Analysts’ Top Healthcare Picks: Fate Therapeutics (FATE), Pieris Pharmaceuticals (PIRS)


There’s a lot to be optimistic about in the Healthcare sector as 2 analysts just weighed in on Fate Therapeutics (FATE) and Pieris Pharmaceuticals (PIRS) with bullish sentiments.

Fate Therapeutics (FATE)

Mizuho Securities analyst Mara Goldstein maintained a Buy rating on Fate Therapeutics today and set a price target of $109.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $81.98.

According to TipRanks.com, Goldstein is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 14.1% and a 38.4% success rate. Goldstein covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Adaptimmune Therapeutics, Iovance Biotherapeutics, and Neoleukin Therapeutics.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Fate Therapeutics is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $114.08, representing a 39.2% upside. In a report issued on March 12, Leerink Partners also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $121.00 price target.

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Pieris Pharmaceuticals (PIRS)

In a report released today, Joseph Pantginis from H.C. Wainwright reiterated a Buy rating on Pieris Pharmaceuticals, with a price target of $9.00. The company’s shares closed last Wednesday at $2.50.

According to TipRanks.com, Pantginis is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 42.4% and a 61.6% success rate. Pantginis covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Applied Genetic Technologies, Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, and Lineage Cell Therapeutics.

Pieris Pharmaceuticals has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy.

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