added to the Nasdaq-100 Index and has seen continued accumulation by prominent institutional investor Stanley Druckenmiller, while Director Sharoky Melvin MD sold 20,000 shares for US$4,100,000 on 5 December 2025.
  • This combination of index inclusion and visible institutional positioning has brought fresh attention to Insmed’s growing pulmonary-focused biopharma franchise and revenue profile.
  • We’ll now examine how Insmed’s addition to the Nasdaq-100 could influence its existing investment narrative around respiratory launches and growth.

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Insmed Investment Narrative Recap

To own Insmed, you need to believe its respiratory portfolio, led by brensocatib and ARIKAYCE, can translate clinical traction into a sustainably larger revenue base despite ongoing losses. The Nasdaq 100 inclusion, alongside continued buying from Stanley Druckenmiller and recent insider selling, mainly affects trading attention and liquidity rather than the core catalyst of brensocatib launches or the key risk of potential FDA or payer delays.

The Nasdaq 100 addition stands out here because it can pull more benchmark and ETF capital into Insmed just as the company moves from EU approval of BRINSUPRI toward broader commercialization. While this index move does not change the scientific or regulatory profile, it could interact with expectations around brensocatib’s rollout, making any shift in timing or market access for the drug more visible in the share price.

Yet while index inclusion has helped shine a spotlight on Insmed, investors should also be aware of the risk that FDA review timelines for brensocatib could...

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Insmed's narrative projects $1.9 billion revenue and $293.8 million earnings by 2028.

Uncover how Insmed's forecasts yield a $222.78 fair value, a 13% upside to its current price.

Exploring Other Perspectives

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Four fair value estimates from the Simply Wall St Community span roughly US$222.78 to over US$21,337.07, showing just how far apart individual views can be. When you set those against the central role of brensocatib’s global launch timing, it underlines why many investors look at several perspectives before judging what Insmed might be worth.

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