Stifel downgraded CymaBay Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CBAY) to “hold” from “buy” and slashed its price target to $4 from $14 after the company halted development of its sole value driver, seladelpar. The stock closed at $5.55...
Maxim Group downgraded Adamis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ADMP) to “hold” from “buy” and withdrew its previous $3 price target after the company received a complete response letter (CRL) from the FDA regarding the NDA for...
Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of VBL Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VBLT) with a “buy” rating and price target of $2.05. The stock closed at $1.25 on Nov. 22. VBL Therapeutics is developing VB-111 for the treatment of...
Brookline Capital Markets launched coverage of Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) with a “buy” rating and $12 price target. The stock closed at $3.39 on Nov. 21. Hepion is developing CRV431, a novel pleiotropic...
Janney Montgomery Scott launched coverage of Baudax Bio (NASDAQ:BXRX) with a “buy” rating and fair value estimate of $12. The stock closed at $4.51 on Nov. 21. Baudax was spun out of Recro Pharma (NASDAQ:REPH) in a...
BTIG initiated coverage of Alector (NASDAQ:ALEC) with a “buy” rating and $28 price target. The stock closed at $15.80 on Nov. 20. Alector is focused on the immune system of the brain as a major player in...
H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Calithera Biosciences (NASDAQ:CALA) with a “buy” rating and $7 price target. The stock closed at $3.38 on Nov. 18. Calithera is developing therapies that target cellular metabolic...
Ladenburg Thalmann downgraded Anchiano Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ANCN) to “neutral” from “buy” without a price target after the company discontinued its Phase 2 Codex program to focus on its preclinical pan-RAS inhibitor...
Maxim Group upgraded SELLAS Life Sciences (NASDAQ:SLS) to “buy” from “hold” with a price target of $12 after the company removed a financing overhang. The stock closed at $6.17 on Nov. 14. SELLAS ended the latest...
SVB Leerink downgraded ResTORbio (NASDAQ:TORC) to “market perform” from “outperform” and slashed its price to $2 from $40 after a failure of first of the company’s two ongoing Phase 3 trials in respiratory infection...