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HCW ups PDS Biotechnology PT to $20 from $8

H.C. Wainwright raised its price target for PDS Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PDSB) to $20 from $8 ahead of additional data being released at the ASCO meeting this weekend. The stock closed at $10.86 on June 1. “We believe that...

June 2, 2021
Cutera
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Cantor starts Cutera at OW; PT $55

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Cutera (NASDAQ:CUTR) with an “overweight” rating and 12-month price target of $55. The stock closed at $40.86 on June 1. “Cutera’s comprehensive portfolio of innovative aesthetic...

June 2, 2021
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Cantor starts Seelos Therapeutics at OW; PT $10

Cantor Fitzgerald launched coverage of Seelos Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SEEL) with an “overweight” rating and 12-to-18 month price target of $10. The stock closed at $3.08 on May 28. Analyst Charles Duncan, Ph.D., writes...

June 1, 2021
Harpoon Therapeutics
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Cantor starts Harpoon Therapeutics at OW; PT $40

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Harpoon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HARP) with an “overweight” rating and $40 price target. The stock closed at $20.28 on May 27. Harpoon is an immunoncology company developing a next...

May 28, 2021
Corvus Pharmaceuticals
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Cantor starts Corvus Pharma at OW; PT $10

Cantor Fitzgerald launched coverage of Corvus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRVS) with an “overweight” rating and 12-month price target of $10. The stock closed at $2.66 on May 26. “We believe that the risk/reward profile is...

May 27, 2021
Chemomab-Therapeutics
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Cantor starts Chemomab Therapeutics at OW; PT $45

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Chemomab Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CMMB) with an “overweight” rating and $45 price target. The stock closed at $16.07 on May 25. Chemomab is a clinical-stage biotech company focusing...

May 26, 2021
Asensus-Surgical
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HCW starts Asensus Surgical at buy; PT $4

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Asensus Surgical (NYSE American:ASXC) with a “buy” rating and price target of $4. The stock closed at $2.03 on May 25. Asensus, a surgical robotics company, is digitizing laparoscopy...

May 26, 2021
Vaccitech
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WB starts Vaccitech at OP

William Blair initiated coverage of Vaccitech plc (NASDAQ:VACC) with an “outperform” rating. The stock was quoted at $14.35 in afternoon trading on May 25. Vaccitech is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that...

May 25, 2021
Verastem
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BTIG ups Verastem to buy from neutral; PT $8

BTIG upgraded Verastem (NASDAQ:VSTM) to “buy” from “neutral” with a new price target of $8, citing a breakthrough designation from the FDA for its KRAS-focused combination therapy of VS-6766 with defactinib for all...

May 24, 2021
Clene-Nanomedicine
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Maxim starts Clene at buy; PT $18

Maxim Group launched coverage of Clene (NASDAQ:CLNN) with a “buy” rating and $18 price target. The stock closed at $8.95 on May 19. Clene is a clinical-stage company developing CNM-Au8, an oral, clean-surfaced faceted...

May 20, 2021
Neuropace
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SVB Leerink starts NeuroPace at OP; PT $25

SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Neuropace (NASDAQ:NPCE) with an “outperform” rating and $25 price target. The stock closed at $20.91 on May 14. “To us, NeuroPace represents a top-tier growth profile SMID-cap MedTech...

May 17, 2021
Dyadic
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Dawson James halves Dyadic PT to $6 from $12

Dawson James reduced its price target for Dyadic (NASDAQ:DYAI) to $6 from $12, citing uncertainty about the potential of its COVID-19 vaccine. The stock closed at $3.73 on May 14. “DYAI-100 (COVID) is advancing to human...

May 17, 2021
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Maxim ups Annovis Bio PT to $45 from $12

Maxim Group raised its price target for Annovis Bio (NYSE American: ANVS) to $45 from $12, citing upcoming Phase 2a data evaluating ANVS401 in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. The stock...

May 13, 2021
4D-Pharma-PLC
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Ladenburg starts 4D Pharma at buy; PT $35

Ladenburg Thalmann launched coverage of 4D Pharma PLC (NASDAQ:LBPS) with a “buy” rating and $35 price target. The stock closed at $10.55 on May 12. 4D Pharma is a Leeds, UK-based biotechnology company developing live...

May 13, 2021
Catabasis Pharma
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Ladenburg starts Catabasis Pharma at buy; PT $6

Ladenburg Thalmann launched coverage of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CATB) with a “buy” rating and price target of $8. The stock closed at $1.78 on May 11. Catabasis is a Boston-based biotechnology company focused...

May 12, 2021
Intercept-Pharma
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Cantor cuts Intercept Pharma PT to $23 from $45

Cantor Fitzgerald reduced its price target for Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) to $23 from $45 and maintained its “neutral” rating, citing first quarter financial results “which we think highlighted a lot of the...

May 7, 2021
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Stifel starts CTI Biopharma at buy; PT $5.50

Stifel initiated coverage of CTI Biopharma (NASDAQ:CTIC) with a “buy” rating and price target of $5.50. The stock closed at $2.34 on May 5. “We think the bull/bear debate on CTI Biopharma centers around the size of the...

May 6, 2021
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HCW starts iTeos Therapeutics at buy; PT $37

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of iTeos Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ITOS) with a “buy” rating and $37 price target. The stock finished at $23.03 on May 4. ITeos Therapeutics, which is developing next-generation immuno...

May 5, 2021
Mereo-BioPharma
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BTIG starts Mereo Biopharma at buy; PT $10

BTIG initiated coverage of Mereo Biopharma (NASDAQ:MREO) with a “buy” rating and price target of $10. The stock closed at $3.49 on May 4. “We believe Mereo shares are significantly undervalued with abundant proof-of...

May 5, 2021
Markets

Maxim doubles BioLineRx PT to $10 from $5

Maxim Group raised its price target for BioLineRx (NASDAQ:BLRX) to $10 from $5 on positive top-line data from the company’s Phase 3 GENESIS trial. The stock was quoted at $5.30, up $2.11, in afternoon trading on...

May 4, 2021