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Centessa Pharmaceuticals (CNTA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$39.60 -0.07 (-0.18%)
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$40.50 +0.90 (+2.27%)
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Centessa Pharmaceuticals - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
9
Buy
4

Based on 14 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Centessa Pharmaceuticals in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 14 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 9 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for CNTA.

Consensus Price Target

$40.70
2.78% Upside
According to the 14 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Centessa Pharmaceuticals, the average price target is $40.70. The highest price target for CNTA is $62.00, while the lowest price target for CNTA is $30.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 2.78% from the current price of $39.60.
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. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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CNTA Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
5/6/25 to 5/6/26
1 Month Ago
4/6/25 to 4/6/26
3 Months Ago
2/5/25 to 2/5/26
1 Year Ago
5/6/24 to 5/6/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
4 Buy rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
Hold
9 Hold rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$40.70$40.00$38.50$27.71
Forecasted Upside2.78% Upside0.83% Upside63.55% Upside131.03% Upside
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate BuyBuy

CNTA 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.
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CNTA 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.
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Centessa Pharmaceuticals Stock vs. The Competition

TypeCentessa PharmaceuticalsMedical CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.21
2.30
2.52
Consensus RatingHoldHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside2.78% Upside913.16% Upside14.01% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
4/20/2026 Reiterated RatingSell (D-)
4/20/2026DowngradeOverweightEqual Weight$35.00 ➝ $42.00+6.05%
4/13/2026
Truist Financial Corporation logo
Truist Financial
3 of 5 stars
 DowngradeBuyHold$38.00-3.75%
4/2/2026DowngradeBuyHold
4/1/2026 DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
4/1/2026DowngradeOutperformHold$36.00 ➝ $40.00+0.35%
3/31/2026 DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
3/31/2026 DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
3/31/2026DowngradeOutperformHold
3/31/2026DowngradeBuyHold
1/16/2026 Reiterated RatingOverweight
1/14/2026 Reiterated RatingBuy
1/2/2026Reiterated RatingBuy$30.00+19.95%
12/10/2025Boost TargetOutperform$40.00 ➝ $62.00+116.78%
3/7/2025Reiterated RatingOverweight$27.00 ➝ $27.00+65.56%
9/16/2024 Boost TargetOutperform$20.00 ➝ $35.00+106.00%
9/11/2024 Boost TargetBuy$13.00 ➝ $19.00+30.05%

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CNTA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 14 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Centessa Pharmaceuticals is $40.70, with a high forecast of $62.00 and a low forecast of $30.00.

14 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Centessa Pharmaceuticals in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" CNTA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in CNTA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Centessa Pharmaceuticals's stock has a predicted upside of 2.78% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Centessa Pharmaceuticals's stock had 9 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.

Centessa Pharmaceuticals has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley Financial, Guggenheim, Leerink Partners, Lifesci Capital, Needham & Company LLC, Stephens, Truist Financial, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Centessa Pharmaceuticals less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating score for Centessa Pharmaceuticals is 2.21 while the average consensus rating score for "medical" companies is 2.30. Learn more on how CNTA compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:CNTA) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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