Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ONCE) had its price target hoisted by analysts at SunTrust Banks to $113.00 in a report issued on Thursday, The Fly reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the biotechnology company’s stock. SunTrust Banks’ price objective points to a potential upside of 102.65% from the company’s current price.
ONCE has been the topic of several other research reports. Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on Spark Therapeutics from $105.00 to $94.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 13th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $95.00 price objective on shares of Spark Therapeutics in a research note on Tuesday, October 10th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $75.00 price objective on shares of Spark Therapeutics in a research note on Thursday, December 7th. Barclays increased their price objective on Spark Therapeutics from $104.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 13th. Finally, Chardan Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of Spark Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, October 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. Spark Therapeutics currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $76.53.
Spark Therapeutics (NASDAQ ONCE) opened at $55.76 on Thursday. Spark Therapeutics has a 52 week low of $41.06 and a 52 week high of $91.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $2,060.00 and a P/E ratio of -7.74.
In other news, insider Katherine A. High sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.30, for a total value of $416,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 215,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,909,500. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Daniel Faga sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.96, for a total value of $607,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 6,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $485,760. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 62,309 shares of company stock worth $4,621,085 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 7.30% of the company’s stock.
Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Spark Therapeutics by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,848,988 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $164,986,000 after purchasing an additional 241,016 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in shares of Spark Therapeutics by 11.6% in the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 2,053,734 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $122,689,000 after purchasing an additional 213,520 shares in the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new position in Spark Therapeutics in the 3rd quarter worth $13,519,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Spark Therapeutics by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 207,360 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock worth $18,489,000 after acquiring an additional 11,785 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Spark Therapeutics in the 3rd quarter worth $5,286,000. 94.91% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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Spark Therapeutics Company Profile
Spark Therapeutics, Inc is a gene therapy company. The Company focuses on treating orphan diseases. It has a pipeline of product candidates targeting multiple rare blinding conditions, hematologic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. Its pipeline includes a product candidate targeting choroideremia (CHM), which is in a Phase I/II clinical trial and a product candidate for hemophilia A, which is in a Phase I/II clinical trial.
