Canaccord Genuity Maintains a 'Buy' on GenMark Diagnostics (GNMK); Q2 Preview: Expecting Really Good Numbers

July 12, 2012 1:24 PM EDT Send to a Friend
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Canaccord Genuity maintains a 'Buy' on GenMark Diagnostics (NASDAQ: GNMK) price target of $12.00.

Analyst, Jeffrey Frelick, said, "We expect GNMK to report Q2/12 sales of $3.4M (+273% Y/Y), ahead of consensus of $3.1M; and EPS of $(0.26) vs. consensus of $(0.28)...In Q2, we look for GNMK to place 23 XT-8 instruments, vs. 22 in Q1/12 and 26 in Q4/11...We expect GNMK to report ~30% GM."

"GNMK has been executing on solid placements of its XT-8 instruments. Meanwhile, the company is developing its Nex-gen instrument platform (expected end of 2013). Until that time, we expect GNMK will add 2-4 more tests to its XT-8 platform and add sales reps to drive top-line growth."

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Shares of GenMark Diagnostics closed at $5.37 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $3.63-$6.50.


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