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SVB Securities starts Morphic Holding at OW; PT $45

SVB Securities launched coverage of Morphic Holding (NASDAQ:MORF) with an “outperform” rating and $45 price target. The stock closed at $24.99 on July 19. Morphic is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing...

July 20, 2022
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HCW starts Clene at buy; PT $16

H.C.Wainwright initiated coverage of Clene (NASDAQ:CLNN) with a “buy” rating and price target of $16. The stock closed at $4.50 on July 15. Clene is focused on the development of novel clean-surfaced nanotechnologies...

July 18, 2022
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AGP starts MeaTech at buy; PT $11

Alliance Global Partners initiated coverage of MeaTech 3D (NASDAQ:MITC) with a “buy” rating and $11 price target. The stock closed at $3.55 on July 15. MeaTech is a cellular agriculture firm focused on developing human...

July 18, 2022
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HCW starts Oyster Point Pharma at buy; PT $20

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Oyster Point Pharma (NASDAQ:OYST) with a “buy” rating and $20 price target. The stock closed at $4.43 on July 15. Oyster Point Pharma is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company...

July 18, 2022
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Cantor cuts Humanigen to neutral; PT to $2

Cantor Fitzgerald downgraded Humanigen (NASDAQ:HGEN) to “neutral” from “overweight” and slashed its price target to $2 from $30 after a failed COVID-19 study. The stock closed at $2.99 on July 12. The National Institute...

July 13, 2022
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Stifel cuts Atara Biotherapeutics to hold; PT to $5

Stifel downgraded Atara Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:ATRA) to “hold” from “buy” and lowered its price target to $5 from $16, following the company’s interim Phase 2 analysis with ATA188 for the treatment of multiple...

July 13, 2022
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AGP cuts OpGen to neutral; PT to 67 cents

Alliance Global Partners downgraded OpGen (NASDAQ:OPGN) to “neutral” and lowered its price target to 67 cents, citing the company’s cash needs. The stock closed at 61 cents on July 11. “We view the company’s...

July 12, 2022
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AGP cuts T2 Biosystems to neural; PT to 14 cents

Alliance Global Partners downgraded T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) to “neutral” from “buy” and reduced its price target to 14 cents from 65 cents, citing a fiscal second quarter preliminary revenue miss. The stock was...

July 7, 2022
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WB starts POINT Biopharma at outperform

William Blair initiated coverage of POINT Biopharma Global (NASDAQ:PNT) with an “outperform” rating based on a view that the Street is “underestimating the clinical and commercial potential of the company’s...

July 6, 2022
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HCW cuts Aileron Therapeutics PT to $1 from $2

H.C. Wainwright reduced its price target for Aileron Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALRN) to $1 from $2, but maintained its “buy” rating, after the company reported “underwhelming” interim data from a Phase 1 study in non-small...

June 30, 2022
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HCW starts Theseus Pharma at buy; PT $22

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Theseus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:THRX) with a “buy” rating and price target of $22. The stock closed at $5.20 on June 29. “We believe pan-inhibition could be the key to success in...

June 30, 2022
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Cantor assumes coverage of Neximmune at OW; PT $4

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Prakhar Agrawal assumed coverage of Neximmune (NASDAQ:NEXI) with an “overweight” rating and price target of $4. The stock closed at $1.61 on June 29. Neximmune is developing a novel T-cell...

June 30, 2022
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HCW starts Acumen Pharma at buy; PT $15

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Acumen Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ABOS) with a “buy” rating and $15 price target. The stock closed at $4.88 on June 29. Acumen is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing...

June 30, 2022
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WB cuts Aileron Therapeutics to market perform

William Blair downgraded Aileron Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ALRN) to “market perform” after the company released interim data from a Phase trial of ALRN-6924 as a chemoprotectant in patients with non-small cell lung cancer...

June 29, 2022
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BTIG starts Akoya Biosciences at buy; PT $16

BTIG launched coverage of Akoya Biosciences (NASDAQ:AKYA) with a “buy” rating and $16 price target. The stock closed at $9.29 on June 21. Akoya is a rapidly growing life sciences technology company that offers a...

June 22, 2022
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HCW starts Celularity at buy; PT $15

H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Celularity (NASDAQ:CELU) with a “buy” rating and $15 price target. The stock closed at $3.78 on June 21. Celularity is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on...

June 22, 2022