Piper Jaffray Believes Atricure (ATRC) Won’t Stop Here


In a report released yesterday, Matthew O’Brien from Piper Jaffray reiterated a Buy rating on Atricure (NASDAQ: ATRC), with a price target of $36. The company’s shares opened today at $30.80, close to its 52-week high of $33.01.

According to TipRanks.com, O’Brien is a top 25 analyst with an average return of 27.4% and a 72.6% success rate. O’Brien covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Boston Scientific Corp, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, and Merit Medical Systems.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Atricure with a $35.25 average price target, implying a 14.4% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Canaccord Genuity also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $37 price target.

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Based on Atricure’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending June 30, the company reported a quarterly GAAP net loss of $338K. In comparison, last year the company had a GAAP net loss of $6.88 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 45 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. Most recently, in May 2018, Elizabeth Krell, a Director at ATRC sold 10,000 shares for a total of $228,200.

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AtriCure, Inc. engages provision of treatment of atrial fibrillation and left atrial appendage. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Asia, and Other International.

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