Piper Sandler initiates Bicara Therapeutics stock with Overweight rating

Published 19/08/2025, 12:02
Piper Sandler initiates Bicara Therapeutics stock with Overweight rating

Investing.com - Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Bicara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BCAX) Tuesday with an Overweight rating and a $36.00 price target. The stock, currently trading at $11.47, has shown strength with a 9.55% gain over the past week. According to InvestingPro analysis, the company appears slightly undervalued based on its Fair Value metrics.

The research firm cited a "substantial disconnect" between market perception of Bicara’s ficera treatment and the views of key opinion leaders (KOLs) in the medical field.

Piper Sandler’s channel checks revealed favorable views on Bicara’s patient selection strategy for its pivotal FORTIFi-HN01 trial and ficera’s potentially differentiated median duration of response (mDOR).

The firm also highlighted the importance of continued follow-up in recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (r/m HNSCC) and noted that KOLs believe the large market will likely be split among competitors longer term.

Piper Sandler described the recent pullback in Bicara’s stock price as offering "a highly attractive entry point" for investors. While the company holds strong liquidity with a current ratio of 25.8, InvestingPro subscribers can access 8 additional key insights about BCAX’s financial position and growth prospects.

In other recent news, Relay Therapeutics has appointed Claire Mazumdar, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Mazumdar is currently the CEO of Bicara Therapeutics, and her appointment coincides with Relay’s preparation for its Phase 3 ReDiscover-2 trial in breast cancer. Meanwhile, Bicara Therapeutics has been the focus of analyst attention, with Stifel maintaining a Buy rating and a $48 price target for the company. Stifel analysts expressed confidence in Bicara’s clinical trials and the potential of its treatment combinations, particularly highlighting promising results from a Phase 1b trial involving ficerafusp and pembrolizumab. Cantor Fitzgerald also reiterated an Overweight rating on Bicara, emphasizing the potential advantages of ficerafusp over competing therapies. Additionally, Rice Biotech Launch Pad has announced the addition of Carolyn Ng from TPG Life Sciences to its advisory board. Ng brings her expertise in biotech investments to the board as its 16th member. These developments reflect ongoing strategic movements and analyst assessments within the biotech sector.

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