Sarepta Therapeutics Stock Rose 96% in 2018
On January 4, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) stock closed at $115.43, which represents ~8.21% growth from its prior close.
Jan. 7 2019, Updated 12:21 p.m. ET
Stock performance
On January 4, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) stock closed at $115.43, which represents ~8.21% growth from its close of $106.67 on January 3. Sarepta Therapeutics stock grew from $55.64 at the close of market on December 29, 2017, to reach $109.13 at the close of market on December 31, 2018, which represents ~96% growth over 2018.
On January 2, 2019, Sarepta Therapeutics stock closed at $107.50, which is ~35% below its 52-week high of $176.50 on June 19, 2018. The company hit its 52-week low of $26.26 on February 13, 2018.
Recent developments
In December 2018, Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT) completed the submission of its continuing NDA (new drug application) that seeks approval of its golodirsen for the treatment of individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy with genetic mutations associated to skipping exon 53 Duchenne gene.
Sarepta Therapeutics’ golodirsen is an engineered phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer for the treatment of DMD with genetic mutations of skipping exon 53 of the DMD gene.
Analyst recommendations
Of the 24 analysts tracking Sarepta Therapeutics in January 2019, nine of them recommended a “strong buy,” while 14 analysts recommended a “buy” rating. One analyst recommended a “hold” for Sarepta Therapeutics in January.
On January 7, Sarepta Therapeutics had a consensus 12-month target price of $194.36, which represents a ~68.38% return on investment over the next 12-months.
Peers’ ratings
In January 2018, of 27 analysts tracking BioMarin Pharmaceuticals (BMRN), ~78% of them recommended “buys.” Of the 11 analysts tracking Exelixis (EXEL), ~73% of them recommended “buys.” Of the 11 analysts tracking Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), ~82% of them recommended “buys.”
On January 7, BioMarin Pharmaceuticals (BMRN), Exelixis (EXEL), and Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) had a consensus 12-month target price of $120.3, $28.78, and $78.89, respectively, which represents ~38.12%, ~38.83%, and a ~132.30% return on investment over the next 12 months.