HALO Maintained by TD Cowen -- Price Target Raised to $130

H.C. Wainwright reiterated a Buy rating and $130 price target for Halozyme (HALO) after Takeda's trial data showed its immunoglobulin treatment reduced infusion times. The stock is near its 52-week high, up 82% in a year. Halozyme also completed a $1.5B convertible notes offering and won a patent case against Merck. The FDA approved a cancer treatment using Halozyme's technology.

H.C. Wainwright reiterated a Buy rating and $130 price target for Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) after FDA approved Roche's cancer treatment using Halozyme's technology. HALO trades at $111.08, with 17% upside to the target. The approval offers a 12-month adjuvant royalty opportunity for Halozyme, though the addressable population is relatively small. Halozyme also won a patent case against Merck and completed a $1.5B convertible notes offering.

Halozyme won a Dutch court order blocking Merck's injectable Keytruda in 8 European markets, citing patent infringement. Merck disputes the decision and is evaluating next steps. Halozyme also sued Merck in the US and Germany, where a preliminary injunction was granted.

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A Dutch court blocked Merck from producing and selling its subcutaneous Keytruda formulation in 8 European countries, ruling it infringes a Halozyme Therapeutics patent. Merck argued the patent is invalid, but the court rejected this. The decision follows a similar ruling in Germany. Merck's intravenous Keytruda remains unaffected, generating $7.9 billion in Q2, while the subcutaneous version contributed $463 million.

Halozyme won a Dutch court order against Merck, halting the sale and production of Keytruda SC in eight European markets. The ruling found Merck infringed Halozyme's patent for under-the-skin drug delivery. Merck plans to evaluate next steps and disputes the decision. Halozyme has also sued Merck in the U.S. and Germany.