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Analysts Are Bullish on These Healthcare Stocks: Alnylam Pharma (ALNY), Sysmex (SSMXF)

Tipranks - Sat Feb 14, 7:14AM CST

There’s a lot to be optimistic about in the Healthcare sector as 3 analysts just weighed in on Alnylam Pharma (ALNYResearch Report), Sysmex (SSMXFResearch Report) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTXResearch Report) with bullish sentiments.

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Alnylam Pharma (ALNY)

In a report released yesterday, William Pickering from Bernstein maintained a Buy rating on Alnylam Pharma, with a price target of $491.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $308.48.

According to TipRanks.com, Pickering is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 5.0% and a 61.2% success rate. Pickering covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, and Crispr Therapeutics AG. ;'>

Alnylam Pharma has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $470.00, a 49.5% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 29, TD Cowen also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $482.00 price target.

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Sysmex (SSMXF)

In a report released today, Akinori Ueda from Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating on Sysmex, with a price target of Yen2000.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $9.88.

According to TipRanks.com, Ueda is a 3-star analyst with an average return of 4.5% and a 40.9% success rate. Ueda covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Daiichi Sankyo Company, Otsuka Holdings Co, and Kyowa Kirin Co. ;'>

Sysmex has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $14.36.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)

In a report issued on February 11, Salveen Richter from Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals, with a price target of $625.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $465.02.

According to TipRanks.com, Richter is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 11.3% and a 46.6% success rate. Richter covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Taysha Gene Therapies, Gilead Sciences, and Alnylam Pharma. ;'>

Currently, the analyst consensus on Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $546.30, which is a 18.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on January 28, Barclays also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $606.00 price target.

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