Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IONS)
NASDAQ: IONS · Real-Time Price · USD
79.42
-2.54 (-3.10%)
Mar 3, 2026, 2:59 PM EST - Market open

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 22 analysts that cover Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $85.91, which forecasts a 8.17% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $39 and the highest is $110.

Price Target: $85.91 (+8.17%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$39$85.91$94$110
Change-50.89%+8.17%+18.36%+38.50%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Ionis Pharmaceuticals stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingOct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26
Strong Buy999999
Buy889999
Hold444444
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total212122222222

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Leerink Partners
Leerink Partners
Buy
Maintains
$102$104
BuyMaintains$102$104+30.95%Mar 3, 2026
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Buy
Maintains
$87$100
BuyMaintains$87$100+25.91%Feb 27, 2026
Stifel
Stifel
Hold
Maintains
$73$77
HoldMaintains$73$77-3.05%Feb 26, 2026
Needham
Needham
Strong Buy
Maintains
$90$103
Strong BuyMaintains$90$103+29.69%Feb 26, 2026
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Buy
Maintains
$77$87
BuyMaintains$77$87+9.54%Feb 6, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
852.60M
from 943.71M
Decreased by -9.65%
Revenue Next Year
1.42B
from 852.60M
Increased by 66.43%
EPS This Year
-3.88
from -2.38
EPS Next Year
-1.50
from -3.88
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
810.46M587.37M787.65M705.14M943.71M852.60M1.42B
Revenue Growth
11.13%-27.53%34.10%-10.48%33.83%-9.65%66.43%
EPS
-0.20-1.90-2.56-3.04-2.38-3.88-1.50
EPS Growth
-------
Forward PE
-------
No. Analysts
-----2522
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High1.0B2.1B
Avg852.6M1.4B
Low673.1M970.0M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
8.7%
144.0%
Avg
-9.7%
66.4%
Low
-28.7%
13.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High-2.892.10
Avg-3.88-1.50
Low-4.60-3.88

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High--
Avg--
Low--
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.