Biohaven Ltd. (NYSE:BHVN) Receives $63.15 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Biohaven Ltd. (NYSE:BHVNGet Free Report) have earned an average rating of “Buy” from the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $63.15.

Several analysts have commented on BHVN shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Biohaven in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of Biohaven from $72.00 to $68.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating and issued a $54.00 target price on shares of Biohaven in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $61.00 target price on shares of Biohaven in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Biohaven in a report on Tuesday, December 17th.

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Insider Activity at Biohaven

In related news, Director John W. Childs bought 29,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $35.94 per share, for a total transaction of $1,042,260.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 2,368,741 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $85,132,551.54. The trade was a 1.24 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 16.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Biohaven

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BHVN. Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in Biohaven by 745.9% in the 3rd quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,500,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,969,000 after acquiring an additional 1,322,922 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Biohaven by 144.5% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,979,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,922,000 after acquiring an additional 1,169,721 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Biohaven in the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,711,000. Farallon Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Biohaven by 21.6% in the 4th quarter. Farallon Capital Management LLC now owns 4,428,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,392,000 after purchasing an additional 785,578 shares during the period. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its position in shares of Biohaven by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 6,982,425 shares of the company’s stock worth $260,735,000 after purchasing an additional 756,032 shares during the period. 88.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Biohaven Stock Up 3.6 %

Shares of BHVN stock opened at $29.24 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.98 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.13 and a beta of 1.27. Biohaven has a 52 week low of $26.80 and a 52 week high of $60.46. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $42.01.

Biohaven (NYSE:BHVNGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported ($1.85) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.56) by ($0.29). On average, analysts anticipate that Biohaven will post -8.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Biohaven

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Biohaven Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing therapies for immunology, neuroscience, and oncology worldwide. The company's pipeline products include Troriluzole, which is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of neurological and neuropsychiatric illnesses; BHV-5500 that blocks glutamate signaling mediated by post-synaptic NMDA receptors; Taldefgrobep Alfa, which is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy and obesity; BHV-7000, a candidate in Phase 2/3 clinical trials for the treatment of focal and generalized epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder; BHV-2100 that is in Phase 1 clinical trials for the treatment of migraines and neuropathic pain; and BHV-8000, a product candidate in Phase 1 clinical trials for the treatment of early Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, sclerosis, and amyloid-related imaging abnormalities.

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