Vaccitech Shares Surge as Alliance Global Initiates Coverage

Dow Jones2023-09-26
 

By Josh Beckerman

 

Shares of Vaccitech more than doubled to $3.53 Monday after Alliance Global Partners discussed its prospects for blockbuster drugs.

Volume was more than 34 million shares, compared with a 65-day average of 13,485. The stock is up about 51% for the year. On Friday, Vaccitech shares closed at $1.68.

Alliance Global initiated coverage with a buy rating and $12 price target, citing projections for VTP-300, which targets hepatitis B, and VTP-200 for human papillomavirus infection.

Analyst James Molloy wrote that "If ultimately successful in clinical trials and approved, we believe VTP-300 is a legitimate potential blockbuster drug ($1B+ in sales) worldwide." Molloy added that VTP-300 could be a blockbuster drug if it is approved and that the company's development pipeline is deep and varied beyond these two drugs.

Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, reduced its rating to equal-weight from overweight and reduced its price target to $3.25 from $14.

 

Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com

 

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September 25, 2023 15:45 ET (19:45 GMT)

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