Wedbush Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX)


In a report released today, Liana Moussatos from Wedbush reiterated a Buy rating on Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX), with a price target of $34. The company’s shares closed on Friday at $6.20.

According to TipRanks.com, Moussatos is currently ranked with no stars on a 0-5 star ranking scale, with an average return of -8.4% and a 35.6% success rate. Moussatos covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Allena Pharmaceuticals Inc, Aquestive Therapeutics Inc, and Catabasis Pharmaceuticals.

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $26.

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Based on Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly GAAP net loss of $16.78 million. In comparison, last year the company had a GAAP net loss of $28.38 million.

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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of human disease. It drug candidates include XERMELO, Sotagliflozin, LX2761, and LX9211. The company was founded by Brian P. Zambrowicz and Arthur T. Sands on July 7, 1995 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

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