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Why Neumora Therapeutics Analysts Are Bullish About Major Depressive Disorder Drug
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 10:55am | 378Shares of Neumora Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: NMRA) were trading lower on Tuesday, a month after the company announced its IPO on the NASDAQ exchange. RBC Capital Markets On Neumora Therapeutics Analyst Brian Abrahams initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and price target of $24. Neumora...
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Why 2 Acadia Pharma Analysts Are Bracing For FDA Rejection Of Nuplazid In Dementia
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 2:43pm | 502ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) said late Monday it was notified by the Food and Drug Administration of deficiencies in its regulatory application to expand the label for pimavanserin, which goes by the brand name Nuplazid. The company is seeking approval for Nuplazid as a...
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Stifel Bullish On GW Pharma, Sees $1.5 Billion In Epidiolex Sales By 2023
Wednesday, August 15, 2018 - 11:29am | 429After a huge year in 2017, GW Pharmaceuticals PLC-ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) stock has traded mostly sideways so far in 2018. But one analysts believes GW will soon return to its winning ways. The Analyst Stifel analyst Paul Matteis initiated coverage of GW Pharma with a Buy rating and $181 price target....
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Stifel Buys Back Into Biogen, Sees Upside In Alzheimer's Candidate
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 2:26pm | 448The Street leans bullish on Biogen Inc (NASDAQ: BIIB), and one sidelined analyst doesn’t want to miss on the profits. The Rating Stifel Nicolaus analyst Paul Matteis resumed coverage of Biogen with a Buy rating and $394 price target. The Thesis Biogen’s fate is seen to hinge...
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4 Reasons Behind Stifel's Neurocrine Bull Thesis
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 11:07am | 411Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX), which already has two strong drugs in the market in the form of Ingrezza and the recently approved elagolix, has a promising pipeline ahead, according to Stifel. The Analyst Analyst Paul Matteis initiated coverage of Neurocrine with a Buy rating...
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Alder An Attractive Play In Migraine Market, Stifel Says Ahead Of Quarterly Report
Tuesday, August 7, 2018 - 9:39am | 395Alder BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALDR) is set to release its second-quarter earnings report after the bell Tuesday, and Stifel reviewed the stock ahead of the print. The Analysts Stifel analyst Paul Matteis initiated coverage of Alder BioPharmaceuticals with a Buy rating and $30 price...
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Why Leerink Adjusted Upside Expectations For 3 Biotechs
Friday, February 23, 2018 - 12:52pm | 516It’s earnings season, and a steady stream of financial figures are separating the flawed from the flourishing in the pharmaceutical sector. The Ratings Leerink reiterated Outperform ratings on the following stocks: Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX), with a price target increase from $...
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Pros And Cons Of All The News Out Of Acadia Pharma This Week
Friday, October 6, 2017 - 8:40am | 548With a balanced take on many newsworthy items regarding ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) released Wednesday, Leerink reiterated its Market Perform rating on the shares of the company. At time of publication, shares of Acadia Pharma were up 1.12 percent at $38.73 in Friday's pre-...
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Neurocrine's Phase 2 Disappointment: Why The Company's Down, But Not Out
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 3:34pm | 292Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBIX) shares fell sharply Wednesday following a disappointing phase 2 study of Ingrezza (valbenazine), a pediatric Tourette's syndrome drug. The company announced after Tuesday's close that Ingrezza didn't show a statistically significant difference on...
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Spinraza Wins 'Best Case Approval'; Leerink Raises Targets On Biogen, Ionis
Tuesday, December 27, 2016 - 11:56am | 337The FDA has approved Spinraza for the treatment of all types of spinal muscular atrophy. The approval comes six months earlier than expected and with a label that is “as broad as even the most optimistic patient or investor could have hoped for,” Leerink’s Geoffrey C. Porges said...
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Leerink Rates Zogenix Outperform Ahead Of AES Meeting
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 12:17pm | 284Leerink resumed coverage of Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) with an Outperform rating and $17 price target ahead of multiple data readouts for lead product ZX008 across orphan epilepsies. Zogenix is a specialty biotechnology company focused on developing ZX008 for Dravet syndrome and orphan...
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GW Pharma Rapidly Approaching CNS Launch; Leerink Starts Coverage With $162 Target
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 - 11:14am | 168Leerink resumed coverage on GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ: GWPH) in anticipation of FDA approval for Epidiolex. Analyst Paul Matteis expressed an Outperform Rating, and set the firm’s price target at $162. Matteis primarily cited the FDA’s pending approval of Epidiolex, and...
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Leerink Downgrades Orexigen, Cuts Target From $4.50 To $2
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 10:35am | 264Leerink’s Paul Matteis downgraded the rating for Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OREX) from Outperform to Market Perform, while reducing the price target from $4.50 to $2. Orexigen Therapeutics’s recent SEC filing provided details of the company’s Takeda agreement and...
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Does Oncomed Pharma Have Any Upside Left?
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 - 1:46pm | 256Oncomed Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: OMED) shares are down 52 percent since July 27. Leerink’s Paul Matteis downgraded the rating for the company from Outperform to Market Perform, while reducing the price target from $27 to $11. Failure of Tarextumab raises questions regarding...
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Ovascience Has Lack Of Visibility And 'Sluggish' Uptake, Warns Leerink
Monday, November 9, 2015 - 11:36am | 295OvaScience Inc (NASDAQ: OVAS) shares have declined 73.72 percent year-to-date, from $51 on January 7. Leerink’s Paul Matteis has downgraded the rating on the company from Outperform to Market Perform, while reducing the price target from $16 to $14. Matteis prefers to remain on the...