UPDATE: Stifel Downgrades ChemoCentryx (CCXI) to Hold
Stifel analyst Dae Gon Ha downgraded ChemoCentryx (NASDAQ: CCXI) from Buy to Hold with a price target of $26.00 (from $93.00).
THe analyst comments "We are downgrading CCXI to Hold (from Buy) with a reduced TP $26 (from $93 previously) following a lackluster advisory committee (AdCom) support. Our diligence on avacopan in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) had indicated a high unmet need, favorable clinical data, with a potentially broad label in an attractive market. And despite what we viewed as excessively cautious tone in the briefing docs we thought input from the panelists could renew our confidence - and odds of approval - in avacopan and our core thesis in CCXI. With generally split voting results between members, we see a greater risk heading into FDA's decision (July 7). We were wrong, and we are now moving to the sidelines."
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Shares of ChemoCentryx closed at $27.49 yesterday.