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Analysts Are Bullish on Top Healthcare Stocks: Ascendis Pharma (ASND), Elicio Therapeutics (ELTX)

Tipranks - Tue Jan 13, 9:04PM CST

There’s a lot to be optimistic about in the Healthcare sector as 3 analysts just weighed in on Ascendis Pharma (ASNDResearch Report), Elicio Therapeutics (ELTXResearch Report) and BioCryst (BCRXResearch Report) with bullish sentiments.

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Ascendis Pharma (ASND)

In a report issued on January 8, Luca Issi from RBC Capital maintained a Buy rating on Ascendis Pharma, with a price target of $245.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $208.76.

According to TipRanks.com, Issi is a 1-star analyst with an average return of -0.3% and a 38.4% success rate. Issi covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, and Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. ;'>

Ascendis Pharma has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $267.58, representing a 31.6% upside. In a report issued on January 9, Evercore ISI also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $305.00 price target.

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Elicio Therapeutics (ELTX)

According to TipRanks.com, Roy is ranked 0 out of 5 stars with an average return of -13.3% and a 27.1% success rate. Roy covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Acrivon Therapeutics, Inc., and Bicara Therapeutics Inc. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Elicio Therapeutics with a $15.50 average price target.

BioCryst (BCRX)

RBC Capital analyst Brian Abrahams maintained a Buy rating on BioCryst on January 8 and set a price target of $14.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $7.09.

According to TipRanks.com, Abrahams is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 6.2% and a 49.5% success rate. Abrahams covers the Healthcare sector, focusing on stocks such as Contineum Therapeutics, Inc. Class A, MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, and Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for BioCryst with a $19.36 average price target, representing a 165.2% upside. In a report released yesterday, Needham also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $18.00 price target.

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