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Dynavax
Markets

HCW starts Dynavax Technologies at buy; PT $13

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Dynavax Technologies (NASDAQ:DVAX) with a “buy” rating and $13 price target based on an outlook for the sales growth of the company’s marketed hepatitis B vaccine, Heplisav-B. The...

October 18, 2019
Dyadic
Markets

Dawson James starts Dyadic at buy; PT $14

Dawson James Securities launched coverage of Dyadic International (NASDAQ:DYAI) with a “buy” rating and $14 price target. The stock closed at $6.66 on Oct. 15. Dyadic has been developing a gene expression platform over...

October 16, 2019
IGM Biosciences
Markets

Stifel starts IGM Biosciences at buy; PT $32

Stifel launched coverage of IGM Biosciences (NASDAQ:IGMS) with a “buy” rating and $32 price target. The stock closed at $17.25 on Oct. 11. “We believe the company’s first/only-in-class, IgM-based antibody platform...

October 14, 2019
Exagen
Markets

WB starts Exagen at outperform

William Blair initiated coverage of Exagen (NASDAQ:XGN) with an “outperform” rating based on an outlook for business trends, potential upside to revenue estimates, and its relative valuation to comparable diagnostic...

October 11, 2019
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HCW starts Aravive at buy; PT $18

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Aravive (NASDAQ:ARAV) with a “buy” rating and $18 price target. The stock closed at $6.38 on Oct. 9. The company’s lead asset is AVB-500, an anti-GAS6 selective decoy, used to...

October 10, 2019
Markets

SVB Leerink starts Mereo BioPharma at OP; PT $8

SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Mereo BioPharma Group PLC (NASDAQ:MREO) with an “outperform” rating and price target of $8. The stock closed at $2.89 on Oct. 9. “We believe this rare disease-focused biopharma company...

October 10, 2019
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Markets

HCW starts Vericel at buy; PT $19

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Vericel (NASDAQ:VCELL) with a “buy” rating and $19 price target. The stock closed at $13.82 on Oct. 8. Vericel, a commercial wound care company, markets two innovative tissue...

October 9, 2019
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals
Markets

SVB Leerink starts Satsuma Pharma at OP; PT $20

SVB Leerink launched coverage of Satsuma Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:STSA) with an “outperform” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $10.70 on Oct. 7. STS101, Satsuma’s lead asset, is a dry-powder formulation of...

October 8, 2019
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Markets

BTIG starts Sutro Biopharma at buy; PT $19

BTIG initiated coverage of Sutro Biopharma (NASDAQ:STRO) with a “buy” rating and $19 price target. The stock closed at $8.43 on Oct. 4. Sutro exploits rapid DNA-to-protein cycle times of cell free biosynthesis to...

October 7, 2019
Markets

SVB Leerink ups AMAG Pharma PT to $14 from $9

SVB Leerink raised its price target for AMAG Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMAG) to $14 from $9 ahead of an FDA advisory committee meeting on Oct. 29. The stock closed at $11.50 on Oct. 4. “Based on our MEDACorp survey of 50...

October 7, 2019