Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Rivian Automotive - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 27 Analyst Ratings

Sell
6

Hold
9

Buy
12

Based on 27 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Rivian Automotive in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 27 analysts, 6 have given a sell rating, 9 have given a hold rating, and 12 have given a buy rating for RIVN.

Consensus Price Target

$18.52
27.79% Upside

According to the 27 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Rivian Automotive, the average price target is $18.52. The highest price target for RIVN is $25.00, while the lowest price target for RIVN is $10.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 27.79% from the current price of $14.50.

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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RIVN Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 5/7/25 to 5/7/26	1 Month Ago 4/7/25 to 4/7/26	3 Months Ago 2/6/25 to 2/6/26	1 Year Ago 5/7/24 to 5/7/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	12 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)
Hold	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)
Sell	6 Sell rating(s)	6 Sell rating(s)	7 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$18.52	$18.05	$16.74	$13.99
Forecasted Upside	27.79% Upside	22.86% Upside	13.00% Upside	10.20% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

RIVN 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.

RIVN 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.

Rivian Automotive Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Rivian Automotive	Auto/Tires/Trucks Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	2.22	2.15	2.52
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	27.79% Upside	96.77% Upside	14.04% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent RIVN News	Neutral News	Positive News

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
5/4/2026	Weiss Ratings Not Rated		Downgrade	Sell (D-) ➝ Sell (E+)
5/1/2026	BNP Paribas Exane 5 of 5 stars	James Picariello Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$23.00 ➝ $22.00	+45.24%
5/1/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald 5 of 5 stars	Andres Sheppard 5 of 5 stars	Boost Target	Neutral	$18.00 ➝ $19.00	+21.21%
5/1/2026	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mickey Legg Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$25.00	+52.44%
5/1/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Chris Pierce Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$23.00	+40.24%
4/10/2026	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ivan Feinseth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$25.00	+62.02%
4/6/2026	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	George Gianarikas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$22.00	+47.28%
4/1/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Shlisky Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Neutral	$14.00	-6.98%
3/12/2026	Leerink Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
3/10/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Itay Michaeli Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$17.00 ➝ $20.00	+26.02%
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3/4/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$14.00	-8.02%
3/3/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Owen Paterson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Hold	$15.00	-0.73%
2/17/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Stephen Gengaro Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$17.00 ➝ $20.00	+21.48%
2/13/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joseph Spak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sell ➝ Neutral	$15.00 ➝ $16.00	+14.29%
2/13/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alexander Potter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$20.00 ➝ $18.00	+6.47%
2/13/2026	Wedbush Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dan Ives Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$25.00	+47.88%
2/13/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Colin Langan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$12.00 ➝ $15.00	-13.06%
2/13/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Edison Yu Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$16.00 ➝ $23.00	+64.29%
1/12/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Emmanuel Rosner Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Peer Perform ➝ Underperform
12/18/2025	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	George Gianarikas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Outperform	$14.00 ➝ $25.00	+41.80%
12/15/2025	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Outperform
12/12/2025	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Delaney Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$13.00 ➝ $16.00	-15.98%
12/8/2025	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Adam Jonas Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Underweight	$12.00	-33.15%
11/10/2025	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
10/20/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ryan Brinkman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underweight	$9.00 ➝ $10.00	-23.55%
10/20/2025	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vijay Rakesh Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$14.00 ➝ $10.00	-23.25%
10/2/2025	Cfra Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Moderate Sell
7/14/2025	Guggenheim Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ronald Jewsikow Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
1/29/2025	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Underperform	$6.10	-52.01%
1/22/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Dan Levy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$13.00 ➝ $14.00	+8.02%
1/16/2025	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jordan Levy Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Hold	$12.00 ➝ $14.00	-0.14%
11/8/2024	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Sector Perform	$14.00 ➝ $12.00	+17.76%

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Should I Buy Rivian Automotive Stock? RIVN 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 Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Rivian Automotive pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Rivian Automotive
Bull Case

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

The Georgia plant's capacity has been increased to 300,000 units, which could lead to lower per-unit costs if demand materializes, supporting long-term margin targets.
Recent reports indicate that Rivian Automotive, Inc. is starting to generate revenue from software and services, which could enhance profit margins over time as this segment grows.
Analysts have recently raised their price targets for Rivian Automotive, Inc., with Cantor Fitzgerald setting a target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of nearly 23% from the current stock price of around $15.47.
The company has secured significant commercial contracts, including electric delivery vans for a major e-commerce provider, showcasing its capability to serve both retail and fleet customers.
Rivian Automotive, Inc. is actively working on optimizing its capacity plans, which may lead to improved operational efficiency and quicker access to funds through a renegotiated DOE loan.

Rivian Automotive
Bear Case

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

Rivian Automotive, Inc. continues to face challenges with profitability, posting large negative margins and negative return on equity (ROE), which raises concerns about its financial health.
The recent reduction of the DOE loan from approximately $6.6 billion to $4.5 billion may limit the company's long-term funding options, especially if capital needs increase or demand for electric vehicles softens.
There are ongoing concerns regarding cash burn and demand uncertainty, which could impact the company's ability to execute its growth plans effectively.
Despite some positive developments, the stock has experienced volatility, trading down about 5% recently, which may deter risk-averse investors.
Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with a consensus rating of "Hold," indicating uncertainty about the company's future performance in the competitive electric vehicle market.

RIVN Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 27 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Rivian Automotive is $18.52, with a high forecast of $25.00 and a low forecast of $10.00.
: 27 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Rivian Automotive in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 12 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" RIVN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in RIVN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Rivian Automotive's stock has a predicted upside of 27.79% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Rivian Automotive's stock had 4 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.
: Rivian Automotive has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Benchmark, BNP Paribas Exane, Canaccord Genuity Group, Cantor Fitzgerald, DA Davidson, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Jefferies Financial Group, Leerink Partners, Needham & Company LLC, Piper Sandler, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, Tigress Financial, UBS Group, Wedbush, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Rivian Automotive more than other "auto/tires/trucks" companies. The consensus rating score for Rivian Automotive is 2.22 while the average consensus rating score for "auto/tires/trucks" companies is 2.15. Learn more on how RIVN compares to other companies.

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Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Rivian Automotive - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Rivian Automotive Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Bear Case

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Rivian Automotive (RIVN) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Rivian Automotive - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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RIVN Analyst Ratings Over Time

RIVN Analyst Recommendations By Month

RIVN Price Targets by Month

Rivian Automotive Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy Rivian Automotive Stock? RIVN Pros and Cons Explained

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