Research Reports Initiation on Biotech Stocks -- Arrowhead Pharma, Intra-Cellular Therapies, Synthetic Biologics, and CoLucid Pharma

NEW YORK, January 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Stock-Callers.com today has on its watch four Biotech equities, which are: Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR), Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc. (NASDAQ: ITCI), Synthetic Biologics Inc. (NYSEMKT: SYN), and CoLucid Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCD). According to a NASDAQ article, M&As and licensing deals should continue in 2017 as Biotech companies begin to develop new therapies and interesting pipeline candidates. Additionally, collaborations between large-cap and development-stage companies should continue, particularly in the immuno-oncology space. Apart from new product approvals, companies in this industry are also expected to continue working on label expansion of their existing drugs to boost their commercial potential. Learn more about these stocks by downloading their free report at:

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Arrowhead Pharma  

Last Friday, shares in Pasadena, California headquartered Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. ended the session 6.06% lower at $1.55. The stock recorded a trading volume of 2.66 million shares, which was above its three months average volume of 1.75 million shares. The Company's shares have advanced 7.64% in the last month. The stock is trading 57.63% below its 50-day moving average. Moreover, shares of Arrowhead Pharma, which develops novel drugs to treat intractable diseases in the US, have a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 31.79.  

On December 14^th, 2016, Arrowhead reported revenue of $158.33 thousand for FY16, compared to revenue of $382.00 thousand for FY15. The Company's FY16 net loss decreased to $81.72 million, or $1.34 per diluted share, from net loss of $91.94 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, in FY15. The free research report on ARWR is available at:

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Intra-Cellular Therapies  

New York headquartered Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.'s stock declined 2.77%, to close the day at $15.09 with a total trading volume of 476,224 shares. The Company's shares have advanced 8.25% in the past month. The stock is trading 7.24% above its 50-day moving average. Additionally, shares of Intra-Cellular Therapies, which discovers and develops small molecule drugs for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurologic disorders within the central nervous system, have an RSI of 50.72.

On November 09^th, 2016, Intra-Cellular Therapies reported a net loss of $30.3 million, or $0.70 per share (basic and diluted), for Q3 2016 compared to a net loss of $32.2 million, or $0.91 per share (basic and diluted), for Q3 2015. The Company's cash and investments totaled $537.8 million at September 30^th, 2016. This amount included short-term borrowing of $125 million that was repaid in October 2016. The resulting net cash available for operations at September 30^th, 2016, was $412.8 million, compared to $475.2 million at December 31^st, 2015.

On December 16^th, 2016, research firm Cantor Fitzgerald initiated an 'Overweight' rating on the Company's stock. The complimentary report on ITCI can be downloaded at:

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Synthetic Biologics  

Shares in Rockville, Maryland headquartered Synthetic Biologics Inc. recorded a trading volume of 2.11 million shares at the close of the last trading session, which was above their three months average volume of 991,500 shares. The stock ended the day 0.74% higher at $0.76. The Company's shares are trading below their 50-day moving average by 28.29%. Furthermore, shares of Synthetic Biologics, which engages in developing therapeutics to protect the gut microbiome while targeting pathogen-specific diseases in the US, have an RSI of 36.89.

On December 13^th, 2016, Synthetic Biologics announced that the US Patent Office has granted US Patent No. 9,512,204 which provides composition of matter coverage for SYN-005, the Company's preclinical drug candidate designed to treat or prevent the development of Pertussis (whooping cough), especially in infants. The exclusivity provided by this new patent has an expiration date of 2035, which does not include a potential patent term extension. Visit us today and download our complete research report on SYN for free at:

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CoLucid Pharma  

Cambridge, Massachusetts headquartered CoLucid Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s shares finished Friday's session 1.22% lower at $36.40. A total volume of 121,243 shares was traded. The stock has advanced 2.97% in the last one month and 334.89% since the start of this year. The Company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages by 3.52% and 100.56%, respectively. Furthermore, shares of CoLucid Pharma, which develops small molecules for the acute treatment of migraine, have an RSI of 51.16.

On November 14^th, 2016, CoLucid Pharmaceuticals announced that over 50% of the 2,968 migraine patients expected to enroll in the Company's SPARTAN trial, the second of two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials, have now been randomized. SPARTAN is being conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment agreement with the US FDA. Top-line results from SPARTAN are expected in H2 2017.

On December 15^th, 2016, research firm Barclays initiated an 'Overweight' rating on the Company's stock, with a target price of $45 per share. Get free access to your technical report on CLCD at:

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