Wells Fargo Upgrades Edwards Lifesciences (EW) to Outperform; Final TAVR NCD A Win, More Catalysts To Follow

Wells Fargo upgraded Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) from Market Perform to Outperform, price target range increased from $81-83 to $103-104.

Analyst, Larry Biegelsen, said, "We are upgrading EW shares because (1) the 2012 guidance for Sapien was reset to a more reasonable level in our view, on the Q1 2012 earnings call; (2) the final CMS national coverage decision (NCD) issued after the close on May 1 should improve the reimbursement for Sapien in the US; (3) the PARTNER Cohort A FDA panel on 6/13 and subsequent approval of Sapien for high risk patients this fall should further accelerate sales of Sapien; and (4) EW’s leading transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) pipeline should become more visible next month at EuroPCR in May."

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Shares of Edwards Lifesciences closed at $84.78 yesterday.

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