Celgene/Receptos Deal Seen as a Positive for Arena Pharma (ARNA), Piper Jaffray Says

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Celgene (CELG) PT Raised to $142 at UBS on Receptos (RCPT); Only Worry is Competing Bid

July 15, 2015 9:02 AM EDT

UBS analyst Matthew Roden reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) to $142.00 (from $130.00) following the acquisition of Receptos.

Roden commented, "In our view, Celgene's acquisition of Buy-rated Receptos for $7.2bn ($232/share) is a positive, as it... More