HC Wainwright & Co. Maintains Buy Rating for Aerie Pharmaceuticals: Here's What You Need To Know

HC Wainwright & Co. has decided to maintain its Buy rating of Aerie Pharmaceuticals AERI and lower its price target from $25.00 to $20.00.

Shares of Aerie Pharmaceuticals are trading down 3.54% over the last 24 hours, at $6.03 per share.

A move to $20.00 would account for a 231.73% increase from the current share price.

About Aerie Pharmaceuticals

Aerie Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. It is focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of patients with open-angle glaucoma, ocular surface diseases, and retinal diseases. Its main products are Rhopressa and Roklatan. The company mainly operates in North America.

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