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Wall Street brought a tailwind
Relay Therapeutics got a lift on Wednesday after what the article describes as a pair of bullish analyst updates. That’s the kind of thing that can turn a sleepy biotech session into a mini victory lap, because when analysts start sounding less gloomy, traders tend to notice fast.
Why you should care
For a company like Relay, sentiment can matter almost as much as the science on any given day. A bullish call doesn’t change the pipeline overnight, but it can reset expectations, draw in momentum buyers, and remind everyone that biotech stocks are basically popularity contests with lab coats.
The investor takeaway
If you own the stock, the move suggests the market is getting a little more comfortable with Relay’s story right now. If you don’t, it’s still worth watching whether this was just a one-day analyst sugar rush or the start of a more durable rerating.
Big picture: sometimes all it takes is a couple of upbeat notes from Wall Street to make a stock look a lot less lonely.