Morgan Stanley Initiates Coverage on Veracyte with Underweight Rating, Price Target at $48
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 01 2025
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Morgan Stanley assumed coverage of Veracyte with an Underweight rating and a price target of $48, up from $40. Life Science Tools and Diagnostics end market bright spots are beginning to emerge and the firm sees "plenty of catalysts" in the pipeline across its coverage, adding that it sees "lots to like in the space entering 2026." However, a recent industry valuation spike in the second half of the year leaves multiples in "a fair place," so the firm starts the group with an In-Line industry view, the analyst tells investors. Among the group, the analyst identifies Danaher (DHR) as Top Pick.
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Analyst Views on DHR
Wall Street analysts forecast DHR stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for DHR is 261.57 USD with a low forecast of 235.00 USD and a high forecast of 310.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
17 Analyst Rating
15 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 224.540
Low
235.00
Averages
261.57
High
310.00
Current: 224.540
Low
235.00
Averages
261.57
High
310.00
About DHR
Danaher Corporation is a global life sciences and diagnostics innovator. The Company operates through three segments: Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Diagnostics. The Biotechnology segment includes the bioprocessing and discovery and medical businesses and offers a broad range of equipment, consumables and services that are primarily used by customers to advance and accelerate the research, development, manufacture and delivery of biological medicines. The Life Sciences segment offers a broad range of instruments, consumables, services and software that are primarily used by customers to study the basic building blocks of life, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), nucleic acid, proteins, metabolites and cells. The Diagnostics segment offers clinical instruments, consumables, software and services that hospitals, physicians’ offices, reference laboratories and other critical care settings use to diagnose disease and make treatment decisions.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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