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OSE Immunotherapeutics
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HCW ups OSE Immunotherapeutics PT to €10 from €7

H.C. Wainwright raised its price target for OSE Immunotherapeutics (NXT PA:OSE) to €10 from €7, citing strong results in PD-1 refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) from the first 100-patient cohort of the Phase...

September 22, 2020
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WB starts Aravive at OP

William Blair launched coverage of Aravive (NASDAQ:ARAV) with an “outperform” rating, saying that an “appreciable market disconnect exists between lead asset AVB-500’s potential to emerge as a differentiated therapeutic...

September 18, 2020
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Cowen starts DermTech at OP; PT $20

Cowen launched coverage of DermTech (NASDAQ:DMTK) with an “outperform” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $10.65 on Sept. 9. DermTech provides the only commercial-stage genomics-based non-invasive solution...

September 10, 2020
Motus GI Holdings
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AGP ups Motus GI Holdings PT to $2.60 from $1.65

Alliance Global Partners raised its price target for Motus GI Holdings (NASDAQ:MOTS) to $2.60 from $1.65, “rolling our valuation multiple onto our newly introduced 2022 estimates and utilizing 50 million as our share...

September 9, 2020
Corbus Pharmaceuticals
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HCW reduces Corbus Pharma PT to $6 from $24

H.C. Wainwright slashed the price target for Corbus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRBP) to $6 from $24 but maintained its “buy” rating after the company’s Phase 3 RESOLVE-1 trial of lenabasum in cutaneous systemic sclerosis...

September 9, 2020
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HCW starts Surface Oncology at buy; PT $11

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Surface Oncology (NASDAQ:SURF) with a “buy” rating and $11 price target. The stock closed at $6.40 on Sept. 3. Surface is developing cancer therapies targeting checkpoints that...

September 4, 2020
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Cowen starts Alphatec Spine at OP; PT $12

Cowen launched coverage of Alphatec Spine (NASDAQ:ATEC) with an “outperform” rating and $12 price target. The stock closed at $6.09 on Sept. 2. Alphatec designs, develops, manufactures and markets surgical spine...

September 3, 2020
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Brookline starts Constellation Pharma at buy; PT $33

Brookline Capital Markets initiated coverage of Constellation Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNST) with a “buy” rating and $33 price target. The stock closed at $21 on Sept 2. Constellation is using epigenetics to address...

September 3, 2020
Acasti Pharma
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Echelon cuts Acasti Pharma to sell; PT to 15 cents

Echelon Wealth Partners downgraded Acasti Pharma (TSXV:ACST) to “sell” from “speculative buy” and slashed its price target to 15 cents (Canadian) from $1.40 after the company reported that its Phase 3 TRILOGY 2 trial...

September 1, 2020
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Analysts start Acutus Medical at hold, buy, OP

Analysts for Canaccord Genuity, BTIG and William Blair launched coverage of Acutus Medical (NASDAQ:AFIB) with “hold”, “buy” and “outperform” ratings, respectively.  Acutus is a pure-play electrophysiology company...

August 31, 2020
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Brookline starts Forte Biosciences at buy; PT $90

Brookline Capital Markets launched coverage of Forte Biosciences (NASDAQ:FBRX) with a “buy” rating and $90 price target. The stock closed at $26.69 on Aug. 27. Forte Biosciences is developing FB-401, a topical live...

August 28, 2020
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HCW starts Personalis at buy; PT $30

H.C Wainwright launched coverage of Personalis (NASDAQ:PSNL) with a “buy” rating and $30 price target. The stock closed at $21.88 on Aug. 26. Personalis is a developer of next generation sequencing technologies and...

August 27, 2020
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HCW cuts Onconova Therapeutics to neutral; removes PT

H.C. Wainwright downgraded Onconova Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONTX) to “neutral” from “buy” without a price target after the company’s Phase 3 INSPIRE trial with rigosertib in high-risk myelodysplastic syndromesfailed on...

August 24, 2020
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Brookline starts 9 Meters Biopharma at buy; PT $5

Brookline Capital Markets initiated coverage of 9 Meters Biopharma (NASDAQ:NMTR) with a “buy” rating and $5 price target. At midday on Aug. 20, the stock was quoted at 68 cents. 9 Meters is focused on two...

August 20, 2020
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SVB Leerink starts iTeos Therapeutics at OP; PT $36

SVB Leerink launched coverage of iTeos Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ITOS) with an “outperform” rating and $36 price target. The stock closed at $32.92 on Aug. 18. “Though the stock has rallied since the IPO, we see potential...

August 18, 2020
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Stifel starts Nurix Therapeutics at buy; PT $34

Stifel initiated coverage of Nurix Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NRIX) with a “buy” rating and $34 price target. The stock closed at $27 on Aug. 17. Nurix is a soon-to-be-clinical-stage company focused on the discovery...

August 18, 2020
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Maxim ups TFF Pharma PT to $18 from $12

Maxim Group raised its price target for TFF Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TFFP) to $18 from $12, citing a new partnership with Union Therapeutics that further validates TFF’s platform potential. The stock closed at $11.55 on...

August 17, 2020
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HCW ups aTyr Pharma to buy; PT $13

H.C. Wainwright upgraded aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ:LIFE) to “buy” from “neutral” with a $13 price target, citing a “positive shift” at the company ahead of anticipated news flow. The stock closed at $3.81 on Aug. 14. Analyst...

August 17, 2020
Itamar Medical
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AGP ups Itamar Medical PT to $28 from $22.75

Alliance Global Partners raised its price target for Itamar Medical (NASDAQ:ITMR) to $28 from $22.75 after the company’s second quarter results beat expectations. However, the stock closed at $22.02, down $3.84, on Aug...

August 12, 2020