Cancer biotech Erasca rallies after upsized $550 mln share sale, analyst PT hikes
BUZZ-Cancer biotech Erasca rallies after upsized $550 mln share sale, analyst PT hikes Updates, adds analyst commentary, recasts
** Precision oncology co Erasca's ERAS.O shares reverse small premarket losses and last up 8% at $19.32 early Tues after above-target $550 mln equity raise
** San Diego, California-based biotech late Mon sold ~31.4 mln shares at $17.50, a 2.2% discount to last sale
** Co after the bell Mon unveiled $500 mln stock offering and announced updated Phase 1 data for ERAS-0015 in patients with solid tumors caused by mutations in the RAS gene
** Piper Sandler boosted its PT by $4 to $22 on increased conviction for ERAS-0015 in treating pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common and aggressive form of pancreatic cancer
** While the update is early, Piper said in note, efficacy for ERAS-0015 is trending higher than what was seen with Revolution Medicines' RVMD.O drug, daraxonrasib
** BofA Global Research raised its PT on ERAS by $2 to $18
** On Apr 28, ERAS shares tumbled 48% after co said a patient died in an early-stage trial of ERAS-0015
** ERAS intends to use net offering proceeds to fund R&D of its product candidates, and other programs
** JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies and Evercore joint bookrunners
** ERAS stock now up more than fivefold YTD for roughly $6 bln market cap
** 9 of 11 analysts rate the stock "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold"; median PT $20.50, per LSEG data
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
((lance.tupper@tr.com 1-646-279-6380))
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