Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops RNA-targeted therapeutics in the United States. The company offers SPINRAZA for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in pediatric and adult patients; TEGSEDI, an injection for the treatment of polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis in adults; and WAYLIVRA, a treatment for familial chylomicronemia syndrome and familial partial lipodystrophy. It is involved in developing neurology products that include Tominersen for Huntington's diseases; Tofersen for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); IONIS-MAPTRx for Alzheimer's diseases; IONIS-C9Rx for genetic form of ALS; ION859 for Parkinson's disease; ION464 for multiple system atrophy and Parkinson's disease; ION541 for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and IONIS-DNM2-2.5Rx for centronuclear myopathy. The company is also developing products for cardiometabolic disease, such as IONIS-TTR-LRx for transthyretin amyloidosis and IONIS-GHR-LRx for acromegaly; IONIS-APOCIII-LRx for familial chylomicronemia syndrome and TG- driven diseases; IONIS-APOCIII-LRx for treatment resistant hypertension; Pelacarsen for Lp(a)cardiovascular disease risk reduction; Vupanorsen for sHTG/CVDRR; IONIS-FXI-LRx for clotting disorders; ION449 for cardiovascular diseases; and IONIS-GCGRRx for diabetics. In addition, it develops IONIS-ENAC-2.5Rx for cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IONIS-PKK-LRx for hereditary angioedema; Danvatirsen for cancer; IONIS-TMPRSS6-LRx for beta-thalassemia and iron toxicity; IONIS-HBVRx for hepatitis B virus; IONIS-AR-2.5Rx for prostate cancer; IONIS-FB-LRx for age-related macular degeneration and IgA nephropathy; and ION357 for retinitis pigmentosa. It has a collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca; GlaxoSmithKline plc; Janssen Biotech, Inc.; Bayer AG; Novartis AG; Pfizer, Inc.; Biogen Inc.; and Roche. Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Carlsbad, California.
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| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7/2025 | $45.00 | Buy | H.C. Wainwright |
| 3/31/2025 | $39.00 | Neutral | Redburn Atlantic |
| 8/2/2024 | $67.00 → $60.00 | Outperform → Market Perform | BMO Capital Markets |
| 7/24/2024 | $53.00 → $62.00 | Market Perform → Outperform | Leerink Partners |
| 7/16/2024 | $29.00 → $75.00 | Buy | Jefferies |
| 6/14/2024 | $44.00 | Underperform → Mkt Perform | Bernstein |
| 4/10/2024 | $58.00 | Peer Perform → Outperform | Wolfe Research |
| 1/2/2024 | $52.00 → $62.00 | Neutral → Buy | BofA Securities |
| 10/23/2023 | $33.00 → $52.00 | Underperform → Neutral | BofA Securities |
| 9/29/2023 | $63.00 | Strong Buy | Raymond James |