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X4 Pharma

HCW starts X4 Pharma at buy; PT $22

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of X4 Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XFOR) with a “buy” rating and $22 price target. The stock closed at $10.39 on Jan. 6. The company’s lead product candidate, mavorixafor, is a potential...

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Roth starts Crinetics Pharma at buy; PT $37

Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRNX) with a “buy” rating and $37 price target. The stock closed at $21.91 on Dec. 20. Crinetics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company...

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BTIG cuts Valeritas Holdings to neutral; removes PT

BTIG downgraded Valeritas Holdings (NASDAQ:VLRX) to “neutral” from “buy” and removed its previous $10 price target after the company reduced its fourth quarter revenue guidance due to a temporary supply disruption and...

Roth starts Oxurion at buy; PT €9

Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of Oxurion (Euronext Brussels:OXUR) with a “buy” rating and price target of €9. The stock was recently quoted at €2.41. “Our investment thesis is based on our understanding...

Ocugen

HCW starts Ocugen at buy; PT $1.25

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) with a “buy” rating and price target of $1.25. The stock closed at 36 cents on Dec. 19. Ocugen is developing therapies for rare and underserved eye diseases and...

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Dawson James starts Mesoblast at buy; PT $14

Dawson James Securities initiated coverage of Mesoblast (NASDAQ:MESO; ASX:MSB) with a “buy” rating and $14 price target. The stock closed at $7.42 on Dec. 18. Mesoblast is using its proprietary technology platform to...

X4 Pharma

Roth starts X4 Pharma at buy; PT $20

Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of X4 Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XFOR) with a “buy” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $11 on Dec. 17. Analyst Zegbeh Jallah writes that her investment thesis is based...

Aduro Biotech

Analysts downgrade and lower PTs for Aduro Biotech

William Blair downgraded Aduro Biotech (NASDAQ:ADRO) to “market perform” from “outperform” and H.C. Wainwright cut its price target for Aduro after Novartis removed Aduro’s intratumoral STING agonist, ADU-S100, from its...

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HCW cuts Diffusion Pharma PT to $3.50 on dilution

H.C. Wainwright lowered its price target for Diffusion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DFFN) to $3.50 from $10, reflecting dilution from two recent financings. The stock closed at 41 cents on Dec. 17. Analyst Swayampakula...

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SVB Leerink halves Adamas Pharma PT to $6

SVB Leerink lowered its price target for Adamas Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ADMS) to $6 from $13, saying the mixed Phase 3 INROADS data are not good enough. In afternoon trading on Dec. 17, the stock was quoted at $4.15...