13 Best IPO Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street Analysts

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7. Metsera Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 17

Average Upside Potential as of August 15: 103.28%

Metsera Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) is one of the best IPO stocks to buy according to Wall Street analysts. Earlier on July 20, BofA raised the firm’s price target on Metsera to $45 from $38, while keeping a Buy rating on the shares after the company announced the first round of clinical data on its amylin agonist, called MET-233i.

Metsera then later released its Q2 2025 financial results in the same month. The company reported cash reserves of $530.9 million as of June 30, compared to $352.4 million as of December 31, 2024, and is expected to provide an operational runway through 2027. In Q2, Metsera reported positive Phase 1 data for MET-233i, a once-monthly amylin analog.

The company also has MET-097i, a monthly GLP-1 receptor agonist, with Phase 3 trials expected to begin in late 2025. The release of topline data from the VESPER-1 and interim data from VESPER-3 trials is anticipated in late 2025 to inform the dosing regimen for the Phase 3 trials. Additionally, Metsera’s oral peptide platform, including MET-097o and MET-224o, is expected to present four-week data later in the year.

Metsera Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSR) is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops injectable and oral nutrient-stimulated hormone analog peptides to treat obesity, overweight, and related diseases.

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