** Shares of drug developer Septerna SEPN.O up ~2% at $19.55 premarket
** Wells Fargo upgrades stock to "overweight" from "equal weight," PT to $28 from $18
** Brokerage says it is confident on co's SEP-479's (oral PTH1R) safety profile, differentiation relative to co's prior program
** SEPN's study conducted on cynomolgus monkeys (cyno study) for compound called SEP-479 will prove it does not have bilirubin issues compared to previous drug SEP-786, which showed increase in bilirubin levels, brokerage says
** Wells Fargo says phase 1 results for co's SEP-631 compound will be important near-term catalyst, alongside SEP-479 compound coming out in late 2026
** As of last close, stock down ~16%, YTD
(Reporting by Koyena Das)
((koyena.das@thomsonreuters.com))
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