Astrazeneca (AZN) Stock Forecast & Price Target $184.69 +0.77 (+0.42%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$185.00 +0.31 (+0.17%) As of 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Astrazeneca - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating Moderate BuyBased on 13 Analyst RatingsSell1Hold0Buy12 Based on 13 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Astrazeneca in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 13 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, and 12 have given a buy rating for AZN. Consensus Price Target $205.3311.18% Upside According to the 13 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Astrazeneca, the average price target is $205.33. The highest price target for AZN is $216.00, while the lowest price target for AZN is $194.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 11.18% from the current price of $184.69. MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. 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AZN Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast5/19/25 to 5/19/261 Month Ago4/19/25 to 4/19/263 Months Ago2/18/25 to 2/18/261 Year Ago5/19/24 to 5/19/25Strong Buy0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)0 Strong Buy rating(s)2 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy12 Buy rating(s)9 Buy rating(s)9 Buy rating(s)7 Buy rating(s)Hold0 Hold rating(s)0 Hold rating(s)0 Hold rating(s)1 Hold rating(s)Sell1 Sell rating(s)1 Sell rating(s)1 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$205.33$205.33$191.50$176.00Forecasted Upside11.18% Upside0.15% Upside-8.23% Downside26.27% UpsideConsensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyBuy AZN Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe 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.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History AZN Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe 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.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Astrazeneca Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeAstrazenecaManufacturing CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 2.85 2.09 2.52Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldModerate BuyPredicted Upside10.76% Upside162.04% Upside17.33% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingNeutral NewsSee Recent AZN NewsPositive NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails5/14/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.3 of 5 stars Reiterated RatingBuy5/13/2026 Jefferies Financial Group2 of 5 stars Reiterated RatingBuy5/4/2026 Sanford C. Bernstein4 of 5 stars Reiterated RatingBuy4/30/2026 Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingSell4/29/2026 BarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy4/29/2026 DZ BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy4/10/2026 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingBuy4/8/2026 Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingOverweight3/18/2026 TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingBuy3/11/2026 Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Initiated CoverageBuy (B) Get the Latest News and Ratings for AZN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Astrazeneca and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/27/2026 CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Initiated CoverageBuy12/10/2025 HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingBuy$216.00+20.24%12/3/2025 GuggenheimSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingBuy7/9/2025 Berenberg BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingLuisa HectorSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Target$194.00+37.02%4/15/2025 BNP Paribas ExaneSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingPeter VerdultSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOutperform$150.00+11.09%9/11/2024 Erste Group BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeHold ➝ Buy5/30/2024 ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Boost TargetBuy$160.00 ➝ $170.00+10.72%5/30/2024 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Initiated CoverageBuy$194.00+27.50%Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Tuesday at 11:40 PM ET. AZN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Astrazeneca's forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 13 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Astrazeneca is $205.33, with a high forecast of $216.00 and a low forecast of $194.00. Should I buy or sell Astrazeneca stock right now? 13 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Astrazeneca in the last year. There is currently 1 sell rating and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" AZN shares. Does Astrazeneca's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, Astrazeneca's stock has a predicted upside of 11.18% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. Has Astrazeneca been upgraded by Wall Street analysts recently? Over the previous 90 days, Astrazeneca's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts. What analysts cover Astrazeneca? Astrazeneca has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, DZ Bank, Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Sanford C. Bernstein, TD Cowen, UBS Group, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Astrazeneca more than its competitors? Analysts like Astrazeneca more than other "manufacturing" companies. The consensus rating for Astrazeneca is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "manufacturing" companies is Hold. Learn more on how AZN compares to other companies. Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Related Companies Amgen Stock Forecast Biogen Stock Forecast Moderna Stock Forecast Novavax Stock Forecast AbbVie Stock Forecast Bristol Myers Squibb Stock Forecast Johnson & Johnson Stock Forecast Eli Lilly and Company Stock Forecast Merck & Co., Inc. Stock Forecast Pfizer Stock Forecast Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Brokerages With Astrazeneca RecommendationsJPMorgan Chase & Co.Jefferies Financial GroupSanford C. BernsteinWall Street ZenDeutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftBarclaysDZ BankUBS GroupMorgan StanleyTD CowenWeiss RatingsCitigroupHSBCGuggenheimBerenberg Bank This page (NYSE:AZN) was last updated on 5/19/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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