Why Did Cantor Fitzgerald Downgrade Aquinox Pharmaceuticals’ Stock?


Aquinox Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AQXP) received a Hold rating and a $2 price target from Cantor Fitzgerald analyst William Tanner today. The company’s shares opened today at $2.68, close to its 52-week low of $2.25.

Tanner wrote:

“: We are downgrading our opinion of AQXP stock from and we are lowering our PT from $28 to $2. LEADERSHIP-301 trial and the decision to discontinue all rosiptor development leaves the company with little value other than cash, in our opinion.”

According to TipRanks.com, Tanner is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 9.0% and a 56.5% success rate. Tanner covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc, Supernus Pharmaceuticals, and Intra-Cellular Therapies.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Aquinox Pharmaceuticals is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $25.

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The company has a one-year high of $16.90 and a one-year low of $2.25. Currently, Aquinox Pharmaceuticals has an average volume of 91.09K.

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Aquinox Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. It discovers and develops targeted therapeutics for inflammation and immuno-oncology. It also focuses on anti-inflammatory product candidates targeting SHIP1, which is a key regulator of an important cellular signaling pathway in immune cells, known as the PI3K pathway.

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