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Harpoon Therapeutics
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Roth starts Harpoon Therapeutics at buy; PT $25

Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of Harpoon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HARP) with a “buy” rating and price target of $25. The stock closed at $13.51 on Nov. 13. Analyst Zegbeh Jallah writes that Harpoon has a next...

November 14, 2019
Cerus
Markets

BTIG hikes Cerus to buy with $7 PT

BTIG upgraded Cerus (NASDAQ:CERS) to “buy” from “neutral” with a $7 price target. The stock closed at $4.28 on Nov. 12. Cerus is focused on developing the INTERCEPT blood system to enhance blood safety through reducing...

November 13, 2019
Markets

HCW cuts Sunesis Pharma PT to 50 cents from $1.50

H.C. Wainwright lowered its price target for Sunesis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNSS) to 50 cents from $1.50, citing a reduction in the probability of success for the vecabrutinib program to 7% from 8%. The stock closed at...

November 13, 2019
Stoke Therapeutics
Markets

BTIG starts Stoke Therapeutics at buy; PT $46

BTIG launched coverage of Stoke Therapeutics (NASDAQ:STOK) with a “buy” rating and $46 price target. The stock closed at $29.79 on Nov. 11. Stoke is focused on technology developed largely by the academic inventors of...

November 12, 2019
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Roth ups Replimune PT to $30 from $20

Roth Capital Partners raised its price target for Replimune Group (NASDAQ:REPL) to $30 from $20 after the company over the weekend reported evidence of anti-tumor activity for ongoing and expanded programs in cutaneous...

November 11, 2019
ASLAN Pharmaceuticals
Markets

BTIG cuts ASLAN Pharma to neutral; removes PT

BTIG downgraded ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ASLN) to “neutral” from “buy” without a price target after the company posted top-line data for Varlitinib, a pan-HER inhibitor, in its Phase 3 TREETOP study in second-line...

November 11, 2019
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SVB Leerink starts Innate Pharma at OP; PT $10

SVB Leerink initiated coverage of Innate Pharma (NASDAQ:IPHA) with an “outperform” rating and $10 price target. The stock closed at $6.31 on Nov. 8. Innate is a commercial stage biotech company focused on developing and...

November 11, 2019
Genocea Biosciences
Markets

Stifel ups Genocea Biosciences PT to $18 from $5

Stifel hiked its price target for Genocea Biosciences (NASDAQ:GNCA) to $18 from $5 after raising the probability of success to 20% from 15% for Phase 1 efficacy data of the company’s cancer vaccine, GEN-009. The stock...

November 11, 2019
Medical Facilities
Markets

Echelon cuts Medical Facilities PT to $5.50 from $10

Echelon Wealth Partners slashed its price target for Medical Facilities (TSX:DR) to $5.50 from $10 and maintained its “hold” rating after the company reported third quarter results that included a dramatic dividend cut...

November 8, 2019
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Roth sticking with Allena Pharma despite selloff

Roth Capital Partners believes Allena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNA) is getting “unnecessarily punished” on Nov. 7, despite positive URIROX-1 top-line study data, which included a high placebo response, smaller treatment...

November 7, 2019
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Stifel cuts Supernus Pharma to hold; PT to $23 from $55

Stifel downgraded Supernus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SUPN) to “hold” from “buy” and slashed its price target to $23 from $55 after a Phase 3 miss with drug candidate, SPN-810, for the treatment of impulsive aggression in...

November 7, 2019
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HCW ups Constellation Pharma PT to $50 from $18

H.C. Wainwright raised its price target for Constellation Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CNST) to $50 from $18, saying the company’s ASH abstracts lend strong support to a bullish view on CPI-0610’s potential...

November 7, 2019
Markets

SVB Leerink cuts Amneal Pharma to MP; PT to $3 from $4

SVB Leerink downgraded Amneal Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:AMRX) to “market perform” from “outperform” and lowered its price target to $3 from $4 after the company cut its guidance. The stock closed at $2.76 on Nov. 6. Analyst...

November 7, 2019
Hepion Pharmaceuticals
Markets

Roth starts Hepion Pharma at buy; PT $9

Roth Capital Partners launched coverage of Hepion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:HEPA) with a “buy” rating and $9 price target. The stock closed at $2.95 on Nov. 6. “Hepion brings a laser focus on liver disease, combined with...

November 7, 2019
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Paradigm ups Profound Medical PT to C$45

Paradigm Capital raised its price target for Profound Medical (TSX:PRN; NASDAQ:PROF) to C$45 from C$40 based on the company’s commercialization plan for TULSA-PRO. The stock closed at $12.70 on the TSX on Nov. 5...

November 6, 2019
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HCW starts PDS Biotechnology at buy; PT $7

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of PDS Biotechnology (NASDAQ:PDSB) with a “buy” rating and $7 price target. The stock closed at $3.05 on Nov. 4. PDS is developing anti-cancer therapeutics leveraging its proprietary...

November 5, 2019
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WB ups Sientra to OP

William Blair upgraded Sientra (NASDAQ:SIEN) to “outperform,” saying the company’s near-to-midterm outlook has stabilized and is improving. The stock closed at $6.77 on Nov. 4. Analyst Margaret Kaczor writes that she...

November 5, 2019
atyr Pharma
Markets

HCW starts aTyr Pharma at buy; PT $8

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ:LIFE) with a “buy” rating and $8 price target. The stock closed at $3.73 on Nov. 4. aTyr is developing therapies leveraging resokines, naturally occurring...

November 5, 2019
Agile Therapeutics
Markets

WB ups Agile Therapeutics to OP

William Blair upgraded Agile Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AGRX) to “outperform” after an FDA advisory committee voted overwhelmingly to approve its resubmitted NDA for the Twirla transdermal combined hormonal contraceptive...

October 31, 2019
Markets

Oyster Point Pharma prices $80-millon IPO

Oyster Point Pharma (NASDAQ:OYST) priced an initial public offering of five million common shares at a price of $16 each to raise gross proceeds of $80-million. The offering is expected to close on Nov. 4. The company...

October 30, 2019