Saliva-Based Test Powered by Co-Diagnostics a Game Changer
Maxim reiterate Buy with a price target of $30
Earlier this week, Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented diagnostics testing platform, announced that its partner, Clinical Reference Laboratory (CRL), one of the largest testing providers in the country, had received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA for a self-collected, saliva-based PCR test for COVID-19. The test uses Co-Diagnostics probes and primers. CODX shares were up 28% on the news before seeing some profit taking on Tuesday.
CRL declared that the test has demonstrated 100% sensitivity/specificity (higher than any other saliva-based molecular test for COVID-19) and can be processed within 24-48 hours, which is important considering that in many cases current tests are taking up to a week or more to return results.
That same day, the analyst from Maxim Group reiterated a Buy status and $30 PT on the Company’s stock. With COVID cases on the rise in the US and around the globe, and testing times increasing past the point of usefulness, interest in expanding testing capacity has increased markedly.
Some key highlights of the Maxim report include:
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