Nomura Sticks to Their Buy Rating for Prothena (PRTA)


In a report issued on February 14, Christopher Marai from Nomura maintained a Buy rating on Prothena (PRTA), with a price target of $19.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $11.99.

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Currently, the analyst consensus on Prothena is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $15.33.

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Based on Prothena’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly GAAP net loss of $21.55 million. In comparison, last year the company had a GAAP net loss of $22.46 million.

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Prothena Corp. Plc is a late-stage clinical biotechnology company, which research, development and commercialization of therapies in the neuroscience and orphan categories. Its antibody-based product candidates target a potential indications including amyloidosis and Parkinson’s disease.

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