Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:DCPH – Get Rating) shares shot up 8% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $19.08 and last traded at $19.03. 5,926 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 99% from the average session volume of 956,942 shares. The stock had previously closed at $17.62.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on DCPH shares. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Deciphera Pharmaceuticals from $11.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 27th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Deciphera Pharmaceuticals from $13.00 to $18.00 in a report on Sunday, September 11th. SVB Leerink increased their price target on Deciphera Pharmaceuticals from $21.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, September 12th. Cowen started coverage on Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in a report on Monday, August 29th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Cowen started coverage on Deciphera Pharmaceuticals in a report on Monday, August 29th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $18.70.

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Trading Up 5.0 %

The firm has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of -4.32 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $16.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.99.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Deciphera Pharmaceuticals

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals by 100.6% during the second quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 4,052 shares of the company's stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 2,032 shares in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank purchased a new position in shares of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals during the first quarter valued at about $57,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals during the first quarter valued at about $57,000. Denali Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals by 33.9% during the first quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 7,900 shares of the company's stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Deciphera Pharmaceuticals during the first quarter valued at about $98,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 72.29% of the company's stock.

About Deciphera Pharmaceuticals

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Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a biopharmaceutical company, develops drugs to enhance the lives of cancer patients by addressing key mechanisms of drug resistance that limit the rate and durability of response to existing cancer therapies in the United States and internationally. Its lead drug candidate is QINLOCK used for the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), as well as in INTRIGUE Phase 3 study to treat second-line GIST.

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