{"id":46104,"date":"2024-02-15T12:31:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T12:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=46104"},"modified":"2024-02-15T12:31:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T12:31:12","slug":"sage-therapeutics-faces-depression-drug-approval-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/blog\/sage-therapeutics-faces-depression-drug-approval-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"SAGE Therapeutics Faces Depression Drug Approval Delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/stock\/USA\/NSD\/SAGE\">SAGE Therapeutics Inc. (SAGE: NSD<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>)<\/strong> has recently encountered unforeseen turbulence. A new risk has emerged and is adding pressure to the biotech firm&#8217;s stock value. Regulatory review delays over their depression drug, SAGE-217, have raised safety concerns, presenting a potential impact on SAGE Therapeutics&#8217; stock price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stock Target Advisor&#8217;s Take on SAGE Therapeutics:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/\"><strong>Stock Target Advisor<\/strong><\/a> advises a &#8216;Strong Sell&#8217; rating on SAGE Therapeutics stock, presenting a firm target price of 23.33. With a projected price change expected to fall by -9.39% over the next 12 months, it&#8217;s clear to see why the stock raises concerns. The average analyst target price for Sage Therapeutic stands at USD 24.64, a shade higher, with a collective average rating of &#8216;Buy&#8217;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The market offers a brighter perspective on SAGE Therapeutics, with seven covering analysts collectively advising a &#8216;Buy&#8217; rating. The average price target stands at 24.64, with values ranging from a minimum target price of 18 to a maximum of 34.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAGE Therapeutics operates under the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/screens\/industries\/Biotechnology\">biotechnology sector<\/a><\/strong>, which currently receives an average analyst rating of &#8216;Strong Buy.&#8217; Conversely, Stock Target Advisor leans bearish on this sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SAGE Therapeutics: An Overview of Financial Performance\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past year, SAGE Therapeutics&#8217; stock suffered a capital loss of -42.92%, ranking it on the 40.09th percentile on sectorial capital gains. No dividend returns were realized, generating a gross total return equal to the listed capital loss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- STA Widget BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"sta-analyst-rating-widget-display\">\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #4b6db5 !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/stock\/USA\/NSD\/SAGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAGE Ratings<\/a> by Stock Target Advisor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script class=\"analyst-rating\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocktargetadvisor.com\/assets\/js\/analyst_rating_widget.js\" data-symbol=\"SAGE\" data-theme=\"wt_bg_trans\" data-uid=\"75637927165cdfd4f1d71165cdfd4f1d713\" data-width=\"700\" >\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of profitability ratios, SAGE Therapeutics exhibits a -33.77% Return on Assets (RoA), a -59.72% Return on Equity (RoE), and a -34.71% Return on Invested Capital (RoIC). 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