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IONS Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy

16 Buy

4 Hold

0 Sell

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Ionis

Pharmaceuticals

in the past 3 months

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IONS Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

$85.17

▲(33.97% Upside)

Based on 20 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for Ionis Pharmaceuticals in the last 3 months. The average price target is $85.17 with a high forecast of $104.00 and a low forecast of $54.00. The average price target represents a 33.97% change from the last price of $63.57.

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Highest Price Target$104.00

Average Price Target$85.17

Lowest Price Target$54.00

The highest, average, and lowest price target of all analysts. Click on ‘Top Analysts’ to focus on the best performers.

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts

Yaron Werber

TD Cowen

$94→$84

Buy

32.14%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS), PMV Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PMVP) and Tyra Bioscience (NASDAQ: TYRA)

Joseph Stringer

Needham

$86

Buy

35.28%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Dyne Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DYN), NewAmsterdam Pharma Company (NASDAQ: NAMS) and Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS)

Salveen Richter

Goldman Sachs

$69→$56

Hold

-11.91%

Downside

Assigned

09/08/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $56 from $69 at Goldman SachsIonis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $56 from $69 at Goldman Sachs

Mitchell Kapoor

H.C. Wainwright

$115→$100

Buy

57.31%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $100 from $115 at H.C. WainwrightIonis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $100 from $115 at H.C. Wainwright

Tiago Fauth

Raymond James

$87→$84

Buy

32.14%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Dyne Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DYN), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) and Brainsway (NASDAQ: BWAY)

Michael Ulz

Morgan Stanley

$110→$104

Buy

63.60%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Gets a Buy from Morgan Stanley

Gary Nachman

Canaccord Genuity

$95→$85

Buy

33.71%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Canaccord Genuity Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

David Lebowitz

Citi

$61→$54

Hold

-15.05%

Downside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $54 from $61 at BMO CapitalIonis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $54 from $61 at BMO Capital

Myles Minter

William Blair

―

Buy

―

Reiterated

09/04/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals: Buy Rating Backed by FDA Approval of Zanvastro and Strengthened Neurology Pipeline Upside

Eric Joseph

Citi

$100

Buy

57.31%

Upside

Reiterated

09/04/26

Ionis Buy Rating Reiterated as Analyst Sees Limited Impact from Lp(a)HORIZON Setback and Maintains $100 Price Target

Eliana Merle

Barclays

$90

Buy

41.58%

Upside

Reiterated

09/01/26

Barclays Remains a Buy on Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

Jason Gerberry

Bank of America Securities

$83→$93

Buy

46.30%

Upside

Reiterated

08/31/26

Analysts Are Bullish on These Healthcare Stocks: Cytokinetics (CYTK), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

Allison Bratzel

Piper Sandler

$94

Buy

47.87%

Upside

Reiterated

08/17/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Receives a Buy from Piper Sandler

Yanan Zhu

Wells Fargo

$95

Buy

49.44%

Upside

Reiterated

08/14/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Receives a Buy from Wells Fargo

Jessica Fye

J.P. Morgan

$76

Buy

19.55%

Upside

Assigned

08/10/26

J.P. Morgan Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

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Yaron Werber

TD Cowen

$94→$84

Buy

32.14%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS), PMV Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PMVP) and Tyra Bioscience (NASDAQ: TYRA)

Joseph Stringer

Needham

$86

Buy

35.28%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Dyne Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DYN), NewAmsterdam Pharma Company (NASDAQ: NAMS) and Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS)

Salveen Richter

Goldman Sachs

$69→$56

Hold

-11.91%

Downside

Assigned

09/08/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $56 from $69 at Goldman SachsIonis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $56 from $69 at Goldman Sachs

Mitchell Kapoor

H.C. Wainwright

$115→$100

Buy

57.31%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $100 from $115 at H.C. WainwrightIonis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $100 from $115 at H.C. Wainwright

Tiago Fauth

Raymond James

$87→$84

Buy

32.14%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Analysts Offer Insights on Healthcare Companies: Dyne Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DYN), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) and Brainsway (NASDAQ: BWAY)

Michael Ulz

Morgan Stanley

$110→$104

Buy

63.60%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Gets a Buy from Morgan Stanley

Gary Nachman

Canaccord Genuity

$95→$85

Buy

33.71%

Upside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Canaccord Genuity Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

David Lebowitz

Citi

$61→$54

Hold

-15.05%

Downside

Reiterated

09/08/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $54 from $61 at BMO CapitalIonis Pharmaceuticals price target lowered to $54 from $61 at BMO Capital

Myles Minter

William Blair

―

Buy

―

Reiterated

09/04/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals: Buy Rating Backed by FDA Approval of Zanvastro and Strengthened Neurology Pipeline Upside

Eric Joseph

Citi

$100

Buy

57.31%

Upside

Reiterated

09/04/26

Ionis Buy Rating Reiterated as Analyst Sees Limited Impact from Lp(a)HORIZON Setback and Maintains $100 Price Target

Eliana Merle

Barclays

$90

Buy

41.58%

Upside

Reiterated

09/01/26

Barclays Remains a Buy on Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

Jason Gerberry

Bank of America Securities

$83→$93

Buy

46.30%

Upside

Reiterated

08/31/26

Analysts Are Bullish on These Healthcare Stocks: Cytokinetics (CYTK), Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

Allison Bratzel

Piper Sandler

$94

Buy

47.87%

Upside

Reiterated

08/17/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Receives a Buy from Piper Sandler

Yanan Zhu

Wells Fargo

$95

Buy

49.44%

Upside

Reiterated

08/14/26

Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Receives a Buy from Wells Fargo

Jessica Fye

J.P. Morgan

$76

Buy

19.55%

Upside

Assigned

08/10/26

J.P. Morgan Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS)

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Best Analysts Covering Ionis Pharmaceuticals

3 Months

Mitchell KapoorH.C. Wainwright

Success Rate

11/17 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+21.86%

Copying Mitchell Kapoor's trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 64.71% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +21.86% per trade.

1 Year

Gary NachmanCanaccord Genuity

Success Rate

16/27 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+23.10%

Copying Gary Nachman's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 59.26% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +23.10% per trade.

2 Years

Yanan ZhuWells Fargo

Success Rate

23/29 ratings generated profit

Average Return

+35.74%

Copying Yanan Zhu's trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 79.31% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +35.74% per trade.

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IONS Analyst Recommendation Trends

Rating

May 26

Jun 26

Jul 26

Aug 26

Sep 26

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

total

In the current month, IONS has received 59 Buy Ratings, 11 Hold Ratings, and 0 Sell Ratings. IONS average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 85.17.

Each month's total comprises the sum of three months' worth of ratings.

IONS Financial Forecast

IONS Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for IONS is -$1.21 with a range of -$1.42 to -$0.96. The previous quarter’s EPS was -$0.69. IONS beat its EPS estimate ― of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 57.80% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year IONS has Performed in-line its overall industry.

IONS Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for IONS is $181.81M with a range of $151.86M to $225.00M. The previous quarter’s sales results were $267.95M. IONS beat its sales estimates ― of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 50.04% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year IONS has Performed in-line its overall industry.

IONS Stock Forecast FAQ

What is IONS’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?

Based on analyst ratings, Ionis Pharmaceuticals’s 12-month average price target is 85.17.

What is IONS’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has 33.97% upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target.

Can I see which stocks the top-ranking analysts are rating?

Yes, go to the Analysts’ Top Stocks tool to see stocks with a Strong Buy or Strong Sell analyst rating consensus, according to the top performers.

How can I follow the stock ratings of top Wall Street analysts?

Head over to our Expert Center to see a list of the top 100 Wall Street analysts and follow the analysts of your choice. Visit their profiles for more details about their stock ratings and see how they perform on a stock-by-stock basis.

Is IONS a Buy, Sell or Hold?

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has a consensus rating of Strong Buy which is based on 16 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings and 0 sell ratings.

What is Ionis Pharmaceuticals’s price target?

The average price target for Ionis Pharmaceuticals is 85.17. This is based on 20 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
The highest analyst price target is $104.00 ,the lowest forecast is $54.00. The average price target represents 33.97% Increase from the current price of $63.57.

What do analysts say about Ionis Pharmaceuticals?

Ionis Pharmaceuticals’s analyst rating consensus is a Strong Buy. This is based on the ratings of 20 Wall Streets Analysts.

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

IONS Analyst Ratings

IONS Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​

Best Analysts Covering Ionis Pharmaceuticals

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IONS Financial Forecast

IONS Earnings Forecast

IONS Sales Forecast

IONS Stock Forecast FAQ

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts