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Medexus Pharmaceuticals (TSE:MDP) Shares Up 4.4% - Here's Why

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Key Points

  • Medexus Pharmaceuticals shares increased by 4.4% during trading on Thursday, reaching a high of C$2.92. The stock's last traded price was C$2.85, with a significant decline in trading volume.
  • Alliance Global Partners has upgraded Medexus Pharmaceuticals to a "strong-buy" rating, contributing to the stock's favorable sentiment with a consensus target price of C$4.57.
  • The company is focused on specialties in auto-immune disease and pediatrics, with leading products including Rasuvo and Metoject for rheumatoid arthritis treatment.
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Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSE:MDP - Get Free Report) rose 4.4% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as C$2.92 and last traded at C$2.85. Approximately 31,566 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 53% from the average daily volume of 67,285 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$2.73.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Alliance Global Partners upgraded shares of Medexus Pharmaceuticals to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of C$4.57.

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Medexus Pharmaceuticals Stock Up 4.4%

The firm has a market cap of C$91.94 million, a PE ratio of 142.50 and a beta of 1.60. The company's fifty day moving average price is C$2.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$2.82.

Medexus Pharmaceuticals Company Profile

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Medexus Pharmaceuticals Inc, formerly Pediapharm Inc is a leading specialty pharmaceutical company with a strong North American commercial platform. It is focused on the therapeutic areas of auto-immune disease and pediatrics. The leading products are Rasuvo and Metoject, a unique formulation of methotrexate to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune diseases; and Rupall, an innovative allergy medication with a unique mode of action.

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