Wedbush Assumes Coverage on Amarin Corporation (AMRN) at Outperform; Patent Application Resolves Overhang...Takeover Anyone?

March 27, 2012 12:51 PM EDT Send to a Friend
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Wedbush assumes coverage on Amarin Corporation (NASDAQ: AMRN) with an Outperform. PT $19.00.

Analyst, Akiva Felt, said, "Recent allowance of AMR101 patent application provides important incremental resolution of IP overhang...Although we believe the recent patent progress is mostly priced in to AMRN’s current share price, we anticipate that renewed takeover speculation could push the stock into the teens in the near-to-mid-term. That said, we believe IP issues (e.g. NCE status and progress/setbacks with other patent applications) will continue to be a source of volatility in 2012. Moreover, we note that “me-too” drugs which fall outside of Amarin’s patent claims (e.g., <95% EPA, some DHA) may ultimately pose a greater threat to AMR101’s market exclusivity than a pure generic."

Wedbush lowers FY12 loss from (0.25) to (0.50).

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Shares of Amarin Corporation closed at $11.50 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $5.99-$19.87.


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