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Leerink Partners Starts Equillium and Protagonist Coverage

Leerink Partners began covering Equillium with an Outperform rating and lifted Protagonist Therapeutics’ price target to $190 from $150.

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what happened

Dow Jones Newswires reported that Leerink Partners has assumed coverage of Equillium with an Outperform rating. The ratings action was listed in Benzinga’s analyst-ratings section.

Leerink Partners also initiated coverage of Protagonist Therapeutics with an Outperform rating. In addition, the firm raised the company’s price target to $190.00 a share from $150.00. Dow Jones Newswires and Benzinga reported the action.

why it matters

The analysts’ decisions provide fresh valuation references for EQ and PTGX. The higher target for Protagonist Therapeutics indicates a changed assessment by Leerink Partners, but it does not guarantee future share performance.

instruments

EQPTGX

sources

  1. Equillium Coverage Assumed by Leerink Partners at Outperform — Dow Jones Newswires, 12 October 2026 at 12:39 UTC
  2. Protagonist Therapeutics Coverage Assumed by Leerink Partners at Outperform — Dow Jones Newswires, 12 October 2026 at 13:03 UTC

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