JPMorgan analyst James Gordon upgraded AstraZeneca to Overweight and raised his price target for the shares to 55 pounds from 48 pounds. The company’s “superior medium-term growth outlook,” which is twice the peer average, warrants a 25% sector premium, Gordon tells investors in a research note. He believes downside risk around the Mystic trial failure and “overly high base business expectations” have now lessened with consensus earnings forecasts declining 15%. The analyst expects AstraZeneca to return to sales growth in 2018, even without further immuno-oncology trial success. Astra has 10 Phase III readouts, with fairly low expectations across the board, Gordon argues.