Moderna (MRNA) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$27.61 +0.58 (+2.15%)

Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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$27.39 -0.22 (-0.80%)

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Moderna - 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 23 Analyst Ratings

Sell
4

Hold
15

Buy
4

Based on 23 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Moderna in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 23 analysts, 4 have given a sell rating, 15 have given a hold rating, 3 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for MRNA.

Consensus Price Target

$53.95
95.39% Upside

According to the 23 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Moderna, the average price target is $53.95. The highest price target for MRNA is $179.00, while the lowest price target for MRNA is $27.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 95.39% from the current price of $27.61.

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MRNA Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/5/24 to 5/5/25	1 Month Ago 4/5/24 to 4/5/25	3 Months Ago 2/5/24 to 2/4/25	1 Year Ago 5/6/23 to 5/5/24
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)
Hold	15 Hold rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)
Sell	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$53.95	$59.00	$67.26	$129.55
Forecasted Upside	95.39% Upside	134.97% Upside	96.85% Upside	3.64% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

MRNA 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.

MRNA 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.

Moderna Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Moderna	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.04	2.81	2.54
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	95.39% Upside	3,338.15% Upside	17.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent MRNA 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
5/2/2025	UBS Group 3 of 5 stars	Eliana Merle Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$78.00 ➝ $70.00	+153.53%
5/2/2025	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	G. Wang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$45.00 ➝ $40.00	+44.88%
5/2/2025	Royal Bank of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Luca Issi Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$32.00 ➝ $28.00	+1.67%
5/2/2025	Evercore ISI Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Cory Kasimov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	In-Line ➝ In-Line	$50.00 ➝ $32.00	+17.08%
4/17/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
4/9/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Harrison Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$39.00 ➝ $32.00	+29.98%
3/21/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Jessica Fye Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$40.00 ➝ $33.00	+2.21%
3/13/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Geoff Meacham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$40.00	+14.25%
2/11/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Tim Anderson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underperform ➝ Underperform	$41.00 ➝ $34.00	+6.68%
1/29/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Salveen Richter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral	$99.00 ➝ $51.00	+13.48%
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1/16/2025	Leerink Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$31.00 ➝ $27.00	-19.99%
1/16/2025	Berenberg Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	H. Gillis Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$33.00 ➝ $42.00	+24.46%
12/18/2024	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Hellweg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
11/18/2024	Hsbc Global Res Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Y. Liu Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
11/18/2024	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$115.00 ➝ $69.00	+76.83%
11/18/2024	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$58.00	+57.39%
11/15/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	A. Hammond Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$40.00	+0.58%
11/8/2024	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold
10/17/2024	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	C. Breen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$55.00	-4.28%
10/15/2024	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$65.00 ➝ $55.00	-4.75%
9/13/2024	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$70.00 ➝ $60.00	-9.92%
9/13/2024	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
8/7/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sell ➝ Hold	$85.00 ➝ $80.00	-2.79%
5/3/2024	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$91.00 ➝ $106.00	-15.20%
6/26/2023	51job Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Upgrade

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Should I Buy Moderna Stock? MRNA 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 Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Please send any questions or comments about these Moderna pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Moderna
Bull Case

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

Moderna, Inc. has seen significant institutional interest, with 75.33% of its stock owned by institutional investors, indicating confidence in the company's future performance.
The current stock price is around $27.51, which may present a buying opportunity for investors looking for potential growth as the market stabilizes.
Recent analyst reports show a consensus rating of "Hold" with an average target price of $58.70, suggesting that there is potential for price appreciation based on analyst expectations.
Moderna, Inc. has been actively involved in developing innovative mRNA technology, which has applications beyond vaccines, potentially leading to new revenue streams.
Several hedge funds have recently increased their stakes in Moderna, Inc., reflecting a positive outlook and potential for future growth.

Moderna
Bear Case

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

Moderna, Inc. has faced price target reductions from analysts, with some lowering their expectations significantly, which may indicate concerns about future performance.
The stock has experienced volatility, with a 12-month high of $170.47 and a low of $23.15, suggesting uncertainty in its market position.
Recent reports indicate that some analysts have issued "underperform" ratings, which could signal potential challenges in achieving growth targets.
With a competitive landscape in the biotech sector, there are risks associated with maintaining market share and developing new products successfully.
Recent selling by major stakeholders, such as Guggenheim Capital LLC reducing its holdings by 62.9%, may raise concerns about insider confidence in the company's future prospects.

MRNA Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 23 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Moderna is $53.95, with a high forecast of $179.00 and a low forecast of $27.00.
: 23 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Moderna in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 15 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" MRNA shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MRNA, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Moderna's stock has a predicted upside of 95.39% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Moderna's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Moderna has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Evercore ISI, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada, UBS Group, and William Blair in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Moderna less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Moderna is Hold while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how MRNA compares to other companies.

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Moderna (MRNA) Stock Forecast & Price Target