ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$22.30 +0.10 (+0.45%)

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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 16 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
6

Buy
10

Based on 16 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 16 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for ACAD.

Consensus Price Target

$26.79
20.12% Upside

According to the 16 analysts' twelve-month price targets for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, the average price target is $26.79. The highest price target for ACAD is $35.00, while the lowest price target for ACAD is $20.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 20.12% from the current price of $22.30.

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ACAD Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 6/12/24 to 6/12/25	1 Month Ago 5/13/24 to 5/13/25	3 Months Ago 3/14/24 to 3/14/25	1 Year Ago 6/13/23 to 6/12/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$26.79	$24.70	$24.00	$28.94
Forecasted Upside	20.12% Upside	43.60% Upside	37.14% Upside	88.27% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

ACAD Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

ACAD Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Stock vs. The Competition

Type	ACADIA Pharmaceuticals	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.69	2.81	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	20.12% Upside	5,924.54% Upside	13.15% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent ACAD News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
6/6/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2 of 5 stars	Tessa Romero Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$26.00 ➝ $30.00	+36.09%
6/5/2025	Cantor Fitzgerald 3 of 5 stars	J. Kim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
6/5/2025	Bank of America 4 of 5 stars	Tazeen Ahmad Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Hold	$18.00 ➝ $23.00	+5.65%
5/21/2025	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	David Hoang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$20.00 ➝ $35.00	+61.36%
5/20/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Jeffrey Hung Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$20.00 ➝ $24.00	+9.14%
5/19/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Joel Beatty Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$28.00 ➝ $31.00	+42.46%
5/19/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Uy Ear Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$20.00 ➝ $23.00	+5.70%
5/19/2025	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Gregory Renza Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$26.00 ➝ $26.00	+18.13%
5/19/2025	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Evan David Seigerman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$24.00 ➝ $28.00	+27.60%
5/19/2025	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ami Fadia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$27.00 ➝ $30.00	+34.77%
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5/19/2025	HC Wainwright Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Fein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$27.00 ➝ $32.00	+43.76%
5/16/2025	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform ➝ Market Perform
4/28/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Ashwani Verma Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$25.00 ➝ $22.00	+50.07%
1/3/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Y. Suneja Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$23.00 ➝ $20.00	+7.18%
10/10/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Brill Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
8/8/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$30.00 ➝ $23.00	+48.67%
5/9/2024	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$26.00 ➝ $21.00	+30.84%
2/7/2024	JMP Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Outperform ➝ Market Outperform	$42.00	+66.67%
8/3/2023	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$39.00 ➝ $38.00	+36.01%

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ACAD Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 16 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is $26.79, with a high forecast of $35.00 and a low forecast of $20.00.
: 16 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" ACAD shares.
: According to analysts, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's stock has a predicted upside of 20.12% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
: ACADIA Pharmaceuticals has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, HC Wainwright, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank of Canada, and UBS Group in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like ACADIA Pharmaceuticals less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating score for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is 2.69 while the average consensus rating score for "medical" companies is 2.81. Learn more on how ACAD compares to other companies.

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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD) Stock Forecast & Price Target