Wells Fargo Maintains Equal-Weight on Amgen, Raises Price Target to $435
Wells Fargo analyst Mohit Bansal maintains Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $400 to $435.
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Wells Fargo analyst Mohit Bansal maintains Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $400 to $435.
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