Brokerages Set Crescent Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBIO) Target Price at $28.00

Shares of Crescent Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBIOGet Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the nine research firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $28.00.

CBIO has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Crescent Biopharma from a “sell (e)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. HC Wainwright decreased their price objective on shares of Crescent Biopharma from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Stifel Nicolaus set a $29.00 price target on shares of Crescent Biopharma in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Crescent Biopharma from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Guggenheim assumed coverage on shares of Crescent Biopharma in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crescent Biopharma

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp increased its holdings in Crescent Biopharma by 53.4% in the 1st quarter. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp now owns 17,800 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $327,000 after buying an additional 6,200 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC acquired a new position in Crescent Biopharma in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,810,000. Cannon Global Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Crescent Biopharma in the 1st quarter worth approximately $187,000. ADAR1 Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Crescent Biopharma in the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,187,000. Finally, Vestal Point Capital LP acquired a new position in Crescent Biopharma in the 4th quarter worth approximately $17,790,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.19% of the company’s stock.

Crescent Biopharma Price Performance

Shares of Crescent Biopharma stock opened at $19.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $550.37 million, a P/E ratio of -1.83 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $17.43 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.00. Crescent Biopharma has a 52 week low of $8.72 and a 52 week high of $27.50.

Crescent Biopharma (NASDAQ:CBIOGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.70) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.85) by $0.15. The company had revenue of $1.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $0.36 million. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Crescent Biopharma will post -3.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Crescent Biopharma Company Profile

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Crescent Biopharma, Inc (NASDAQ: CBIO) is a clinical‐stage immuno‐oncology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapies for patients with solid tumors. The company’s research strategy centers on combination approaches that enhance anti‐tumor immune responses by simultaneously targeting multiple pathways implicated in immune evasion and tumor growth.

The company’s lead candidate, CPB-201, is a bifunctional fusion protein designed to block programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) while neutralizing transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), with the goal of restoring T-cell activity and reducing tumor fibrosis.

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