Shares of Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) recently ticked lower despite a very positive-sounding press release regarding its weight management candidate. According to the giant drugmaker, treatment with an anti-obesity candidate called MariTide helped patients reduce their weight by up to 20% after 52 weeks.

Amgen Inc.’s stock was down 7% Tuesday, after the company said a mid-stage trial of its weight-loss treatment MariTide showed up to 20% average weight loss at 52 weeks. Analysts were expecting the treatment to achieve an average weight loss of about 20% to 25% after one year,