Weight Watchers International, Inc. Stock News

Health and wellness companies are embracing weight-loss drugs and building offerings around them in an effort to avoid the fate of WeightWatchers, which declared bankruptcy this week, citing vastly increased use of the new blockbuster medicines.

One day after WeightWatchers said that it would file for bankruptcy, weight-loss drug giant Novo Nordisk's outlook is brightening.

WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on its transition into a telehealth services provider.Parent WW International Inc. said it has the support of nearly three-quarters of its debt holders. It expects to emerge from bankruptcy within 45 days, if not sooner.WeightWatchers, which was founded more than 60 years a...

Weight Watchers International (NASDAQ:WW) shares plunged 43% to $0.45 as it struck a deal for a "pre-packaged" Chapter 11 bankruptcy, aiming to clear $1.15 billion of debt off its balance sheet. The company, officially known as WW International, has cut a deal with a group of lenders and bondholders holding around 72% of its debt, with the process expected to zip through the courts in around 45...

WW International (NASDAQ: WW) declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy to eliminate $1.15B in debt. U.S.-China trade talks are set to resume with U.S. officials meeting their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland.

Shares of WW International Inc. WW+11.19% lost nearly half their value in premarket trading Wednesday, after the company known as Weight Watchers filed for bankruptcy, as the health and wellness company faced mounting debt burden.

Shares of the company, which once boasted of media mogul Oprah Winfrey as one of its top shareholders, slumped 40% in extended trading.

Operations continue with no impact to its more than three million members worldwide Positions the Company to execute its transformation strategy, focused on enhancing its  digital and member experience and expanding its telehealth business which achieved 57% year-over-year revenue growth in Q1 2025 Enters comprehensive agreement with lenders and noteholders to significantly reduce its debt obli...