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Cantor starts Heat Biologics at OW; PT $22

Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Heat Biologics (NASDAQ:HTBX) with an “overweight” rating and $22 price target. The stock closed at $7.87 on March 2. Heat Biologics is developing proprietary immunotherapy...

March 3, 2021

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Analysts start Bolt Biotherapeutics at OP, buy; PTs $36 and $40

Analysts for SVB Leerink and Stifel launched coverage of Bolt Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:BOLT) with “outperform” and “buy” ratings, respectively, and price targets of $36 and $40, respectively. The stock closed at $30 on...

March 2, 2021

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Stifel starts Angion Biomedica at buy; PT $40

Stifel launched coverage of Angion Biomedica (NASDAQ:ANGN) with a “buy” rating and $40 price target. The stock closed at $19.92 on March 1. Angion’s lead asset, ANG-3777, is a mimetic of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)...

March 2, 2021

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SVB Leerink starts Pharvaris at OP; PT $50

SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Pharvaris B.V. (NASDAQ:PHVS) with an “outperform” rating and $50 price target. The stock closed at $39.23 on March 1. Pharvaris is developing therapies for rare diseases, with a focus...

March 2, 2021

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Piper starts Avita Medical at OW; PT $27

Piper Sandler launched coverage of Avita Medical (NASDAQ:RCEL) with an “overweight” rating and $27 price target. The stock closed at $21.49 on March 1. Avita makes Recell, which uses a patient’s own skin to make a cell...

March 2, 2021

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WB starts Lucira Health at OP

William Blair initiated coverage of Lucira Health (NASDAQ:LHDX) with an “outperform” rating, based on “our outlook for a series of positive catalysts on commercialization and manufacturing as well as what we believe is...

March 2, 2021

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Ladenburg starts Evaxion Biotech at buy; PT $23

Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage of Evaxion Biotech A/S (NASDAQ:EVAX) with a “buy” rating and $23 price target. The stock closed at $7.08 on March 1. Evaxion is a clinical-stage artificial intelligence (AI)...

March 2, 2021

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AGP ups Sensus Healthcare PT to $7.50 from $2.95

Alliance Global Partners raised its price target for Sensus Healthcare (NASDAQ:SRTS) to $7.50 from $2.95, citing fourth quarter results that were well ahead of consensus estimates. The stock closed at $4.94 on March 1...

March 2, 2021

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Stifel starts coverage on 10 rare disease-focused companies

Stifel began coverage on 10 rare disease-focused companies, with seven “buy” and three “hold” ratings, noting that with an estimated 7,000-plus rare diseases – 95% of which lack approved therapy – these are early...

March 1, 2021

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Cantor starts DarioHealth at OW; PT $35

Cantor Fitzgerald launched coverage of DarioHealth (NASDAQ:DRIO) with an “overweight” rating and price target of $35. The stock closed at $29.16 on Feb. 24. Dario is a digital health company that is developing and...

February 25, 2021

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SVB Leerink starts Lensar at OP; PT $20

SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Lensar (NASDAQ:LNSR) with an “outperform” rating and price target of $20. The stock closed at $9.50 on Feb. 23. Lensar was recently spun out from PDL Biopharma and is, “in our view, an...

February 24, 2021

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Cowen ups TransMedics PT to $44 from $20

Cowen raised its price target for TransMedics (NASDAQ:TMDX) to $44 from $20, citing multiple catalysts ahead for all three of the company’s organ programs. The stock closed at $23.82 on Feb. 23. TransMedics has...

February 24, 2021

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Raymond James starts Skylight Health Group at OP 2; PT $2.25 (Canadian)

Raymond James initiated coverage of Skylight Health Group (TSXV:SHG) with an “outperform (2)” ranting and $2.25 (Canadian) target price. The stock closed at $1.66 on Feb. 23. Skylight operates a large and growing U.S...

February 24, 2021

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BTIG ups MannKind PT to $8 from $4

BTIG raised its price target for MannKind (NASDAQ:MNKD) to $8 from $4, citing a recent meeting with MannKind CEO, Michael Castagna, to hear an extensive discussion on Technosphere and Tyvaso DPI expansion, among other...

February 24, 2021

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WB starts Taysha Gene Therapies at OP; fair value estimate $46

William Blair launched coverage of Taysha Gene Therapies (NASDAQ:TSHA) with an “outperform” rating and fair value estimate of $46. The stock closed at $26.66 on Feb. 23. Taysha is focused on developing and...

February 23, 2021

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Cantor cuts Otonomy PT to $6 from $13

Cantor Fitzgerald slashed its price target for Otonomy (NASDAQ:OTIC) to $6 from $13 but maintained its “overweight” rating, after the company announced that the Phase 3 study of OTIVIDEX in Ménière’s disease did not...

February 22, 2021

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Cantor ups Evolus PT to $20 from $11

Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target for Evolus (NASDAQ:EOLS) to $20 from $11, following a litigation settlement, which Cantor believes “increases earnings visibility for Evolus, and removes a large overhang on the...

February 22, 2021

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AGP starts ReShape Lifesciences at buy; PT $12

Alliance Global Partners initiated coverage of ReShape Lifesciences (OTCQB:RSLS) with a “buy” rating and price target of $12. The stock was quoted at $7.54 in afternoon trading on Feb. 18. ReShape is a rare pure-play in...

February 18, 2021

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AGP ups Obalon Therapeutics to buy; PT $6.15 from 75 cents

Alliance Global Partners upgraded Obalon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:OBLN) to “buy” and raised its price target to $6.15 from 75 cents, reflecting a new valuation of ReShape Lifesciences, Obalon’s merger partner. Shares of...

February 18, 2021

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Maxim ups Titan Pharma to buy from hold; PT $11

Maxim Group upgraded Titan Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TTNP) to “buy” from “hold” with a new price target of $11, citing multiple strategy, management, cap-structure and financing changes at Titan, which should position the...

February 18, 2021

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Hepion Pharma closes $88.4-million offering

Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) closed a public offering of 44.2 million common shares at a price of $2 each for gross proceeds of $88.4-million. After deducting underwriting fees and other offering expenses, net...

February 18, 2021

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Maxim ups Artelo Biosciences PT to $5 from $3

Maxim Group raised its price target for Artelo Biosciences (NASDAQ:ARTL) to $5 from $3, citing rising valuations across the cannabinoid and cannabis space, and as Artelo begins to map out its path forward as a cancer...

February 17, 2021

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