Credit Suisse Reiterates Neutral, Raises PT On Pharmacyclics As Deal Looks Likely To Happen

Dwight Einhorn

Fri, Mar 6, 2015, 8:45 AM

In a report published Friday, Credit Suisse analyst Jason Kantor reiterated a Neutral rating on Pharmacyclics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCYC), and raised the price target from $233.00 to $261.00.

In the report, Credit Suisse noted, "We are increasing our target price to $261, the agreed purchase price from ABBV, from $233. We believe the probability of the deal closing is very high. PCYC's remarkable rise highlights the power of a truly novel, first-in-class drug to both impact patients and create huge value for shareholders. We view the ABBV deal as rational, creating the leading franchise in CLL and NHL, with potential upside in solid tumors, multiple myeloma, and autoimmune disease. Given all that has been said about the drug, the deal price, and the strategic rationale, we thought it was worthwhile reflecting on some of the champions of this program at PCYC (see page 2 for our thoughts on the deal)."

Pharmacyclics closed on Thursday at $254.22.

Latest Ratings for PCYC

Mar 2015	Leerink Swann	Downgrades	Outperform	Market Perform
Mar 2015	Nomura	Downgrades	Buy	Neutral
Mar 2015	Wells Fargo	Downgrades	Outperform	Market Perform

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