Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) Receives a Buy from SunTrust Robinson


In a report issued on August 3, Yatin Suneja from SunTrust Robinson reiterated a Buy rating on Global Blood Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GBT), with a price target of $70. The company’s shares closed on Friday at $46.55.

According to TipRanks.com, Suneja is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 4.3% and a 49.2% success rate. Suneja covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Seattle Genetics, La Jolla Pharma, and AnaptysBio Inc.

Global Blood Therapeutics has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $84.13, representing an 80.7% upside. In a report issued on July 25, William Blair also assigned a Buy rating to the stock.

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Based on Global Blood Therapeutics’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly GAAP net loss of $40.37 million. In comparison, last year the company had a GAAP net loss of $23.88 million.

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Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat grievous blood-based disorders. It also provides oral medicines for sickle cell diseases.

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