Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT) Receives a Rating Update from a Top Analyst


In a report released yesterday, Ritu Baral from Cowen & Co. maintained a Buy rating on Global Blood Therapeutics (NASDAQ: GBT), with a price target of $83. The company’s shares opened today at $46.05.

According to TipRanks.com, Baral is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 33.5% and a 56.3% success rate. Baral covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc, Allena Pharmaceuticals Inc, and Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Global Blood Therapeutics with a $84.56 average price target, representing an 83.6% upside. In a report issued on August 6, Piper Jaffray also initiated coverage with a Buy rating on the stock with a $80 price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $68.05 and a one-year low of $26.10. Currently, Global Blood Therapeutics has an average volume of 1.3M.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 51 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock.

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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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