William Blair dropped coverage of OncoGenex (NASDAQ:OGXI) after the company announced that the AFFINITY study did not meet the primary endpoint. The stock closed at 90 cents on Monday. “We note that AFFINITY is the key...
Profound Medical (TSX-V:PRN) appointed Arun Menawat as its new CEO. Steven Plymale, the company’s current CEO, will transition to President and COO. Dr. Menawat has been a member of Profound’s board since October 2014...
Roth Capital Partners raised its price target for CymaBay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CBAY) to $6 from $4, citing a potential partnership for the company’s gout product. The stock closed at $1.79 on Thursday. “Following...
Maxim Group lowered its price target for Bio-Path Holdings (NASDAQ:BPTH) to $2 from $5, citing the company’s data trough ahead. The stock was changing hands at $1.72 on Wednesday afternoon. Analyst Jason McCarthy writes...
Mackie Research Capital initiated coverage of Profound Medical (TSX-V:PRN) with a “speculative buy” rating and 12-month target price of $3.30. The stock was quoted at $1.45 at mid-day on Wednesday. “Relative to all...
Maxim Group lowered its price target for Galena Biopharma (NASDAQ:GALE) to $1 from $2, citing a shift in the company’s pipeline focus. The stock closed at 46 cents on Tuesday. At the end of June, an Independent Data...
Maxim Group lowered its price target for Omeros (NASDAQ:OMER) to $19 from $30, citing a higher risk value from its three valuation models. The stock closed at $13.38 on Tuesday. Analyst Jason Kolbert writes that sales...
Maxim Group raised it price target for Sophiris Bio (NASDAQ:SPHS) to $6 from $4, citing better data of the company’s topsalysin drug candidate. The stock closed at $5.04 on Tuesday. As the datasets for topsalysin...
Leerink Partners upgraded Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NTLA) to “outperform” from “market perform” on valuation, with a price target of $32. The stock closed at $17.66 on Thursday. “We believe the current valuation...
Roth Capital Partners reinitiated coverage of Pieris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PIRS) with a “buy” rating and $6 price target. The stock closed at $1.70 on Thursday. “We believe the company’s anticalin platform has broad...