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Stifel starts Viveve Medical at buy; PT $6

Stifel launched coverage of Viveve Medical (NASDAQ:VIVE) with a “buy” rating and $6 price target. The stock closed at $3.36 on April 16. Viveve is focused on development and marketing the Viveve system and the Geneveve...

Cutera

Stifel starts Cutera at hold; PT $55

Stifel initiated coverage of Cutera (NASDAQ:CUTR) with a “hold” rating and price target of $55. The stock closed at $54.60 on April 16. Cutera develops and manufactures products used various aesthetic procedures...

NeoGenomics

BTIG ups NeoGenomics to buy; PT $11

BTIG upgraded NeoGenomics (NASDAQ:NEO) to “buy” from “neutral” with a price target of $11, saying that with a cleaner slate, it expects the shares to outperform. The stock closed at $8.49 on April 13. Analyst Dr. Sean...

Apollo Endosurgery

Piper starts Apollo Endosurgery at overweight; PT $8

Piper Jaffray launched coverage of Apollo Endosurgery (NASDAQ:LAPEN) with an “overweight” rating and $8 price target. The stock closed at $5.85 on April 12. Apollo is focused on bariatric and general surgery procedures...

Aptevo Therapeutics

Roth start Aptevo at buy; PT $12

Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of Aptevo Therapeutics (NASDAQ:APVO) with a “buy” rating and price target of $12. The stock closed at $3.28 on April 11. “In our view, Aptevo remains under the Street’s...

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Stifel cuts vTv Therapeutics to hold; PT to $1 from $12

Stifel downgraded vTv Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VTVT) to “hold” from “buy” and slashed its price target to $1 from $12 after the company reported negative top line results from its Phase 3 STEADFAST study in mild Alzheimer’s...

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BTIG ups Exact Sciences to buy; PT $60

BTIG upgraded Exact Sciences (NASDAQ:EXAS) to “buy” from “neutral” with a price target of $60, citing an approximate 35% drop in the stock price since November, which it said offers an “attractive entry point.” The...

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Roth starts Allena Pharma at buy; PT $61

Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of Allena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNA) with a “buy” rating and a $61 price target. The stock closed at $11.02 on March 29. Allena is focused on the treatment of enteric...

Flex Pharma

Ladenburg ups Flex Pharma PT to $20 from $13

Ladenburg Thalmann raised its price target for Flex Pharma (NASDAQ:FLKS) to $20 from $13 after the company announced that its lead asset, FLX-787, reduced the frequency of cramps/spasms in a 57-patient, placebo...