H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Pulse Biosciences (NASDAQ:PLSE) with a “buy” rating and price target of $27. The stock closed at $18.23 on Feb. 22. Analyst Swayampakula Ramakanth writes that his recommendation is...
Stifel upgraded Obalon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OBLN) to “buy” from “hold” and raised its price target to $3 from $2.50, saying the company is entering 2019 with “multiple incremental/critical adoption drivers now in...
Analysts for William Blair and SVB Leerink downgraded Diplomat Pharmacy (NYSE:DPLO) after the company delayed reporting fourth-quarter results and filing its 10-K. The stock fell $7.59, or 56%, to $5.87 in heavier than...
H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of BioTime (NYSE American:BTX) with a “buy” rating and $4 price target. The stock closed at $1.15 on Feb. 20. Analyst Joseph Pantginis writes that BioTime was originally focused on...
Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of Arcturus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ARCT) with a “buy” rating and $14 price target. The stock closed at $4.84 on Feb. 19. “Arcturus is a hidden gem in a sea of RNA medicines...
H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Homology Medicines (NASDAQ:FIXX) with a “buy” rating and $36 price target. The stock closed at $24.03 on Feb. 19. Analyst Debjit Chattopadhyay writes that Homology’s platform...
Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of Chiasma (NASDAQ:CHMA) with a “buy” rating and $16 price target. The stock closed at $3.87 on Feb. 15. “With two Phase 3 readouts on the horizon, Chiasma is a fallen angel...
BTIG launched coverage of Synlogic (NASDAQ:SYBX) with a “buy” rating and $22 price target. The stock closed at $9.56 on Feb. 12. “We view Synlogic’s approach to correct inborn errors of metabolism via addition of key...
BTIG launched coverage of Geron (NASDAQ:GERN) with a “buy” rating and $4 price target. The stock closed at $1.31 on Feb. 12. Geron is focused on development of imetelstat, a telomerase inhibitor active in the treatment...
H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of France-based Inventiva (PSE:IVA) with a “buy” rating and price target of €19. The stock closed at €6.40 on Feb. 12. Inventiva was spun out of Abbott Labs in 2012 and is focused on...