Stifel Reaffirms Buy Rating for Palvella Therapeutics and Increases Price Target to $145
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Nov 24 2025
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Analyst Views on PVLA
Wall Street analysts forecast PVLA stock price to rise
15 Analyst Rating
15 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 82.020
Low
133.00
Averages
182.20
High
212.00
Current: 82.020
Low
133.00
Averages
182.20
High
212.00
About PVLA
Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing therapies to treat patients suffering from serious, rare genetic skin diseases for which there are no FDA-approved therapies. The Company is developing a pipeline of product candidates based on its patented QTORIN platform, with an initial focus on serious, rare genetic skin diseases, many of which are lifelong in nature. Its QTORIN product candidates are developed to accommodate the cargo at high concentrations in order to drive sufficient drug to its target deep in the epidermis and dermis. The Company's lead product candidate, QTORIN 3.9% rapamycin anhydrous gel (QTORIN rapamycin), is being evaluated in the Phase III SELVA clinical trial in microcystic lymphatic malformations and the Phase II TOIVA clinical trial in cutaneous venous malformations.
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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