ALLK stock traded up 12% in morning trade on December 23, 2021, after two analysts lowered their price targets. Bullish option flow was also detected in ALLK stock with a $10K sweep at a $22.50 strike with an expiration of 1/21/2022.
ALLK Bullish Option Flow
Allakos price target lowered to $10 from $86 at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley analyst Michael Ulz lowered the firm’s price target on Allakos to $10 from $86 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares after lirentelimab failed to demonstrate improvements in symptoms in two studies in eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease, or EGID. Considering success on both co-primary endpoints is required for regulatory approval, he sees a path forward for lirentelimab in EGID as “uncertain” and he now assumes no value for EGID and “modest value” for lirentelimab in other indications, Ulz tells investors in a research note.
Allakos price target lowered to $60 from $122 at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs analyst Paul Choi lowered the firm’s price target on Allakos to $60 from $122 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares following the announcement of mixed results from its Phase 3 ENIGMA 2 study in eosinophilic gastritis/-duodenitis and the Phase 2/3 KRYPTOS study in eosinophilic esophagitis. While he said he was “encouraged by the consistent histological results” for lirentelimab in these studies, investors may question the implications for indications such as atopic dermatitis, chronic spontaneous urticaria and asthma, Choi said. He assumes greater risk to lirentelimab advancing following this “developmental hurdle,” Choi added.
Allakos downgraded to Underperform from Buy at BofA
On December 22, 2021, BofA analyst Jason Zemansky downgraded Allakos to Underperform from Buy with a price target of $12, down from $155. On Tuesday night, the company announced that its two pivotal lirentelimab EGIT studies ENIGMA 2 and KRYPTOS failed to meet their symptomatic co-primary endpoints, and Zemansky tells investors in a research note that the news is a “major surprise.” The analyst sees the likely end of both programs with little chance of broad approval.
Allakos downgraded to Market Perform from Outperform at Cowen
On December 22, 2021, Cowen analyst Joseph Thome downgraded Allakos to Market Perform from Outperform without a price target after the company announced the results of lirentelimab’s Phase II/III eosinophilic esophagitis trial and Ph. III eosinophilic esophagitis/eosinophilic duodenitis study. While the studies met the histological primary endpoints, those around symptoms did not hit statistical significance, Thome tells investors in a research note. The analyst downgraded the shares pending pipeline clarity.
Allakos’ phase 3 lirentelimab studies did not achieve statistical significance
On December 21, 2021, Allakos announced that the “reported data from ENIGMA 2, a 24-week Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of lirentelimab in patients with biopsy-confirmed eosinophilic gastritis and/or eosinophilic duodenitis and KRYPTOS, a 24-week Phase 2/3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of lirentelimab in patients with biopsy-confirmed eosinophilic esophagitis. Both ENIGMA 2 and KRYPTOS studies met their histologic co-primary endpoints, but did not achieve statistical significance on the patient-reported symptomatic co-primary endpoints. The safety results of the trial were generally consistent with previously reported lirentelimab studies. No new safety signals were observed. Mild to moderate infusion-related reactions occurred in 34% of lirentelimab-treated patients and 14% of placebo-treated patients.”
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