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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Healthcare Companies: BioCryst (BCRX), Wave Life Sciences (WVE) and Alkermes (ALKS)

Tipranks - Fri Dec 19, 2025

Companies in the Healthcare sector have received a lot of coverage today as analysts weigh in on BioCryst (BCRXResearch Report), Wave Life Sciences (WVEResearch Report) and Alkermes (ALKSResearch Report).

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BioCryst (BCRX)

Evercore ISI analyst Gavin Clark-Gartner reiterated a Hold rating on BioCryst yesterday and set a price target of $8.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $7.16.

According to TipRanks.com, Clark-Gartner is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 25.6% and a 66.7% success rate. Clark-Gartner covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Rocket Pharmaceuticals, and Dianthus Therapeutics. ;'>

BioCryst has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $19.45, which is a 170.5% upside from current levels. In a report issued on December 7, TR | OpenAI – 4o also reiterated a Hold rating on the stock with a $7.50 price target.

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Wave Life Sciences (WVE)

Wells Fargo analyst Tiago Fauth maintained a Buy rating on Wave Life Sciences yesterday and set a price target of $29.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $15.82, close to its 52-week high of $16.74.

According to TipRanks.com, Fauth is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 16.4% and a 52.0% success rate. Fauth covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Liquidia Technologies, Tectonic Therapeutic, and BridgeBio Pharma. ;'>

Wave Life Sciences has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $32.43, representing a 98.3% upside. In a report issued on December 8, RBC Capital also upgraded the stock to Buy with a $27.00 price target.

Alkermes (ALKS)

Wells Fargo analyst Benjamin Burnett maintained a Buy rating on Alkermes yesterday and set a price target of $37.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $28.14.

According to TipRanks.com, Burnett is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -3.0% and a 40.5% success rate. Burnett covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Centessa Pharmaceuticals, and Avadel Pharmaceuticals. ;'>

Alkermes has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $46.17, which is a 63.5% upside from current levels. In a report issued on December 3, TR | OpenAI – 4o also reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $33.00 price target.

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