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Fly News Breaks for May 24, 2018
MRK, BMY, NKTR
May 24, 2018 | 05:36 EDT
Nektar Therapeutics' (NKTR) NKTR-214 asset is the best shot Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) has to retain its footing in the competitive immuno-oncology space, Mizuho analyst Difei Yang tells investors in a research note. The analyst says that recent data in non-small cell lung cancer presented by Merck (MRK) on Keytruda saw the company jump ahead of Bristol's Opdivo in this key indication. Upcoming data of the Opdivo/NKTR-214 combo at ASCO on June 2 will be key on 100 patients across multiple indications, Yang contends. She believes Bristol stands at risk of losing significant market share in the growing immuno-oncology space. Ahead of the data, the analyst reiterates a Buy rating on Nektar with a $103 price target.
News For NKTR;BMY;MRK From the Last 2 Days
MRK
Mar 28, 2024 | 06:48 EDT
Merck announced that the European Commission has approved Keytruda, Merck's anti-PD-1 therapy, in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, then continued as monotherapy as adjuvant treatment, for resectable non-small cell lung cancer at high risk of recurrence in adults.
MRK
Mar 27, 2024 | 16:24 EDT
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MRK
Mar 27, 2024 | 12:00 EDT
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MRK
Mar 27, 2024 | 08:55 EDT
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MRK
Mar 27, 2024 | 07:19 EDT
BofA notes that Merck shares have been volatile as investors have contemplated various scenarios regarding the approval of sotatercept and its language, including "a lot of investor angst" given the risk for the FDA to issue either black box warnings, REMS, and/or monitoring requirement. However, sotatercept's approval in PAH with the brand name Winrevair "comes with a squeaky-clean label," without WHO functional class restriction or a need to be on background therapy, no black box and no REMS, which represents "the most bullish scenario," the analyst tells investors. The firm, which anticipates Merck shares to react favorably, maintains a Buy rating and $135 price target and sees upside to sotatercept's commercial outlook.
MRK
Mar 27, 2024 | 06:12 EDT
Wells Fargo raised the firm's price target on Merck to $135 from $130 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The firm notes WINREVAIR, or sotatercept, was approved with simple monitoring on the label, removing an overhang on the stock. $242k annual pricing is competitive and could enable the drug to move into earlier lines, and Wells now models $7B peak sales opportunity.