Gilead Sciences (GILD) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$134.36 +3.86 (+2.96%)

Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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$134.17 -0.19 (-0.14%)

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Gilead Sciences - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 29 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
4

Buy
25

Based on 29 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Gilead Sciences in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 29 analysts, 4 have given a hold rating, and 25 have given a buy rating for GILD.

Consensus Price Target

$156.93
16.80% Upside

According to the 29 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Gilead Sciences, the average price target is $156.93. The highest price target for GILD is $180.00, while the lowest price target for GILD is $115.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 16.80% from the current price of $134.36.

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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GILD Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/23/25 to 5/23/26	1 Month Ago 4/23/25 to 4/23/26	3 Months Ago 2/22/25 to 2/22/26	1 Year Ago 5/23/24 to 5/23/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	25 Buy rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$156.93	$157.35	$155.44	$110.55
Forecasted Upside	16.80% Upside	17.74% Upside	2.67% Upside	2.96% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

GILD 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.

GILD 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.

Gilead Sciences Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Gilead Sciences	Medical Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.86	2.30	2.52
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	16.80% Upside	1,714.95% Upside	15.10% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent GILD News	Neutral News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
5/20/2026	Maxim Group 1 of 5 stars	Michael Okunewitch 2 of 5 stars	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$165.00	+26.44%
5/19/2026	Daiwa Securities Group 3 of 5 stars		Lower Target	Outperform	$161.00 ➝ $150.00	+14.65%
5/11/2026	Weiss Ratings Not Rated		Upgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
5/11/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$170.00 ➝ $167.00	+25.18%
5/8/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Harrison Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target		$175.00 ➝ $168.00	+27.92%
5/8/2026	Leerink Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		$148.00 ➝ $146.00	+11.17%
5/8/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Gregory Renza Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$155.00 ➝ $157.00	+19.65%
5/8/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Abrahams Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Perform	$123.00 ➝ $122.00	-6.55%
4/17/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$125.00 ➝ $130.00	-5.41%
4/13/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Geoff Meacham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$156.00 ➝ $165.00	+19.83%
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4/10/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Overweight	$155.00 ➝ $115.00	-18.44%
3/10/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Akash Tewari Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$180.00	+22.76%
2/23/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Stringer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$170.00	+13.53%
2/20/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Emily Field Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Equal Weight	$155.00	+2.57%
2/19/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$135.00 ➝ $165.00	+9.18%
2/18/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$140.00 ➝ $170.00	+11.30%
2/12/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alexandria Hammond Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$155.00 ➝ $170.00	+9.11%
2/11/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Courtney Breen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$160.00	+3.14%
2/11/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target	Buy	$162.00	+4.03%
2/11/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform	$128.00 ➝ $165.00	+5.91%
2/11/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$135.00 ➝ $155.00	-0.51%
2/11/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tyler Van Buren Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$145.00 ➝ $160.00	+2.70%
2/11/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mohit Bansal Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$150.00 ➝ $165.00	+12.07%
2/11/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Schott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$150.00 ➝ $160.00	+8.67%
2/11/2026	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Louis Chen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Sector Outperform	$140.00 ➝ $177.00	+20.22%
1/26/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Yee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$145.00 ➝ $155.00	+12.54%
1/26/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Evan David Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform	$135.00 ➝ $150.00	+10.35%
12/10/2025	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$110.00 ➝ $133.00	+11.43%
9/5/2025	Dbs Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Moderate Buy
2/13/2025	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$108.00	+4.54%
2/12/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Catanzaro Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$105.00 ➝ $110.00	+6.33%
11/7/2024	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral	$80.00 ➝ $95.00	-2.30%
8/9/2024	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	U. Raffat Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy
7/8/2024	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform	$93.00	+39.45%

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Should I Buy Gilead Sciences Stock? GILD Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Monday, May 18, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Gilead Sciences pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Gilead Sciences
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Gilead Sciences, Inc.:

Gilead Sciences, Inc. has received multiple recent upgrades from analysts, with target prices reaching as high as $165.00, indicating strong market confidence in the company's future performance.
The current stock price is around $129.58, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking to enter at a lower price point compared to analysts' target prices.
With a market capitalization of approximately $160.88 billion, Gilead Sciences, Inc. is positioned as a major player in the biopharmaceutical industry, suggesting stability and growth potential.
The company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, reflecting a generally positive outlook on its stock performance.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. has a strong focus on areas of high unmet medical need, which can lead to significant revenue opportunities as they develop and commercialize new therapies.

Gilead Sciences
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Gilead Sciences, Inc. for these reasons:

Insider selling has been observed, with significant shares sold by executives, which may raise concerns about their confidence in the company's future performance.
Some analysts have downgraded their ratings, indicating potential volatility and uncertainty in the stock's performance.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89 suggests a moderate level of debt, which could impact financial flexibility and growth initiatives.
Recent insider transactions indicate a decrease in ownership stakes, which could signal a lack of confidence among key executives.
Market conditions can be unpredictable, and the biopharmaceutical sector often faces regulatory challenges that could affect Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s operations and profitability.

GILD Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 29 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Gilead Sciences is $156.93, with a high forecast of $180.00 and a low forecast of $115.00.

29 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Gilead Sciences in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 25 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GILD shares.

According to analysts, Gilead Sciences's stock has a predicted upside of 16.80% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Gilead Sciences's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.

Gilead Sciences has been rated by research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Daiwa Securities Group, Jefferies Financial Group, Leerink Partners, Maxim Group, Morgan Stanley, Needham & Company LLC, Rothschild & Co Redburn, Royal Bank Of Canada, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Gilead Sciences more than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Gilead Sciences is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Hold. Learn more on how GILD compares to other companies.

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Gilead Sciences (GILD) Stock Forecast & Price Target