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oramed
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Cantor starts Oramed at OW; PT $20

Cantor Fitzgerald launched coverage of Oramed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ORMP) with an “overweight” rating and price target of $20. The stock closed at $10.63 on Feb. 17. Oramed is a developing novel drug formulations for...

February 18, 2022
Collegium Pharma
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Cantor ups Collegium Pharma to OW; PT to $26 from $17

Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded Collegium Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:COLL) to “overweight” from “neutral” and raised its price target to $26 from $17, citing its agreement to acquire BioDelivery Sciences International.  Shares...

February 14, 2022
Caribou Biosciences
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Brookline starts Caribou Biosciences at buy; PT $19

Brookline Capital Markets initiated coverage of Caribou Biosciences (NASDAQ:CRBU) with a “buy” rating and 12-to-18-month price target of $19. The stock closed at $10.71 on Feb. 11. Caribou is a leading next...

February 14, 2022
Aerovate Therapeutics
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BTIG starts Aerovate Therapeutics at buy; PT $24

BTIG launched coverage of Aerovate Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AVTE) with a “buy” rating and $24 price target. The stock closed at $9.40 on Feb. 10. Aerovate is focused exclusively on developing a dry powder inhaled...

February 11, 2022
SeqLL
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Maxim starts SeqLL at buy; PT $3

Maxim Group initiated coverage of SeqLL (NASDAQ:SQL) with a “buy” rating and price target of $3. The stock closed at $1.60 on Feb. 8. SeqLL is developing true single molecule sequencing (tSMS), a type of short-read...

February 9, 2022
Know Labs
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Dawson James starts Know Labs at buy; PT $7

Dawson James Securities launched coverage of Know Labs (OTCQB:KNWN) with a “buy” rating and price target of $7. The stock closed at $1.59 on Feb. 7. “Know Labs is driving what could be a significant paradigm shift in...

February 8, 2022
Check Cap
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Dawson James ups Check-Cap to buy; PT $1

Dawson James Securities upgraded Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) to “buy” from “neutral” and maintained its price target of $1. The stock closed at 60 cents on Feb. 4. The company’s C-Scan is a colorectal cancer screening test...

February 7, 2022
Inozyme Pharma
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HCW starts Inozyme at buy; PT $33

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Inozyme (NASDAQ:INZY) with a “buy” rating and $33 price target. The stock closed at $6.10 on Feb. 4. Inozyme is a rare disease biopharmaceutical company focused on developing...

February 7, 2022
Fusion
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Brookline starts Fusion Pharma at buy; PT $15

Brookline Capital Markets launched coverage of Fusion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:FUSN) with a “buy” rating and $15 price target. The stock closed at $7.53 on Feb. 2. Fusion is a clinical-stage oncology company focused on...

February 2, 2022
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Brookline starts IceCure at buy; PT $5.65

Brookline Capital Markets initiated coverage of IceCure Medical (NASDAQ:ICCM) with a “buy” rating and price target of $5.65. The stock closed at $2.59 on Feb. 1. IceCure is a commercial-stage medical device company...

February 2, 2022
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Stifel starts Vigil Neuroscience at buy; PT $24

Stifel initiated coverage of Vigil Neuroscience (NASDAQ:VIGL) with a “buy” rating and $24 price target. The stock closed at $12.90 on Jan. 31. Vigil is focused on precision medicine approaches to treat dementia, with a...

February 1, 2022
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Stifel starts ViewRay at buy; PT $7

Stifel initiated coverage of ViewRay (NASDAQ:VRAY) with a “buy” rating and price target of $7, reflecting a multiple of 8.3 times estimated 2023 revenue of $130-million. The stock closed at $4.46 on Jan. 24. “We see...

January 25, 2022
BioCardia
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Dawson James ups BioCardia to buy; PT $4

Dawson James upgraded BioCardia (NASDAQ:BCDA) to “buy” with a $4 price target, citing multiple clinical programs in heart failure and a business deal potential. The stock closed at $1.39 on Jan. 21. Analyst Jason...

January 24, 2022
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BTIG cuts Acutus Medical to neutral from buy

BTIG downgraded Acutus Medical (NASDAQ:AFIB) to “neutral” from “buy” and removed its price target, citing a forecast of flat sales in 2022, among other things. The stock closed at $2.46 on Jan. 19. Acutus is a cardiac...

January 20, 2022
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Maxim starts Kiora Pharma at buy; PT $2.50

Maxim Group initiated coverage of Kiora Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:KPRX) with a “buy” rating and price target of $2.50. The stock closed at 80 cents on Jan. 18. Kiora is developing ophthalmic medicines including, KIO-101...

January 19, 2022
INVO Bioscience
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Maxim starts INVO Bioscience at buy; PT $7

Maxim Group launched coverage of INVO Biosciences (NASDAQ:INVO) with a “buy” rating and $7 price target. The stock closed at $3.69 on Jan. 18. INVO is a commercial-stage company with the world’s first and only...

January 19, 2022
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Maxim ups Daré Biosciences PT to $4 from $3

Maxim Group raised its price target for Daré Bioscience (NASDAQ:DARE) to $4 from $3, citing FDA approval of XACIATO vaginal gel as a treatment for bacterial vaginosis (BV) and a commercial launch in 2022. The stock...

January 18, 2022