** Evercore ISI starts coverage on drugmaker CNTG.O with
"outperform" rating and PT of $17
** Analyst Luke Sergott views CNTG's rare diseases database
to be worth ~$2 bln; expects rev. growth of ~30% over the next 3
years
** Brokerage says CNTG's database is unmatched in its space,
even when compared to the consolidated database of its
competitors
** Brokerage BTIG starts coverage with "buy" rating and PT
of $18
** CNTG has a robust growth momentum and has unique
capabilities to address significant unmet needs in rare disease
diagnostics and therapeutics development - BTIG
** BTIG expects biopharma partnerships to be the biggest
value creators for CNTG going forward
** CNTG's stock had gained 3.85% as of Friday, since its
debut in Nov
(Reporting by Trisha Roy in Bengaluru)
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