Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) Receives a Buy from H.C. Wainwright


H.C. Wainwright analyst Debjit Chattopadhyay maintained a Buy rating on Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) today and set a price target of $267. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $141.49.

Chattopadhyay commented:

“Our $267 price target is derived from a risk-adjusted (does not include CMT or Sanfilippo A) DCF analysis and is based on: beta of 1.42, terminal growth rate of 0.5%, risk premium of 4.93%, calculated WACC of 7.4%, and tax rate of 15% beginning in FY 2024.”

According to TipRanks.com, Chattopadhyay has 0 stars on 0-5 star ranking scale with an average return of -2.9% and a 43.1% success rate. Chattopadhyay covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Global Blood Therapeutics, Voyager Therapeutics Inc, and Mersana Therapeutics Inc.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Sarepta Therapeutics is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $197, implying a 39.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 30, Piper Jaffray also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $200 price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $176.50 and a one-year low of $50.68. Currently, Sarepta Therapeutics has an average volume of 1.03M.

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Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, which is engaged in the discovery and development of therapeutics for the treatment of rare neuromuscular diseases. It focuses on the development of its potentially disease-modifying Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy drug candidates.

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