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Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRCA) held a Type A meeting with the FDA regarding the path forward for the resubmission and potential approval of Ycanth (VP-102) for molluscum contagiosum. HC Wainwright says VP-102 was approvable, and at the time of the Complete Response Letter (CRL), Verrica had already engaged a potential alternate solution supplier.  It reiterates…

Needham analyst Scott Berg attended Avalara, Inc's (NYSE: AVLR) virtual analyst day, in which the company highlighted new products and provided intermediate-term financial targets that beat expectations. 

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Needham analyst Anna Andreeva upgraded Chewy Inc (NYSE:CHWY) to Buy from Hold with a price target of $55, implying a 44% upside. The analyst said the company had exceeded expectations in Q1 FY22 after missing consensus EBITDA for four quarters. Andreeva thinks the positive momentum continued in Q2 as the pet category was inelastic, with price increases sticking,…

Needham analyst Anna Andreeva downgraded Etsy, Inc (NASDAQ:ETSY) from Buy to Hold. While shares have lagged and some near-term volatility is arguably in the stock, she views the discretionary nature of the ETSY model as increasingly at risk in the near term.  While visibility is low, she thought that consensus GMS and Sales estimates…

Needham initiated coverage on Evolus Inc (NASDAQ:EOLS) with a price target of $18.00 (43% upside) and a Buy rating. Evolus is a pure-play aesthetics company focused on growing the presence of Jeuveau, its new neurotoxin product, in the approximately $3 billion global wrinkle treatment market.  Jeuveau is a prescription medicine injected into muscles to improve…

The advertising industry's biggest conference has returned with a new winner Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), after a two-year break, Bloomberg reports. Amazon occupied a portion of the beachfront at the annual Cannes Lions show with the "Amazon Port," its most extensive showcasing at the conference yet reflecting its growing significance. Tech companies like Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)…

Needham analyst Bernie Mcternan forecasted a 24% 3-year CAGR for U.S. ride-share bookings through 2025, down from the 45% CAGR in the three years heading into the pandemic. Company data, industry reports, and a proprietary survey of 500+ U.S. consumers supported the forecast.

Needham analyst Laura Martin reiterated Buy on Taboola.com Ltd (NASDAQ:TBLA) with a price target of $5 (95.3% upside). Martin cited the eMarketer report that advertising revenue on the Open Internet (excluding Walled Gardens like Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:META) Facebook, Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, YouTube, Snap Inc (NYSE:SNAP), and Roku, Inc (NASDAQ:ROKU)) is about $40 billion in the U.S. and about…