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Maxim cuts Immune Pharma to hold; removes PT

Maxim Group downgraded Immune Pharmaceuticals (OTCQB:IMNP) to “hold” from “buy” and removed its prior price target of $2 as the company continues to resolve its financing overhang. The stock closed at 13 cents on Aug. 3...

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Ladenburg starts Allena Pharma at buy; PT $23

Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage of Allena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNA) with a “buy” rating and $23 price target. The stock closed at $10.49 on August 1. Allena’s developmental program is focused on the reduction...

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HCW cuts SELLAS Life Sciences PT to $4 from $11

H.C. Wainwright slashed its price target for SELLAS Life Sciences (NASDAQ:SLS) to $4 from $11 after the company completed a $21.6-million offering of common shares, pre-funded warrants and warrants in July. The stock...

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Roth cuts Tonix Pharma to neutral; PT $1

Roth Capital Partners downgraded Tonix Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:TNXP) to “neutral” from “buy” with a price target of $1 after the company posted disappointing results from its interim Phase 3 analysis of Tonmya for the...

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Leerink ups resTORbio PT to $45 from $35

Leerink raised its price target for resTORbio (NASDAQ:TORC) to $45 from $35 after the company announced positive top-line results from its Phase 2b clinical trial of RTB101. The stock finished at $13.47 on July 25. The...

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Canaccord starts Neuronetics at buy; PT $33

Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of Neuronetics (NASDAQ:STIM) with a “buy” rating and $33 price target. The stock closed at $26.02 on July 23. “Possessing a clinically validated, proprietary, non-invasive technology...

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Canaccord starts Profound Medical at buy; PT $2

Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of Profound Medical (TSX:PRN; OTCQX:PRFMF) with a “buy” rating and price target of $2. The stock closed at 94 cents on July 23. “Profound Medical has the makings of an exciting med...

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Analysts start Neuronetics at OW, OP and buy

Analysts at Piper Jaffray, William Blair and BTIG launched coverage of Neuronetics (NASDAQ:STIM) with “overweight, outperform and buy” ratings, respectively. The stock closed at $26.53 on July 20. “Although the company...

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Leerink starts Translate Bio at OP; PT $24

Leerink initiated coverage of Translate Bio (NASDAQ:TBIO) with an “outperform” rating and $24 price target. The stock closed at $15.94 on July 20. Translate Bio is developing MRT5005, a messenger RNA (mRNA)-based...

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HCW cuts Mersana Therapeutics PT to $16 from $33

H.C. Wainwright slashed its price target for Mersana Therapeutics (NASDAQ:MRSN) to $16 from $33 after the company disclosed a partial clinical hold on its lead clinical program targeting HER2 expressing cancers. The...

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HCW starts Innovate Biopharma at buy; PT $35

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Innovate Biopharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:INNT) with a “buy” rating and $35 price target. The stock finished at $8.08 on July 17. Innovate is focused on two clinical-stage assets aimed at...

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WB starts Autolus Therapeutics at OP; valuation of $38

William Blair launched coverage of Autolus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AUTL) with an “outperform” rating and risk-adjusted valuation of roughly $38. The stock closed at $20.86 on July 17. “Based on our view, the company’s next...

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BTIG starts electroCore at buy; PT $20

BTIG initiated coverage of electroCore (NASDAQ:ECOR) with a “buy” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $14.64 on July 16. electroCore has developed an FDA-cleared non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation device...

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HCW starts Sol-Gel at buy; PT $21

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Sol-Gel Technologies (NASDAQ:SLGL) with a “buy” rating and price target of $21. The stock closed at $6.97 on July 13. The company’s lead drug candidates, TWIN and VERED, are...

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WB starts Kezar Life Sciences at OP and FVE of $25

William Blair initiated coverage of Kezar Life Sciences (NASDAQ:KZR) with an “outperform” rating and fair value estimate of $25. The stock closed at $16.50 on July 13. Analyst Matthew Phipps writes the company’s novel...

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HCW starts Adamas Pharma at buy; PT $45

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Adamas Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ADMS) with a “buy” rating and $45 price target. The stock closed at $27.06 on July 13. Adamas’ lead product, GOCOVRI, was approved in August 2017 in...

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Ladenburg ups Vericel to buy; PT $13

Ladenburg Thalmann upgraded Vericel (NASDAQ:VCEL) to “buy” from “neutral” and introduced a price target of $13. The stock closed at $9.10 on July 13. “We believe Vericel shares are oversold and would be buyers of the...

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Stifel starts Galmed Pharma at buy; PT $35

Stifel launched coverage of Galmed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GLMD) with a “buy” rating and price target of $35. The stock closed at $12.77 on July 12. “We think Galmed’s lead, wholly-owned asset, Aramchol, has...

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HCW starts Syndax Pharma at buy; PT $30

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Syndax Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:SNDX) with a “buy” rating and a $30 price target. The stock closed at $7.10 on July 11. Analyst Edward White writes that Syndax’s lead candidate...