What To Know About Morgan Stanley's Downgrade of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals ALNY to Equal-Weight with a price target of $178.00, changing its price target from $210.00 to $178.00.

Shares of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals are trading down 4.47% over the last 24 hours, at $159.53 per share.

A move to $178.00 would account for a 11.58% increase from the current share price.

About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is a leader in the study of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. RNAi is a naturally occurring biological pathway within cells for sequence-specific silencing and regulation of gene expression. Alnylam has four drugs on the market: Onpattro for hATTR amyloidosis, Givlaari for acute hepatic porphyria, Oxlumo for primary hyperoxaluria type 1, and Leqvio for hypercholesterolemia. The firm also has 12 clinical programs across the following therapeutic areas: genetic medicines; cardio-metabolic diseases; hepatic infectious diseases, and CNS/ocular diseases. Additionally, up-front fees from research partnerships have boosted Alnylam's cash levels, and the company stands to see additional milestones and royalties from drugs commercialized under collaboration partnerships.

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