MacroGenics (MGNX) Gets a Buy Rating from H.C. Wainwright


In a report released today, Debjit Chattopadhyay from H.C. Wainwright maintained a Buy rating on MacroGenics (MGNX), with a price target of $39. The company’s shares opened today at $22.06.

Chattopadhyay wrote:

“Our 12-month, $39 price target for shares of MacroGenics is based on a 13-year DCF-driven sum-of-the-parts analysis. Our DCF is driven by: beta of 1.55, terminal growth rate of 0.5%, risk premium of 4.93%, calculated WACC of 10.5%, and tax rate of 15% beginning in FY 2027. (19%), flotetuzumab (17%) together represent about 99% of our target. Risks potentially incurred investing in this stock include: clinical and development, financial, regulatory and reimbursement, and commercial.”

According to TipRanks.com, Chattopadhyay is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -2.2% and a 45.2% success rate. Chattopadhyay covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Global Blood Therapeutics, Mersana Therapeutics Inc, and Voyager Therapeutics Inc.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for MacroGenics with a $36 average price target, implying a 63.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 6, Evercore ISI also maintained a Buy rating on the stock.

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The company has a one-year high of $32.74 and a one-year low of $9.87. Currently, MacroGenics has an average volume of 1.17M.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 19 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of MGNX in relation to earlier this year. Last month, Eric Blasius Risser, the Sr VP & Chief Business Officer of MGNX bought 6,000 shares for a total of $5,640.

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MacroGenics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in discovering and developing antibody-based therapeutics designed to modulate the human immune response for the treatment of cancer. Its portfolio includes Margetuximab, Flotetuzumab, MGA012, MGD013, Enoblituzumab, MGD009, and Teplizumab.

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