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Mizuho Securities Upgrades Valeant Pharma (VRX) to Neutral on SOTP Valuation

August 15, 2016 6:07 AM EDT

Mizuho upgrades Valeant Pharma (NYSE: VRX) from Underperform to Neutral and moves its price target from $11 up to $25.

Analyst Irina R. Koffler commented today:

VRX outfoxes the shorts via financial engineering, in spite of a 2Q:16 miss: Valeant reported rev of $2.4B and $1.40 EPS vs. consensus estimates $2.47B and $1.47 and our estimates $2.51B and $1.54. Management reiterated its FY:16 guidance of $9.9-$10.1B in revenue and EPS range of $6.60-$7.00, which we still view as unrealistic given the 2.2% sequential... More