Illumina (ILMN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$101.80 +2.51 (+2.53%)

Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$102.58 +0.78 (+0.77%)

As of 08/22/2025 07:51 PM Eastern

Illumina - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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.

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 20 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
11

Buy
7

Based on 20 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Illumina in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 20 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 11 have given a hold rating, and 7 have given a buy rating for ILMN.

Consensus Price Target

$124.58
22.38% Upside

According to the 20 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Illumina, the average price target is $124.58. The highest price target for ILMN is $200.00, while the lowest price target for ILMN is $80.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 22.38% from the current price of $101.80.

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ILMN Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/24/24 to 8/24/25	1 Month Ago 7/25/24 to 7/25/25	3 Months Ago 5/26/24 to 5/26/25	1 Year Ago 8/25/23 to 8/24/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	7 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)
Hold	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$124.58	$125.11	$128.15	$151.10
Forecasted Upside	22.38% Upside	14.46% Upside	59.45% Upside	15.00% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy

ILMN 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.

ILMN 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.

Illumina Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Illumina	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.25	2.79	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	22.38% Upside	13,202.85% Upside	9.65% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Very Positive News See Recent ILMN 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
8/12/2025	Daiwa America 0 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/12/2025	Daiwa Capital Markets 2 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Neutral	$94.00	-0.82%
8/4/2025	Stephens 4 of 5 stars		Set Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$110.00	+12.52%
8/4/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Tejas Savant Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$100.00 ➝ $105.00	+8.45%
8/1/2025	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Conor McNamara Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$118.00 ➝ $126.00	+30.04%
8/1/2025	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Kyle Mikson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$99.00 ➝ $105.00	+9.19%
8/1/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Luke Sergott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$85.00 ➝ $90.00	-7.83%
7/28/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Catherine Ramsey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$84.00 ➝ $105.00	-3.93%
7/11/2025	Scotiabank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Sung Ji Nam Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Sector Outperform ➝ Sector Perform	$125.00	+24.94%
7/9/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Donnelly Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Strong Sell	$85.00 ➝ $80.00	-19.41%
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7/8/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Vijay Kumar Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$116.00 ➝ $128.00	+31.76%
5/15/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	David Westenberg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$190.00 ➝ $185.00	+129.39%
5/9/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Julia Qin Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$120.00 ➝ $85.00	+12.20%
5/9/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Subbu Nambi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$122.00 ➝ $114.00	+48.17%
2/28/2025	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Gupta Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
2/28/2025	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$100.00	+12.40%
2/7/2025	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	D. Brennan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$177.00 ➝ $140.00	+14.01%
11/5/2024	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$133.00 ➝ $145.00	-4.89%
10/17/2024	Leerink Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$160.00 ➝ $200.00	+38.91%
8/28/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Hellweg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$150.00	+14.59%
6/3/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold	$115.00	+10.28%
3/20/2024	OTR Global Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Positive ➝ Mixed
12/15/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Market Perform
12/13/2023	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$175.00	+48.76%
12/12/2023	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$140.00 ➝ $100.00	-14.99%
10/12/2023	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$200.00	+49.91%

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Should I Buy Illumina Stock? ILMN 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 Saturday, August 23, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Illumina pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Illumina
Bull Case

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

Illumina, Inc. reported earnings per share of $1.19 for the latest quarter, exceeding expectations and indicating strong financial performance.
The company has a solid return on equity of nearly 29%, suggesting effective management and profitability relative to shareholder equity.
Illumina, Inc. has set a positive earnings guidance for FY 2025, projecting earnings per share between 4.450 and 4.55, which may attract investors looking for growth.
With a current stock price around $100.80, the shares are trading significantly below their 52-week high of $156.66, potentially offering a buying opportunity for investors.
Recent analyst upgrades, including a price target increase from Royal Bank Of Canada to $126.00, reflect positive sentiment and confidence in the company's future performance.

Illumina
Bear Case

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

The company's revenue for the latest quarter was down approximately 4.8% year-over-year, indicating potential challenges in maintaining growth.
Illumina, Inc. has received mixed ratings from analysts, with a consensus rating of "Hold," suggesting uncertainty about its future performance.
Some analysts have lowered their price targets, with JPMorgan reducing theirs to $85.00, which may indicate a lack of confidence in short-term growth prospects.
The stock has a relatively high price-to-earnings ratio of about 12.76, which could suggest that it is overvalued compared to its earnings.
Market volatility, as indicated by a beta of 1.37, suggests that the stock may be more sensitive to market fluctuations, posing a risk for investors.

ILMN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 20 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Illumina is $124.58, with a high forecast of $200.00 and a low forecast of $80.00.
: 20 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Illumina in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" ILMN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in ILMN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Illumina's stock has a predicted upside of 22.38% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Illumina's stock had 4 downgrades by analysts.
: Illumina has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Canaccord Genuity Group, Citigroup, Daiwa America, Daiwa Capital Markets, Evercore ISI, Morgan Stanley, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Scotiabank, and Stephens in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Illumina less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Illumina is Hold while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how ILMN compares to other companies.

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Illumina (ILMN) Stock Forecast & Price Target