In a report released today, Chad Messer from Needham assigned a Buy rating to Exelixis (EXEL), with a price target of $33.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $26.80, close to its 52-week high of $27.80.
According to TipRanks.com, Messer is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 8.5% and a 48.1% success rate. Messer covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Phasebio Pharmaceuticals, Aeglea Biotherapeutics, and Ionis Pharmaceuticals.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Exelixis is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $32.33, which is a 19.8% upside from current levels. In a report issued on September 9, Oppenheimer also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $33.00 price target.
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The company has a one-year high of $27.80 and a one-year low of $13.67. Currently, Exelixis has an average volume of 2.02M.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 134 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of EXEL in relation to earlier this year. Earlier this month, Charles Cohen, a Director at EXEL bought 115,396 shares for a total of $671,605.
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Exelixis, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development, commercialization, and discovery of new medicines for the treatment of cancer. It offers products under the brands of Cometriq, Cabometyx, and Cotellic. The company was founded by Corey S. Goodman and Stelios B. Papadopoulos on November 15, 1994 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.
