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Oppenheimer Upgrades Biogen (BIIB) Following Strong BG-12 Trial Data, Q1 Earnings

April 21, 2011 11:31 AM EDT
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Price: $201.99 +4.56%

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    Up: 13 | Down: 11 | New: 14
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An analyst at Oppenheimer just upgraded shares of Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) from Underperform to Perform in a mid-day research note. The firm suspended its $62 price target.

Thursday's upgrade follows Q1 earnings from the company earlier. Additionally, and likely more importantly, Biogen announced strong results from a trial of its BG-12 multiple sclerosis pill.

Biogen shares last traded at $102.82, up 18.7 percent from Wednesday's closing price.

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