Analysts for BTIG and William Blair launched coverage of Lyra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:LYRA) with “buy” and “outperform” ratings, respectively. Lyra is developing a novel drug delivery platform for ear, nose and throat...
H.C. Wainwright upgraded CymaBay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CBAY) to “buy” from “neutral,” with a price target of $9, citing a possible lifting of the clinical hold on seladelpar development in liver disease. The stock closed...
Dawson James Securities launched coverage of Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRNE) with a “buy” rating and $24 price target. The stock closed at $5.07 on May 22. Analyst Jason Kolbert writes that Sorrento’s STI-1499...
Brookline Capital Markets initiated coverage of Caladrius Biosciences (NASDAQ:CLBS) with a “buy” rating and a price target of $7. The stock was quoted at $2.05, up 12 cents, at mid-day on May 22...
Raymond James added Profound Medical (TSX:PRN; NASDAQ:PROF) as an “analyst current favorite,” maintaining a “strong buy” recommendation, after AstraZeneca and Merck received FDA approval for their PARP inhibitor drug...
Brookline Capital Markets initiated coverage of Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CYCC) with a “buy” rating and $22 price target. The stock closed at $4.12 on May 18. Cyclacel is developing small molecule drugs targeting...
Maxim Group upgraded Onconova Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONTX) to “buy” from “hold” with a new price target of $1.25, citing a strengthened balance sheet, and a sufficient cash runway into the third quarter of 2021, well past...
Brookline Capital Markets initiated coverage of Biocept (NASDAQ:BIOC) with a “buy” rating and price target of $2.06. The stock closed at 44 cents on May 13. Biocept is a molecular oncology diagnostics company that...
Maxim Group downgraded Artelo Biosciences (NASDAQ:ARTL) to “hold” from “ buy” without a price target, citing capital concerns. The stock closed at $1.22 on May 12, near the low end of its 52-week range of 61 cents to...
SVB Leerink slashed its price target for Genfit (NASDAQ:GNFT) to $20 from $50, but maintained its “outperform” rating, citing topline interim Phase 3 results that showed elafibranor failed to demonstrate a statistically...