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Mizuho ups Axsome target, calls selloff on data ‘misplaced’

Mizuho ups Axsome target, calls selloff on data ‘misplaced’

Mizuho analyst Graig Suvannavejh raised the firm’s price target on Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM) to $216 from $212 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company announced positive top-line data from the Phase 3 FOCUS study for solriamfetol in ADHD, and the shares fell 7% surprisingly, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm remains positive on the data outcome after speaking with management, and finds the negative stock reaction “misplaced.” Mizuho remains bullish on solriamfetol’s potential as a new non-stimulant-based treatment option.

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