Amgen and Cytokinetics Announce Positive Top-Line Results From COSMIC-HF, A Phase 2 Trial of Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

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Amgen (AMGN) Sees Double-Digit EPS Growth Out to 2018; UBS Raises Price target to $180

October 29, 2015 10:46 AM EDT

UBS reiterated a Buy rating on Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), and raised the price target to $180.00 (from $168.00), following the company's 3Q earnings results. AMGN reported a $0.34 EPS beat on another strong quarter of key product growth and cost controls. Management still sees double-digit EPS growth out to 2018.

Analyst Matthew Roden commented, "AMGN reported a $0.34 EPS beat (14% over consensus) on another strong quarter of... More

Roth Capital Maintains Cytokinetics (CYTJK) at 'Buy' Amid Encouraging COSMIC-HF Data

October 27, 2015 2:52 PM EDT

Roth Capital affirms Cytokinetics (Nasdaq: CYTK) with a Buy rating and $18 price target after the company and Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN)... More

Amgen (AMGN), Cytokinetics (CYTK) Announce Statistically Significant Data from COSMIC-HF Expansion Study

October 27, 2015 8:01 AM EDT

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Cytokinetics Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) announced that data from the expansion phase of COSMIC-HF (Chronic Oral Study of Myosin Activation to Increase Contractility in Heart Failure), a Phase 2 trial evaluating omecamtiv mecarbil in patients with chronic heart failure, showed statistically significant improvements in several measures of cardiac function, including systolic ejection time, stroke volume and N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide, at 20 weeks following randomization. The pharmacodynamic effects of omecamtiv mecarbil were generally dose dependent. Omecamtiv mecarbil, a novel investigational cardiac myosin activator, enhances cardiac... More