H.C. Wainwright Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX)


In a report released today, Oren Livnat from H.C. Wainwright reiterated a Buy rating on Pacira Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PCRX), with a price target of $52. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $43.

Livnat observed:

“We’d long seen 2018 Exparel guidance as conservative, and now management is finally raising ~6% at the midpoint to $320-325M.”

According to TipRanks.com, Livnat has 0 stars on 0-5 star ranking scale with an average return of -9.6% and a 43.1% success rate. Livnat covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, and Agile Therapeutics.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Pacira Pharmaceuticals is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $50.30, a 17.0% upside from current levels. In a report released yesterday, Seaport Global also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $53 price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $47.55 and a one-year low of $26.95. Currently, Pacira Pharmaceuticals has an average volume of 633.8K.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 32 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock.

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Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the development, commercialization, and manufacture of pharmaceutical products for use in postsurgical outcomes for acute care practitioners and their patients.

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