AbbVie Inc.’s disappointing trial results for its new schizophrenia drug bode well for rival Bristol Myers Squibb Co., analysts said. On Monday AbbVie said that its Phase 2 trial investigating emraclidine as a once-daily oral monotherapy treatment for adults with schizophrenia did not meet the primary endpoint of showing a “statistically significant” improvement when compared with a placebo group.

AbbVie’s experimental treatment for schizophrenia failed to significantly help patients in two trials, a blow to the company.

Key Takeaways Shares of AbbVie plummeted Monday after the company said its schizophrenia drug Emraclidine missed key goals in a pair of trials.Abbvie said the trials did not show a statistically significant improvement in symptoms compared with the placebo group at week 6.