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Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Wainwright Sees 'Buying Opportunity' For This COVID-19 Antibody Stock After Sell-Off

 H.C. Wainwright recommends using the selloff today for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 

 as a buying opportunity. The analyst keeps a Buy rating on Regeneron with an $844 price target.

  • While the company stated the possibility exists that its COVID-19 antibody, REGEN-COV, may lose its potency against the omicron strain, there is limited knowledge about the latest in a series of variants that naturally arise in the environment, analyst Michael King says.
  • Regeneron has already been studying other antibodies, and there are small molecule and other antibody preparations available, says the analyst. 
  • According to Michael, it is too early to determine what negative effect, if any, there will be on sales of the drug. 
  • Earlier today, Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody drug could be less effective against Omicron, it said.
  • Based on its study of Omicron's individual mutations, "there may be reduced neutralization activity of both vaccine-induced, and monoclonal antibody conveyed immunity," Regeneron said.

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