Vanda Pharma (VNDA) Buy Rating and $15 PT Reiterated - Jefferies

Jefferies analyst, Chris Howerton, maintained his Buy rating and $15 PT after Vanda (NASDAQ: VNDA) reported a strong 1Q with 3 takeaways:

1) Hetlioz - strong 1Q sales (~$16.2M vs Jef est. of ~$15.4M) suggt'ng ~80 net patient adds in our model; EU launch in 3Q16 mgmt reiterated their guidance for Hetlioz sales in 2016 to be between $63-78M.

2) Fanapt - sales stabilizing with new salesforce; pot'l for 3yr data exclusivity with sNDA approval (PDUFA May 27)

3) Pipeline - SMS open-label pilot trial and ph 2 tradipidant trial ongoing.

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Shares of Vanda Pharmaceuticals closed at $8.32 yesterday.

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