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SeaSpine Holdings
Markets

Stifel starts SeaSpine at buy; PT $22

Stifel launched coverage of SeaSpine Holdings (NASDAQ:SPNE) with a “buy” rating and price target of $22. The stock closed at $14.97 on Oct. 19. “After several years of uneven performance post the 2015 spin-out from...

October 19, 2020
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HCW ups Celldex Therapeutics PT to $25 from $16

H.C Wainwright raised its price target for Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CLDX) to $25 from $16, citing three differentiated programs that are now in the clinic. The stock closed at $15.76 on Oct. 16. “As we have stated...

October 19, 2020
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BTIG ups Vericel PT to $30 from $23

BTIG raised its price target for Vericel (NASDAQ:VCEL) to $30 from $23 after an analyst and investor event focused primarily on NexoBrid, a recently licensed burn enzymatic debridement product from MediWound. ...

October 19, 2020
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Maxim starts Plus Therapeutics at buy; PT $6

Maxim Group launched coverage of Plus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTV) with a “buy” rating and price target of $6. The stock closed at $2.56 on Oct. 15. The company’s lead asset, rhenium nanoliposome (RNL), is being developed...

October 16, 2020
Aldeyra-Therapeutics
Markets

BTIG starts Aldeyra Therapeutics at buy; PT $29

BTIG initiated coverage of Aldeyra Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALDX) with a “buy” rating and $29 price target. The stock closed at $6.86 on Oct. 15. Aldeyra is targeting reactive aldehyde species (RASP) for a range of...

October 16, 2020
InspireMD
Markets

AGP starts InspireMD at buy; PT 70 cents

Alliance Global Partners initiated coverage of InspireMD (NYSE American:NSPR) with a “buy” rating and price target of 70 cents. The stock closed at 32 cent on Oct. 15. InspireMD has developed the CGuard EPS (Embolic...

October 16, 2020
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Ladenburg starts Cogent Biosciences at buy; PT $4

Ladenburg Thalmann launched coverage of Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ:COGT) with a “buy” rating and $4 price target. The stock closed at $2.89 on Oct. 13. Cogent has a late-stage clinical asset, CGT9486, in development for...

October 14, 2020
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HCW starts Humanigen at buy; PT $31

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Humanigen (NASDAQ:HGEN) with a “buy” rating and price target of $31. The stock closed at $12.03 on Oct. 13. The company’s lead asset, lenzilumab, is an antibody targeting...

October 14, 2020
Markets

Brookline starts MEI Pharma at buy; PT $10

Brookline Capital Markets initiated coverage of MEI Pharma (NASDAQ:MEIP) with a “buy” rating and price target of $10. The stock closed at $3.08 on Oct. 9. Analyst Leah Rush Cann writes that MEI Pharma is developing...

October 12, 2020
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Stifel starts Dyne Therapeutics at buy; PT $29

Stifel initiated coverage of Dyne Therapeutics (NASDAQ:DYN) with a “buy” rating and $29 price target. The stock closed at $18.64 on Oct. 9. “We view Dyne as an emerging leader in the neuromuscular space, and our...

October 12, 2020
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BTIG ups Neuronetics PT to $10 from $6

BTIG raised its price target for Neuronetics (NASDAQ:STIM) to $10 from $6, citing takeaways from recent virtual investor meetings, which focused on how the company’s new CEO, Keith Sullivan, will be reshaping the...

October 6, 2020
Markets

WB starts Chinook Therapeutics at OP

William Blair initiated coverage of Chinook Therapeutics (NASDAQ:KDNY) with an “outperform” rating. The stock closed at $14.60 on Oct. 5. Chinook recently completed a merger with Aduro Biotech to become a leading...

October 6, 2020
Markets

SVB Leerink starts Immunic at OP, PT $45

SVB Leerink launched coverage of Immunic (NASDAQ:IMUX) with an “outperform” rating and $45 price target. The stock closed at $18.87 on Oct. 1. Immunic is focused on development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of...

October 2, 2020
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Stifel starts Evofem Biosciences at buy; PT $5

Stifel initiated coverage of Evofem Biosciences (NASDAQ:EVFM) with a “buy” rating and price target of $5. The stock closed at $2.36 on Oct. 1. The company recently launched a vaginal pH-modulator gel, Phexxi, offering a...

October 2, 2020
Catabasis Pharma
Markets

HCW starts Catabasis Pharma at buy; PT $24

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Catabasis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CATB) with a “buy” rating and $24 price target. The stock closed at $6.19 on Sept. 30. Catabasis is developing edasalonexent, an oral small molecule...

October 1, 2020
Selecta Biosciences
Markets

William Blair cuts Selecta Biosciences to MP

William Blair downgraded Selecta Biosciences (NASDAQ:SELB) to “market perform” after the company and partner, Swedish Orphan Biovitrum, announced top-line data from the Phase 2 COMPARE trial, comparing Selecta’s SEL-212...

October 1, 2020
Markets

AGP starts Trulieve Cannabis at buy; PT $40 (Canadian)

Alliance Global Partners launched coverage of Trulieve Cannabis (CSE:TRUL) with a “buy” rating and $40 (Canadian) price target. The stock was quoted at $23.74 in afternoon trading on Sept. 25. “We view Trulieve as a...

September 25, 2020
Markets

AGP starts Columbia Care at buy; PT $8 (Canadian)

Alliance Global Partners initiated coverage of Columbia Care (CSE:CCHW) with a “buy” rating and price target of $8 (Canadian). The stock was quoted at $4.41 in afternoon trading on Sept. 25. Columbia Care engages in...

September 25, 2020
Markets

Maxim starts Monopar Therapeutics at buy; PT $11

Maxim Group launched coverage of Monopar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MNPR) with a “buy” rating and a 12-month price target of $11. The stock closed at $4.98 on Sept. 24. Monopar is focused on developing therapies for cancer...

September 24, 2020
Markets

BTIG starts MediWound at buy; PT $6

BTIG initiated coverage of MediWound (NASDAQ:MDWD) with a “buy” rating and $6 price target. The stock closed at $3.58 on Sept. 22. MediWound has developed proteolytic enzyme technology targeting severe burns, chronic...

September 23, 2020