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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$61.39 -1.77 (-2.80%)
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
1
Hold
2
Buy
13

Based on 16 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Ionis Pharmaceuticals in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 16 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 2 have given a hold rating, 12 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for IONS.

Consensus Price Target

$67.88
10.57% Upside
According to the 16 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Ionis Pharmaceuticals, the average price target is $67.88. The highest price target for IONS is $96.00, while the lowest price target for IONS is $39.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 10.57% from the current price of $61.39.
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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IONS Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
9/15/24 to 9/15/25
1 Month Ago
8/16/24 to 8/16/25
3 Months Ago
6/17/24 to 6/17/25
1 Year Ago
9/16/23 to 9/15/24
Strong Buy
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
12 Buy rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
Hold
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
Sell
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$67.88$59.38$57.59$60.68
Forecasted Upside10.57% Upside35.64% Upside59.30% Upside43.84% Upside
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy

IONS 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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IONS 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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Ionis Pharmaceuticals Stock vs. The Competition

TypeIonis PharmaceuticalsMedical CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.81
2.78
2.53
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside7.47% Upside17,489.60% Upside10.72% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
9/4/2025Royal Bank Of Canada
3 of 5 stars
Luca Issi
Luca Issi
Not Rated
Boost TargetOutperform$70.00 ➝ $80.00+32.11%
9/3/2025Citigroup
2 of 5 stars
David Lebowitz
David Lebowitz
Not Rated
Boost TargetBuy$69.00 ➝ $84.00+39.66%
9/3/2025The Goldman Sachs Group
3 of 5 stars
Salveen Richter
Salveen Richter
Not Rated
Boost TargetSell$40.00 ➝ $45.00-26.44%
9/3/2025Barclays
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Boost TargetOverweight$58.00 ➝ $78.00+29.05%
9/3/2025BMO Capital Markets
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UpgradeMarket PerformOutperform$40.00 ➝ $70.00+21.76%
9/2/2025Jefferies Financial Group
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Boost TargetBuy$83.00 ➝ $96.00+67.15%
9/2/2025Needham & Company LLC
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Boost TargetBuy$55.00 ➝ $70.00+23.96%
9/2/2025HC Wainwright
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Boost TargetBuy$70.00 ➝ $95.00+122.85%
8/25/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost TargetNeutral$48.00 ➝ $49.00+15.13%
8/22/2025Piper Sandler
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Boost TargetOverweight$62.00 ➝ $65.00+50.32%
8/22/2025Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost TargetOverweight$77.00 ➝ $82.00+89.64%
8/21/2025Stifel Nicolaus
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 Set Target$43.00+1.86%
7/31/2025Raymond James Financial
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Boost TargetStrong-Buy$60.00 ➝ $64.00+47.65%
7/31/2025Morgan Stanley
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UpgradeEqual WeightOverweight$55.00 ➝ $62.00+42.96%
5/1/2025Guggenheim
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Lower TargetBuy$65.00 ➝ $64.00+100.12%
3/31/2025Redburn Atlantic
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$39.00+25.20%
12/20/2024William Blair
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 Reiterated RatingOutperform
7/24/2024Leerink Partnrs
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UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
7/24/2024Leerink Partners
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 UpgradeMarket PerformOutperform$53.00 ➝ $62.00+22.94%
7/23/2024TD Cowen
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 Boost TargetBuy$54.00 ➝ $59.00+16.79%
7/23/2024Bank of America
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 Boost TargetBuy$67.00 ➝ $68.00+34.36%
6/14/2024Sanford C. Bernstein
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UpgradeUnderperformMarket Perform$44.00+7.00%
4/10/2024Wolfe Research
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 UpgradePeer PerformOutperform$58.00+35.42%
4/9/2024Oppenheimer
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 Boost TargetOutperform$72.00 ➝ $75.00+77.56%

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IONS Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 16 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Ionis Pharmaceuticals is $67.88, with a high forecast of $96.00 and a low forecast of $39.00.

16 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ionis Pharmaceuticals in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings, 12 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" IONS shares.

According to analysts, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's stock has a predicted upside of 10.57% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's stock had 3 upgrades by analysts.

Analysts like Ionis Pharmaceuticals more than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating score for Ionis Pharmaceuticals is 2.81 while the average consensus rating score for "medical" companies is 2.78. Learn more on how IONS compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:IONS) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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