Baird analyst Brian Skorney raised the firm’s price target on Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) to $173 from $85 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm said after one of the more brutal bull/bear debates in their experience covering biotech stocks, long-time supporters of the Nrf2 programs came out on top with the $7.3B acquisition by Biogen (BIIB). It makes perfect sense on paper for Biogen, given the near term top-line headwinds they have and the type of deal they were looking for.
Confident Investing Starts Here:
- Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions
- Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter
Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>>
See today’s best-performing stocks on TipRanks >>
Read More on RETA:
- Reata Pharmaceuticals downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Ladenburg
- Reata downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at SVB Securities
- Reata Pharmaceuticals downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies
- Reata Pharmaceuticals downgraded to Neutral from Buy at Guggenheim
- Reata Pharmaceuticals downgraded to Neutral from Overweight at Cantor Fitzgerald
Looking for a trading platform? Check out TipRanks' Best Online Brokers guide, and find the ideal broker for your trades.
Report an Issue