GeoVax Labs price target lowered to $14 from $18 at D. Boral Capital

D. Boral Capital lowered the firm’s price target on GeoVax Labs (GOVX) to $14 from $18 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. GeoVax has encountered a significant challenge following the termination of its BARDA-funded Phase 2b clinical trial for the GEO-CM04S1 COVID-19 vaccine, the firm says. This decision, made for the government’s convenience, halts a pivotal study that was set to evaluate GEO-CM04S1 against an approved mRNA vaccine in a 10,000-participant trial under Project NextGen. The abrupt termination raises concerns about the future trajectory of GeoVax’s vaccine development efforts and its financial implications, says D. Boral Capital. The firm has removed all BARDA revenues and stockpile awards that were in its model.