
Brokerage H.C. Wainwright initiates coverage on biopharma firm Actuate Therapeutics ACTU.O with "buy" rating
Brokerage sets PT at $20, representing more than 100% upside to the stock's last close
In a mid-stage study, co's experimental therapy for a type of pancreatic cancer improved overall survival over chemotherapy alone, with a 37% reduction in the risk of death
Brokerage says the trial data for the therapy, elraglusib, "positions it as a frontrunner among competition" for pancreatic cancer treatments
Brokerage is optimistic about ACTU because the pancreatic cancer market has a significant unmet need
Brokerage expects elraglusib to launch in 2029 and believes ACTU has a revenue potential of nearly $600 mln by 2033
ACTU has fallen 8.9% YTD