William Blair Thinks Nucana’s Stock is Going to Recover


In a report issued on December 1, Matt Phipps from William Blair reiterated a Buy rating on Nucana (NCNA). The company’s shares closed last Friday at $4.75, close to its 52-week low of $3.81.

According to TipRanks.com, Phipps is a 2-star analyst with an average return of 0.5% and a 41.7% success rate. Phipps covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Phasebio Pharmaceuticals, Pieris Pharmaceuticals, and Atara Biotherapeutics.

Nucana has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $15.00, implying a 214.5% upside from current levels. In a report issued on November 24, H.C. Wainwright also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $15.00 price target.

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The company has a one-year high of $10.59 and a one-year low of $3.81. Currently, Nucana has an average volume of 226.1K.

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NuCana Plc engages in the development of technology platform for the treatment of patients with cancer. Its Protide technology is consists of acelarin, NUC-3373, and NUC-7738. The company was founded by Hugh S. Griffith and Christopher B. Wood on January 28, 1997 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

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