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Ocera Therapeutics

Stifel downgrades Ocera Therapeutics to hold

Stifel downgraded Ocera Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OCRX) to “hold” from “buy” and slashed its price target to $1 from $9 after the company reported top-line results from a Phase 2b study evaluating ornithine phenylacetate...

CymaBay Therapeutics

HCW upgrades CymaBay to buy

H.C. Wainwright upgraded CymaBay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CBAY) to “buy” from “neutral” and raised its price target to $6 from $2 after a revision and update of its revenue and valuation models. The stock closed at $1.67 on...

Mateon Therapeutics

Maxim starts Mateon at buy

Maxim Group initiated coverage of Mateon Therapeutics (OTCQX:MATN) with a “buy” rating and 12-month price target of $2. The stock was quoted at 42 cents at midday on Jan. 27. Analyst Jason Kolbert writes that...

Adocia

Leerink downgrades Adocia to market perform

Leerink downgraded Adocia (NXT PA:ADOC.FP) to “market perform” and slashed its price target to €15.00 from €82.00 after Eli Lilly terminated its collaboration for Adocia’s ultra-fast insulin product, BioChaperone Lispro...

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Athersys prices $20-million stock offering

Athersys (NASDAQ:ATHX) priced a public offering of 19,802,000 common shares at a price of $1.01 each for gross proceeds of about $20-million and gave underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 2,970,300...

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Feltl ups Heska price target to $97

Feltl reiterated a “strong buy” rating for Heska (NASDAQ:HSKA) and raised its price target to $97 from $67 on an increased valuation multiple reflecting Heska’s improved positioning. The stock was quoted at $76.46 near...

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Maxim upgrades ADMA Biologics to buy

Maxim Group upgraded ADMA Biologics (NASDAQ:ADMA) to ‘buy” from “hold” and established a price target of $13 after the company agreed to acquire Biotest Pharmaceuticals’ immunoglobulin manufacturing facility in Florida...

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Roth resumes coverage of Palatin, AmpliPhi, Pharming

Roth Capital Partners resumed coverage of Palatin Technologies (NYSE MKT: PTN), AmpliPhi Biosciences (NYSE MKT:APHB) and Pharming Group NV (OTC:PHGUF) with “buy” ratings and price targets of $1.50, $3 and €1.50...

Bellerophon Therapeutics

HCW starts Bellerophon Therapeutics at buy

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Bellerophon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:BLPH) with a “buy” rating and price target of $5. The stock closed at 67 cents on Jan. 20. Bellerophon develops products for the treatment of...

Trevena

HCW starts Trevena at buy

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Trevena (NASDAQ:TRVN) with a “buy” rating and $11 price target. The shares were changing hands at $6.85 at mid-day on Jan. 9. “We believe Trevena’s lead drug, oliceridine...