OPKO Health, Inc., a healthcare company, engages in the diagnostics and pharmaceuticals businesses in the United States, Ireland, Chile, Spain, Israel, Mexico, and internationally. The company's Diagnostics segment operates BioReference Laboratories that offers laboratory testing services for the detection, diagnosis, evaluation, monitoring, and treatment of diseases, including esoteric testing, molecular diagnostics, anatomical pathology, genetics, women's health, and correctional healthcare to physician offices, clinics, hospitals, employers and governmental units, as well as 4Kscore prostate cancer testing services. The company's Pharmaceutical segment offers Rayaldee for treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism in adults with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease, and vitamin D insufficiency; OPK88004, an orally administered selective androgen receptor modulator; OPK88003, a once-weekly administered peptide for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and associated obesity that is in Phase IIb trials; and hGH-CTP, a once-weekly human growth hormone injection that completed Phase III clinical trial in partnership with Pfizer, Inc. This segment develops and commercializes longer-acting proprietary versions of already approved therapeutic proteins. It also specialty active pharmaceutical ingredients; develops, manufactures, markets, and sells pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, veterinary, and ophthalmic products; commercializes food supplements and over the counter products; manufactures and sells products primarily in the generics market; and imports, markets, distributes, and sells pharmaceutical products in a range of indications, including cardiovascular products, vaccines, antibiotics, gastro-intestinal products, hormones, and others. In addition, the company operates pharmaceutical platforms in Ireland, Chile, Spain, and Mexico. OPKO Health, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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| 6/29/2023 | $2.00 | Mkt Perform → Outperform | Barrington Research |
| 12/15/2022 | $3.00 | Buy | H.C. Wainwright |
| 1/24/2022 | Outperform → Market Perform | Barrington Research |
MIAMI, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) announced today that management will be participating in the Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference, being held December 3-5, 2024 at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City. Management will be holding one-on-one meetings with investors and will be participating in a fireside chat on Wednesday, December 4th at 1:30 p.m. Eastern time. The fireside chat will be webcast live and available for replay in the Investors section of OPKO Health's website and accessible by clicking here. About OPKO Health OPKO is a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that seeks to establish industr
OPKO Healthcare's Veterinary Care Products to be Introduced at Asia's Largest Health and Nutrition Tradeshow Company Invited to Present at Special Event Hosted by U.S. Consulate General During the Expo COCONUT GROVE, Fla., Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ:NXPL, NXPLW)) ("NextPlat" or the "Company"), a global e-commerce provider, today announced that it is participating in the 2024 China International Natural Health & Nutrition Expo (NHNE), Asia's largest exhibition focused on the sales and marketing of health, nutrition and dietary supplement products, as the Company continues to ramp-up sales and promotional activities in China.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entera Bio Ltd. (NASDAQ:ENTX), ("Entera" or the "Company") a leader in the development of oral peptides and small therapeutic proteins, today reported financial results and key business updates for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. "The third quarter of 2024 drew consistent attention to our pivotal-staged clinical asset, EB613, the first oral PTH(1-34) tablet treatment dedicated to post-menopausal women with high risk osteoporosis. Entera's proprietary N-Tab™ platform consistently delivered across our oral GLP-2 tablet, oral GLP-1/Glucagon tablet and confidential hypoparathyroidism tablet program. Finally, we are humbled by key additions
MIAMI, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) reports business highlights and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Highlights from the third quarter of 2024 and recent weeks include the following: Completed sale of select assets of BioReference Health to Labcorp for $237.5 million. OPKO completed the sale of BioReference Health's laboratory testing businesses focused on clinical diagnostics and women's health, excluding operations in New York and New Jersey, for $237.5 million. BioReference Health will continue to offer oncology and urology diagnostic services nationwide, as well as maintain its full operations in New Yor
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aspira Women's Health Inc. ("Aspira") (NASDAQ:AWH), a bio-analytical based women's health company focused on the development of gynecologic disease diagnostic tools, today announced the expansion of its co-marketing and distribution collaboration with BioReference Health, LLC ("BioReference"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OPKO Health Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK), a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that seeks to establish industry-leading positions in large, rapidly growing markets. Under the terms of the expanded agreement, Aspira and BioReference will join forces to market Aspira's complete OvaSuite portfolio, including OvaWa
MIAMI, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) plans to report operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 after the close of the U.S. financial markets on Thursday, November 7, 2024. OPKO's senior management will provide a business update and discuss results as well as financial guidance during a conference call and live audio webcast on November 7th beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. CONFERENCE CALL & WEBCAST INFORMATION OPKO encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call using this link. Callers who pre-register will receive a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live opera
Company to Support the Sales and Marketing of OPKO's Products on Additional E-Commerce Platforms and on Social Media Channels in China and into the Large Japanese Health and Wellness Market COCONUT GROVE, Fla. and MIAMI, Oct. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ:NXPL, NXPLW))) ("NextPlat" or the "Company"), a global e-commerce provider, today announced a significant expansion of its exclusive e-commerce distribution agreement with OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) ("OPKO") for the online sales of its OPKO Health Europe products in China including securing a new four-year extension and approval to exclusively market its products in Japan.
Brings total awards from BARDA to $110 million for development of broad SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza multispecifics, with potential funding of up to $205 million if all options are executedDevelopment work is based on ModeX proprietary MSTAR technology that incorporates multiple antibody binding sites into a single molecule WESTON, Mass., Oct. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ModeX Therapeutics Inc., an OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) company, announces it has been awarded $35 million of additional funding under an existing contract with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of H
JERUSALEM and MIAMI, Sept. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Entera Bio Ltd. (NASDAQ:ENTX) (Entera), a leader in the development of orally delivered peptides, and OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) (OPKO) announced today topline pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) results from their ongoing collaborative research combining a proprietary long-acting oxyntomodulin (OXM) analog developed by OPKO and Entera's proprietary N-Tab™ technology. The program is focused on developing the first oral dual agonist GLP-1/glucagon peptide as a potential once-daily treatment for patients with obesity, metabolic and fibrotic disorders. OXM is a naturally occurring peptide hormone found in the small intestine that
WESTON, Mass., Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ModeX Therapeutics Inc., an OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) company, today announced the appointment of Giovanni Abbadessa, M.D., Ph.D. as Chief Medical Officer, a newly created position. Dr. Abbadessa has over two decades of experience in drug development, including most recently as Vice President at Sanofi, where he provided executive leadership for advancing oncology assets. "Dr. Abbadessa's deep experience in leading early-stage oncology development makes him the ideal fit to steer development of our multispecific antibodies for cancer and other clinical indications," said Dr. Gary Nabel, co-founder, President and CEO of ModeX Thera
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Barrington Research upgraded Opko Health from Mkt Perform to Outperform and set a new price target of $2.00
H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage of Opko Health with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $3.00
Barrington Research downgraded OPKO Health from Outperform to Market Perform
Ladenburg Thalmann initiated coverage of OPKO Health with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $7.00
Barrington Research reiterated coverage of OPKO Health with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $8.00 from $7.00 previously
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MIAMI, Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) reports business highlights and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Highlights from the third quarter of 2024 and recent weeks include the following: Completed sale of select assets of BioReference Health to Labcorp for $237.5 million. OPKO completed the sale of BioReference Health's laboratory testing businesses focused on clinical diagnostics and women's health, excluding operations in New York and New Jersey, for $237.5 million. BioReference Health will continue to offer oncology and urology diagnostic services nationwide, as well as maintain its full operations in New Yor
MIAMI, Oct. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) plans to report operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 after the close of the U.S. financial markets on Thursday, November 7, 2024. OPKO's senior management will provide a business update and discuss results as well as financial guidance during a conference call and live audio webcast on November 7th beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. CONFERENCE CALL & WEBCAST INFORMATION OPKO encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call using this link. Callers who pre-register will receive a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live opera
MIAMI, Aug. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) reports business highlights and financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. Highlights from the second quarter and recent weeks include the following: Enrollment underway in the MDX2001 Phase 1 trial for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. MDX2001, a tetraspecific antibody, is designed to optimize T-cell function to stimulate tumor regression while minimizing the likelihood of antigen escape. This Phase 1 open-label trial is expected to enroll 45 cancer patients with a variety of solid tumors at six clinical trial sites, and to evaluate safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and early eviden
MIAMI, Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) plans to report operating and financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 after the close of the U.S. financial markets on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. OPKO's senior management will provide a business update and discuss results as well as financial guidance during a conference call and live audio webcast on August 7th beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. CONFERENCE CALL & WEBCAST INFORMATION OPKO encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call using this link. Callers who pre-register will receive a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Part
MIAMI, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) reports business highlights and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024. First quarter business highlights include the following: Entered into an agreement with Labcorp to sell select assets of BioReference Health. The transaction includes the sale of BioReference Health's laboratory testing businesses focused on clinical diagnostics and women's health, excluding operations in New York and New Jersey, for $237.5 million. These assets comprise patient service centers, certain customer contracts and operating assets, which account for approximately $100 million in annualized revenue. BioReference Hea
MIAMI, May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) plans to report operating and financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 after the close of the U.S. financial markets on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. OPKO's senior management will provide a business update and discuss results as well as financial guidance during a conference call and live audio webcast on May 7th beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. CONFERENCE CALL & WEBCAST INFORMATION OPKO encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call using this link. Callers who pre-register will receive a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operator. Participants may reg
MIAMI, Feb. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) reports business highlights and financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2023. Business highlights from the fourth quarter and subsequent weeks included the following: ModeX advanced its antiviral and immune-oncology product pipeline. ModeX advanced its pipeline of antiviral and immune-oncology programs utilizing its next-generation multispecific antibodies, with expectations for one oncology program to enter the clinic this year. In 2023, Modex secured two collaborations including one with Merck to develop MDX-2201, its vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus, and another with BARDA to develop novel m
MIAMI, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) plans to report operating and financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2023 after the close of the U.S. financial markets on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. OPKO's senior management will provide a business update and discuss results as well as financial guidance during a conference call and live audio webcast on February 27th beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. CONFERENCE CALL & WEBCAST INFORMATION OPKO encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call using this link. Callers who pre-register will receive a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operato
MIAMI, Nov. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) reports business highlights and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. Business highlights from the third quarter and subsequent weeks included the following: ModeX Therapeutics Inc. (ModeX) was awarded a contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop novel multispecific antibodies against viral infectious disease threats. BARDA awarded a contract to ModeX to advance a platform and specific therapeutic candidates designed to address a range of public health threats in viral infectious diseases. The BARDA contract includes an initial $
MIAMI, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) plans to report operating and financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 after the close of the U.S. financial markets on Monday, November 6, 2023. OPKO's senior management will provide a business update and discuss results as well as financial guidance during a conference call and live audio webcast on November 6th beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. CONFERENCE CALL & WEBCAST INFORMATION OPKO encourages participants to pre-register for the conference call using this link. Callers who pre-register will receive a unique PIN to gain immediate access to the call and bypass the live operato
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Opko Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) shares are trading higher Thursday after the company announced a $100 million share repurchase program. The Details: Opko said it expects to fund the repurchase program from existing cash and cash equivalents, and future cash flows. The company had approximately 697 million shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024, and the new authorization represents approximately 10.1% of shares outstanding at the current stock price. Read Next: Discover Reports Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results: Here’s The Details “We believe OPKO’s shares are significantly undervalued and offer an attractive investment opportunity. Buying back shares supports our conviction in OPKO’
U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 150 points on Thursday. Shares of Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) rose during Thursday's session after the company reported better-than-expected quarterly EPS and revenues. Cintas reported fourth-quarter earnings per share of $3.99, beating the street view of $3.80. The company registered quarterly revenues of $2.471 billion, beating the street view of $2.468 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Cintas shares gained 5.3% to $758.25 on Thursday. Here are some other big stocks recording gains in today’s session. Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHUY) shares gained 47.6% to $37.29 after the company and Darde
Piper Sandler analyst Edward Tenthoff maintains OPKO Health (NASDAQ:OPK) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $5 to $3.
Opko Health Inc (NASDAQ:OPK) shares are trading higher after-hours Wednesday. The company announced it entered into a $250 million non-dilutive note purchase agreement with HealthCare Royalty (HCRx). The Details: Opko said the purchase agreement is secured by its profit share payments from Pfizer received pursuant to its license agreement relating to NGENLA, a once-weekly treatment to treat pediatric growth hormone deficiency. The $250 million note issued under the Note Purchase Agreement bears interest at the 3-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) subject to a 4% per annum floor, plus 7.5% per annum. The note has a final maturity date of July 2044 with the first four years
New Marketing Partner to Support the Expanded Sales of OPKO-Branded Products Throughout China on Additional E-Commerce Platforms, in Brick-and-Mortar Retail Locations and Launch In-Country Digital Marketing ProgramsCOCONUT GROVE, Fla., July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ:NXPL, NXPLW))))) ("NextPlat" or the "Company"), a global e-Commerce provider, today announced that it has expanded its e-commerce development program in China through a new agreement with a leading Chinese healthcare and nutritional products marketing and distribution services partner (the "Marketing Partner"). The Marketing Partner will provide NextPlat with a full range of creative content, brand marketing a
The Dow Jones index closed lower by over 600 points on Thursday. When insiders purchase or sell shares, it indicates their confidence or concern around the company’s prospects. Investors and traders interested in penny stocks can consider this a factor in their overall investment or trading decision. Below is a look at a few recent notable insider transactions for penny stocks. For more, check out Benzinga’s insider transactions platform. Qurate Retail The Trade: Qurate Retail, Inc. (NASDAQ:QRTEA) President/CEO David Rawlinson bought a total of 100,000 shares at an average price of $0.72. To acquire these shares, it cost around $71,878. What's Happening: On May 8, Qurate Retail
WESTON, Mass., Sept. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ModeX Therapeutics Inc., an OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) company, today announced the appointment of Giovanni Abbadessa, M.D., Ph.D. as Chief Medical Officer, a newly created position. Dr. Abbadessa has over two decades of experience in drug development, including most recently as Vice President at Sanofi, where he provided executive leadership for advancing oncology assets. "Dr. Abbadessa's deep experience in leading early-stage oncology development makes him the ideal fit to steer development of our multispecific antibodies for cancer and other clinical indications," said Dr. Gary Nabel, co-founder, President and CEO of ModeX Thera
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shareholders of Talkspace, Inc. (NASDAQ:TALK) today elected Jon Cohen, M.D., to the virtual behavioral healthcare company's board of directors and approved all other shareholder proposals during the company's first Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Dr. Cohen is prior Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BioReference Laboratories and Senior Vice President of OPKO Health (NASDAQ:OPK). Dr. Cohen brings 30 years of healthcare industry strategy and operating experience to Talkspace's board of directors. He succeeds Jeffrey Crowe as an independent Class I Director with a term expiring in 2025. Additionally, the Company's board appointed C
MIAMI, June 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) today announced the appointment of Katherine Stueland as President and Chief Executive Officer of GeneDx, Inc., the global genomics subsidiary of OPKO's BioReference Laboratories. Ms. Stueland joins GeneDx from Invitae Corporation (NYSE:NVTA), where she served most recently as Chief Commercial Officer, establishing the corporate brand as Invitae evolved from a private company to a public entity with a market capitalization exceeding $6 billion. "We're thrilled to have Katherine lead the team at GeneDx, which has served clinicians and patients for more than two decades with novel and differentiated technologies for di
BOTHELL, Wash., May 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With great sadness, Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:COCP), ("Cocrystal" or the "Company") announces that Gary Wilcox, Ph.D., Chairman, CEO and co-founder, suddenly passed away Wednesday, May 26 at the age of 74. The Board of Directors and staff of Cocrystal extend their deepest condolences to the Wilcox family and express their gratitude for Gary's contributions to Cocrystal and to human health. The Cocrystal Board of Directors has designated Sam Lee, Ph.D., President, and James Martin, CFO, to share the CEO responsibilities while seeking a successor for the position. Roger Kornberg, Ph.D., Cocrystal co-founder, Chief Scientist, Director and
NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sian Capital, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Sian” or “we”), a sizable stockholder of OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) (“OPKO” or the “Company”), today announced that it sent a letter to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) on December 18, 2020 regarding what we believe is the dubious 4Q’20 guidance provided by management on October 29, 2020. Sian wants all analysts and stockholders to be aware that we believe OPKO’s previously issued guidance is misleading. We are calling on OPKO to confirm whether it still stands by its projections or agrees with our estimates. Please be advised that OPKO’s management will be hosting one-on-o
MIAMI, Dec. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) today announced the appointment of Roger Medel, M.D. as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective December 18, 2020. With this appointment, the OPKO Health Board has 11 Directors, including seven independent Directors. “We are delighted to welcome Roger to the OPKO Health Board of Directors,” stated Dr. Phillip Frost, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OPKO Health. “Roger brings a unique perspective based on his vast experience as a physician and as an executive growing a successful healthcare services organization. We look forward to Roger’s valuable insight and deep knowledge as we continue