BioTuesdays

BTIG starts Sophia Genetics at buy; PT $6

BTIG initiated coverage of Sophia Genetics (NASDAQ:SOPH) with a “buy” rating and $6 price target. The stock price closed at $2.06 on Dec. 30. Sophia is a rapidly growing, global healthcare technology company that sells...

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Cantor ups Ardelyx PT to $3 after FDA update

Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target for Ardelyx (NASDAQ:ARDX) to $3 from $1.60 but maintained a “neutral” rating after a label update from the FDA. The stock closed at $2.51 on Dec. 28. Ardelyx announced that the...

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Cantor starts X4 Pharma at OW; PT $3

Cantor Fitzgerald launched coverage of X4 Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XFOR) with an “overweight” rating and a 12-month price target of $3. The stock closed at 80 cents on Dec. 22. X4 is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical...

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Maxim starts MediWound at buy; PT $25

Maxim Group initiated coverage of MediWound (NASDAQ:MDWD) with a “buy” rating and $25 price target. The stock closed at $11 on Dec. 21. MediWound is a commercial-stage company developing a bromelain-based platform to...

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Profound Medical CEO adds to holdings, again

According to a filing with SEDI, Profound Medical (NASDAQ:PROF; TSX:PRN) chairman and CEO, Arun Menawat, acquired 13,000 shares of the company at a price of $7.81 (U.S.) each on the open market to hold 425,296 shares...

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SVB starts NewAmsterdam Pharma at OP; PT $19

SVB Securities initiated coverage of NewAmsterdam Pharma (NASDAQ:NAMS) with an “outperform” rating and $19 price target. The stock closed at $11.31 on Dec. 19. “We believe there is a place for NewAmsterdam’s...

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HCW starts Acurx Pharma at buy; PT $14

H.C. Wainwright launched coverage of Acurx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACXP) with a “buy” rating and $14 price target. The stock closed at $3.83 on Dec. 16. Acurx is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on...