Why Shares of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Jumped Today
Shares of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BCRX) were up 12% Wednesday afternoon, a day after the commercial-stage biotech released full-year and fourth-quarter earnings. The stock dropped as much as 17.1% on Tuesday after the earnings report, but Wednesday, it bounced back as much as 14% over the day before. Needham upgraded the stock to "buy" from "hold," adding a $14 price target, and H.C. Wainwright analyst Andrew Fein set a price target of $30 on the stock and reiterated his buy rating.