Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) Received its Third Buy in a Row


After Piper Sandler and Nomura gave Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: SRPT) a Buy rating last month, the company received another Buy, this time from Barclays. Analyst Gena Wang maintained a Buy rating on Sarepta Therapeutics yesterday and set a price target of $192.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $107.67.

According to TipRanks.com, Wang is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 20.8% and a 50.5% success rate. Wang covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Crispr Therapeutics AG, and Eidos Therapeutics.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Sarepta Therapeutics is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $200.63, implying a 91.1% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 24, Nomura also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $230.00 price target.

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Based on Sarepta Therapeutics’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly GAAP net loss of $236 million. In comparison, last year the company had a GAAP net loss of $141 million.

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Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, which is engaged in the discovery and development of therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. The company was founded on July 22, 1980 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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