HALISTER1: Infinity Pharma Soars; Wells Fargo Upgrades On Drug Potential

Infinity Pharma Soars; Wells Fargo Upgrades On Drug Potential

(Bloomberg) -- Infinity Pharma rises 32% pre-market on 139k volume after Wells Fargo analyst Jim Birchenough upgraded rating to outperform (now the sole outperform rating) from market perform, PT $5 from $1.50, after the co.’s submission of an IPI-549 late-breaking abstract was accepted for oral presentation at the Society of Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) conference.
  • Says based on prior SITC late breaker data, see a reasonable likelihood of proof-of-concept response rate data
  • While IPI-549 still remains at an earlier stage of development than other late breaker orals at SITC, the selection for late breaker oral presentation suggests cause for optimism; current valuation doesn’t reflect the drug’s potential
  • INFI has 1 buy, 3 holds, no sells, avg PT $3.50: Bloomberg data
  • NOTE: Shares rose as much as 10.5% on Sept. 25 after Infinity, BMY Expand Pact Evaluating IPI-549/Opdivo
    • July 27, Infinity Amends License Pact with Takeda Oncology for IPI-549
    • Jan. 20, Infinity Pharma Up 19% After IPI-549 Preclinical, Phase 1 Data
To contact the reporter on this story: Tatiana Darie in New York at tdarie1@bloomberg.net To contact the editors responsible for this story: Arie Shapira at ashapira3@bloomberg.net Brad Olesen

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