ContraVir Pharmaceuticals Inc Gets a Hold Rating from Maxim Group

Maxim Group analyst Jason McCarthy maintained a Hold rating on ContraVir Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: CTRV) today. The company’s shares opened today at $1.65, close to its 52-week low of $1.30.

McCarthy observed:

“Contravir announced that IND for CRV-431 (cyclophilin inhibitor) has been approved to move into the clinic for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Important to note is the design of the study, which in our view could potentially accelerate timelines for the HBV combination; TXL + CRV-431.”

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ContraVir Pharmaceuticals Inc has an analyst consensus of Hold.

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The company has a one-year high of $6.60 and a one-year low of $1.30. Currently, ContraVir Pharmaceuticals Inc has an average volume of 513.4K.

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ContraVir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which is focused on the development and commercialization of targeted antiviral therapies with three candidates in the pipeline. The company’s two of antiviral candidates for treating hepatitis B include phase 2a clinical candidate TXL, a novel, potent analog of the antiviral drug tenofovir that has demonstrated the potential for low, once a day dosing compared to viread and decreased systemic exposure, thereby potentially reducing renal and bone side effects; and CRV431, a next generation cyclophilin inhibitor with a structure that increases its potency and selective index against hepatitis B virus. ContraVir Pharmaceuticals was founded on May 15, 2013 and is headquartered in Edison, NJ.