Maxim Group initiated coverage of Protagenic Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PTIX) with a “buy” rating and price target of $4. The stock closed at $1.80 on Oct. 28. Protagenic is developing its lead asset, PT00114, for the...
H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Biophytis SA of France (NASDAQ:BPTS) with a “buy” rating and $15 price target. The stock closed at $6.09 on Oct. 22. As a spin-off from Sorbonne University in 2006, Biophytis has...
William Blair initiated coverage of Tempest Therapeutics (NASDAQ:TPST) with an “outperform” rating based on the potential of the company’s three first-in-class programs, including the dual EP2/EP4 antagonist, TPST-1495...
William Blair launched coverage of Jasper Therapeutics (NASDAQ:JSPR) with an “outperform” rating based on the potential for JSP191 to transform the bone marrow transplant field through safer and more-effective...
SVB Leerink slashed its price target for Atea Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVIR) to $20 from $60 but maintained its “outperform” rating after the company’s Phase 2 MOONSONG trial in COVID-19 outpatients did not hit its...
Maxim Group upgraded Indaptus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:INDP) to a “buy” rating from “hold” with a price target of $16, based on the potential of lead oncology program Decoy20 in pancreatic, liver and colorectal cancers as...
BTIG initiated coverage of Vicarious Surgical (NYSE:RBOT) with a “buy” rating and $15 price target. The stock closed at $10.57 on Oct.15. Vicarious Surgical is a pre-commercial development-stage surgical robotics...
Maxim Group initiated coverage of Kazia Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KZIA) with a “buy” rating and $18 price target. The stock closed at $10.71 on Oct. 13. Kazia is developing two oncology drug candidates: paxalisib, for brain...
H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Progenity (NASDAQ:PROG) with a “buy” rating and price target of $4. The stock closed at $2.04 on Oct. 13. Progenity’s differentiated R&D pipeline primarily focuses on employing...
Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage of Renovacor (NASDAQ:RCOR) with a “buy” rating and $22 price target. The stock closed at $7.93 on Oct. 13. Renovacor is a preclinical-stage biotech company focused on developing...