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CymaBay

Stifel cuts CymaBay to hold; PT to $4 from $14

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...

Adamis Pharma

Maxim cuts Adamis Pharma to hold; withdraws PT

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...

VBL Therapeutics

Roth starts VBL Therapeutics at buy; PT $2.05

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...

Hepion Pharmaceuticals

Brookline starts Hepion Pharma at buy; PT $12

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...

Alector

BTIG starts Alector at buy; PT $28

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...

Calithera Biosciences

HCW starts Calithera Biosciences at buy; PT $7

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...

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Maxim ups SELLAS to buy; sets PT $12

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...

ResTORbio

SVB Leerink cuts ResTORbio to MP; PT to $2 from $40

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...