In a report released today, Ritu Baral from Cowen & Co. maintained a Buy rating on Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRPT), with a price target of $178. The company’s shares opened today at $125.01.
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The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Sarepta Therapeutics with a $198.60 average price target, representing a 58.9% upside. In a report issued on August 1, Morgan Stanley also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $163 price target.
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Based on Sarepta Therapeutics’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly GAAP net loss of $109 million. In comparison, last year the company had a GAAP net loss of $63.05 million.
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Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, which is engaged in the discovery and development of therapeutics for the treatment of rare neuromuscular diseases. It focuses on the development of its potentially disease-modifying Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy drug candidates.
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