Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:TARS) Given Average Rating of “Buy” by Analysts

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:TARSGet Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $54.20.

TARS has been the topic of several recent research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Tarsus Pharmaceuticals from $36.00 to $41.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. William Blair upgraded Tarsus Pharmaceuticals to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Tarsus Pharmaceuticals from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th.

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Institutional Trading of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cowen AND Company LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals by 3.5% during the second quarter. Cowen AND Company LLC now owns 2,197,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,725,000 after purchasing an additional 74,855 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals by 47.2% during the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,178,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,653,000 after purchasing an additional 698,712 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals by 14.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,826,632 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,398,000 after purchasing an additional 231,131 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its holdings in shares of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals by 7.3% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,141,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,536,000 after purchasing an additional 77,825 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ikarian Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals by 28.7% during the third quarter. Ikarian Capital LLC now owns 1,030,277 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,886,000 after purchasing an additional 230,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.01% of the company’s stock.

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Trading Down 2.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ TARS opened at $50.32 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.21 and a beta of 1.04. Tarsus Pharmaceuticals has a 12-month low of $15.89 and a 12-month high of $52.99. The company has a current ratio of 5.42, a quick ratio of 5.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.63.

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Company Profile

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Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic candidates for eye care in the United States. The company's lead product candidate is XDEMVY, a novel therapeutic for the treatment of blepharitis caused by the infestation of Demodex mites, as well as to treat meibomian gland disease.

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