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HCW starts X4 Pharma at buy; PT $22

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of X4 Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XFOR) with a “buy” rating and $22 price target. The stock closed at $10.39 on Jan. 6. The company’s lead product candidate, mavorixafor, is a potential...

January 7, 2020

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Roth starts Crinetics Pharma at buy; PT $37

Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CRNX) with a “buy” rating and $37 price target. The stock closed at $21.91 on Dec. 20. Crinetics is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company...

December 23, 2019

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BTIG cuts Valeritas Holdings to neutral; removes PT

BTIG downgraded Valeritas Holdings (NASDAQ:VLRX) to “neutral” from “buy” and removed its previous $10 price target after the company reduced its fourth quarter revenue guidance due to a temporary supply disruption and...

December 23, 2019

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Roth starts Oxurion at buy; PT €9

Roth Capital Partners initiated coverage of Oxurion (Euronext Brussels:OXUR) with a “buy” rating and price target of €9. The stock was recently quoted at €2.41. “Our investment thesis is based on our understanding...

December 23, 2019

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HCW starts Ocugen at buy; PT $1.25

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Ocugen (NASDAQ:OCGN) with a “buy” rating and price target of $1.25. The stock closed at 36 cents on Dec. 19. Ocugen is developing therapies for rare and underserved eye diseases and...

December 20, 2019

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Dawson James starts Mesoblast at buy; PT $14

Dawson James Securities initiated coverage of Mesoblast (NASDAQ:MESO; ASX:MSB) with a “buy” rating and $14 price target. The stock closed at $7.42 on Dec. 18. Mesoblast is using its proprietary technology platform to...

December 19, 2019

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Roth starts X4 Pharma at buy; PT $20

Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of X4 Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XFOR) with a “buy” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $11 on Dec. 17. Analyst Zegbeh Jallah writes that her investment thesis is based...

December 18, 2019

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Analysts downgrade and lower PTs for Aduro Biotech

William Blair downgraded Aduro Biotech (NASDAQ:ADRO) to “market perform” from “outperform” and H.C. Wainwright cut its price target for Aduro after Novartis removed Aduro’s intratumoral STING agonist, ADU-S100, from its...

December 18, 2019

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HCW cuts Diffusion Pharma PT to $3.50 on dilution

H.C. Wainwright lowered its price target for Diffusion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:DFFN) to $3.50 from $10, reflecting dilution from two recent financings. The stock closed at 41 cents on Dec. 17. Analyst Swayampakula...

December 18, 2019

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SVB Leerink halves Adamas Pharma PT to $6

SVB Leerink lowered its price target for Adamas Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ADMS) to $6 from $13, saying the mixed Phase 3 INROADS data are not good enough. In afternoon trading on Dec. 17, the stock was quoted at $4.15...

December 17, 2019

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Analysts up ImmunoGen PTs on FDA accelerated approval pathway

Analysts for H.C. Wainwright and SVB Leerink raised their price targets for ImmunoGen (NASDAQ:IMGN) after the FDA advised that a new single-arm study in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (prOC) could support accelerated...

December 17, 2019

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SVB Leerink ups Wave Life Sciences PT to $46 from $40

SVB Leerink raised its price target for Wave Life Sciences (NASDAQ:WVE) to $46 from $40 after the FDA approved Sarepta Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:SRPT) golodirsen for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in...

December 13, 2019

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Analysts downgrade Correvio Pharma as FDA Adcom rejects Brinavess

Analysts for H.C. Wainwright, Mackie Research and Echelon Wealth Partners downgraded Correvio Pharma (NASDAQ:CORV) after the FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11-2 against recommending approval...

December 11, 2019

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Mackie Research ups Theratechnologies to buy; holds PT at $6.50

Mackie Research upgraded Theratechnologies (TSX:TH; NASDAQ:THTX) to “buy” from “hold” but maintained its price target at $6.50 (Canadian), saying the current share price represents a favorable risk-reward situation...

December 11, 2019

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Analysts raise Forty Seven price targets on 5F9 data

Analysts for H.C. Wainwright and BTIG raised their price targets for Forty Seven (NASDAQ:FTSV) after the company updated results from its ongoing Phase 1b clinical study of magrolimab (5F9) in combination with...

December 10, 2019

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SVB Leerink starts 89bio at OP; PT $55

SVC Leerink initiated coverage of 89bio (NASDAQ:ETNB) with an “outperform” rating and $55 price target. The stock closed at $28.60 on Dec. 6. 89bio is developing a fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 21 analog, BIO89-100, in...

December 9, 2019

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WB ups Diplomat Pharmacy to market perform

William Blair upgraded Diplomat Pharmacy (NYSE:DPLO) to “market perform” from “underperform” after UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE:UNH) OptumRx agreed to acquire Diplomat for $4 a share. Shares of Diplomat were quoted at $3...

December 9, 2019

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HCW starts Puma Biotechnology at buy; PT $15

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Puma Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PBYI) with a “buy” rating and $15 price target. The stock closed at $7.44 on Dec. 5. Puma has a marketed drug called Nerlynx, which was approved by the FDA...

December 6, 2019

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Dawson James removes PT for ADMA Biologics

Dawson James Securities removed its prior $4 price target for ADMA Biologics (NASDAQ:ADMA) after the company reported third quarter financial results. The stock was changing hands at $4.09 in afternoon trading on Dec. 5...

December 5, 2019

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Dawson James starts Check Cap at buy; PT $4

Dawson James Securities initiated coverage of Check Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) with a “buy” rating and $4 price target. The stock closed at $1.39 on Dec. 4. The company has developed an imaging technology’ known as C-Scan, using...

December 5, 2019

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BTIG ups Axsome Therapeutics PT to $48 from $25

BTIG raised its price target for Axsome Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AXSM) to $48 from $25 after the company announced positive Phase 2 data for its AXS-12 drug candidate for the treatment of cataplexy and excessive daytime...

December 4, 2019

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BTIG starts STAAR Surgical at buy: PT $46

BTIG initiated coverage of STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) with a “buy” rating and $46 price target. The stock closed at $36.82 on Dec. 3. “We believe STAAR owns a superior refractive surgery option to the current standard...

December 4, 2019

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