Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST) Receives a Buy from Wedbush


In a report released today, Liana Moussatos from Wedbush reiterated a Buy rating on Aquestive Therapeutics (AQST), with a price target of $32.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $7.33.

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Aquestive Therapeutics has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $15.00, representing a 130.8% upside. In a report issued on November 5, RBC Capital also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $7.00 price target.

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Based on Aquestive Therapeutics’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $8.26 million and GAAP net loss of $16.55 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $12.42 million and had a GAAP net loss of $18.41 million.

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Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on identifying, developing, and commercializing differentiated products to address unmet medical needs. The company has a late-stage proprietary product pipeline focused on the treatment of Central nervous system (CNS) diseases, as well as orally-administered complex molecules that can be alternatives to invasively-administered standard of care therapies. Its product candidates include Libervant, Sympazan, and AQST-117 (Riluzole). Aquestive Therapeutics develops and delivers drugs via its PharmFilm® technology. The firm also collaborates with pharmaceutical partners to bring new molecules to market in differentiated and highly-marketable dosage forms. In addition to its proprietary product candidates, the company, with its partners, has a portfolio of development-stage products and commercialized products, such as Suboxone, a prescription medicine for the treatment of opioid dependence. The company was founded in January 2004 and is headquartered in Warren, NJ.

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