Boston Scientific (BSX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$47.85 +0.90 (+1.92%)

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Boston Scientific - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 31 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
5

Buy
24

Based on 31 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Boston Scientific in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 31 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 5 have given a hold rating, and 24 have given a buy rating for BSX.

Consensus Price Target

$71.62
49.67% Upside

According to the 31 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Boston Scientific, the average price target is $71.62. The highest price target for BSX is $118.00, while the lowest price target for BSX is $50.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 49.67% from the current price of $47.85.

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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BSX Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/5/25 to 9/5/26	1 Month Ago 8/6/25 to 8/6/26	3 Months Ago 6/7/25 to 6/7/26	1 Year Ago 9/5/24 to 9/5/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	24 Buy rating(s)	24 Buy rating(s)	22 Buy rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)
Hold	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$71.62	$71.62	$85.92	$117.50
Forecasted Upside	49.67% Upside	45.60% Upside	76.57% Upside	9.67% Upside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Buy

BSX 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.

BSX 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.

Boston Scientific Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Boston Scientific	Healthcare Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.71	2.30	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	49.67% Upside	928.57% Upside	14.02% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent BSX News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/25/2026	TD Cowen 3 of 5 stars	Joshua Jennings Not Rated	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$56.00	+14.32%
7/31/2026	Argus 3 of 5 stars	David Toung 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Hold
7/30/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Shagun Singh 3 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Outperform	$85.00 ➝ $70.00	+54.19%
7/30/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Wood Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$74.00 ➝ $67.00	+47.58%
7/30/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$60.00	+34.09%
7/30/2026	Robert W. Baird Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Rescott Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$56.00	+21.57%
7/30/2026	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	William Plovanic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$70.00 ➝ $66.00	+47.50%
7/30/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Larry Biegelsen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$55.00 ➝ $50.00	+8.54%
7/30/2026	Leerink Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Kratky Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$60.00	+30.25%
7/30/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joanne Wuensch Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$70.00 ➝ $61.00	+32.42%
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7/30/2026	Raymond James Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jayson Bedford Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$57.00	+23.74%
7/30/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Richard Newitter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$62.00 ➝ $57.00	+26.36%
7/29/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Rick Wise Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$60.00	+30.25%
7/29/2026	BTIG Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Marie Thibault Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$65.00 ➝ $60.00	+29.99%
7/27/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Suraj Kalia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$90.00 ➝ $85.00	+89.56%
7/15/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Anthony Petrone Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$90.00 ➝ $70.00	+63.75%
7/8/2026	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Matson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$77.00 ➝ $57.00	+25.84%
7/7/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold (C-) ➝ Sell (D+)
7/6/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$65.00	+47.17%
6/24/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew Taylor Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$100.00 ➝ $67.00	+49.84%
6/12/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$65.00	+37.67%
6/5/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold ➝ Strong Sell
5/29/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mike Polark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Peer Perform
5/28/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	David Roman Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$71.00	+44.81%
5/28/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matt Miksic Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$96.00 ➝ $89.00	+76.79%
5/18/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Bob Hopkins Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$105.00 ➝ $68.00	+22.86%
4/29/2026	Daiwa Securities Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
2/6/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lee Hambright Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$112.00	+43.53%
2/5/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Robbie Marcus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$135.00 ➝ $100.00	+27.61%
2/5/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Wood Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$130.00 ➝ $118.00	+56.29%
2/2/2026	National Bank Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$115.00	+24.35%
10/3/2025	Erste Group Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold

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Should I Buy Boston Scientific Stock? BSX 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, September 1, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Boston Scientific pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Boston Scientific
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Boston Scientific Co.:

Boston Scientific Co. recently reported strong financial performance for the quarter ended July 29, 2026, beating consensus estimates with earnings per share of $0.86 compared to the expected $0.83 and generating revenue of $5.44 billion, which exceeded the $5.38 billion forecast. This demonstrates the company's ability to outperform market expectations and maintain robust top-line growth, with revenue increasing 7.5% year-over-year, signaling strong demand for its medical device portfolio.
The company's management has demonstrated significant confidence in the stock's value by approving a $5.00 billion share buyback program in May 2026, which authorizes the repurchase of up to 6.4% of outstanding shares. This move is typically interpreted as a signal that the board believes the stock is undervalued, and it is further supported by recent insider activity, including CEO Michael F. Mahoney purchasing 186,240 shares in August 2026 and Director David C. Habiger buying 2,100 shares, indicating that key stakeholders are increasing their personal stakes in the company.
Boston Scientific Co. is currently trading at $48.05, which is significantly below its 52-week high of $109.50 and well below the consensus analyst price target of $71.62. With a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.45 and a beta of 0.56, the stock offers a lower-risk entry point compared to its historical valuation, suggesting substantial upside potential for investors who believe the recent price decline has overshot the company's fundamental value.
The stock has attracted unusual options trading activity, with 113,986 call options purchased on September 1, 2026, representing a 205% increase over the typical daily volume of 37,315 call options. This surge in call option buying often indicates that traders are positioning for a significant price increase, reflecting bullish sentiment among market participants who anticipate a rebound from the recent lows.
Institutional investors have shown strong interest in the company, with 89.07% of the stock owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Notable recent additions include BlackRock Inc. acquiring a new position valued at approximately $5.53 billion and California State Teachers Retirement System increasing its stake by 4,113.5% in the second quarter, suggesting that large, sophisticated investors are accumulating shares and viewing the current price level as an attractive opportunity.

Boston Scientific
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Boston Scientific Co. for these reasons:

The stock has experienced a significant decline from its 52-week high of $109.50 to its current price of $48.05, representing a drop of over 56%. This substantial depreciation in value indicates severe market skepticism or broader sector headwinds, and the stock is currently trading near its 52-week low of $42.20, which may signal continued downward pressure or a lack of near-term buying support.
Analyst sentiment has deteriorated sharply, with the consensus price target dropping from $123.89 in January 2026 to $71.62 as of August 2026. Several major firms, including Wells Fargo, UBS, and Royal Bank of Canada, have recently cut their price targets and downgraded their ratings, with Wells Fargo lowering its target from $55.00 to $50.00 and UBS reducing its target from $74.00 to $67.00, reflecting a growing consensus that the stock is overvalued relative to its current earnings trajectory.
Boston Scientific Co. has lowered its full-year 2026 earnings guidance, with the preannouncement for FY 2026 EPS set at $3.280-$3.320, which is below the consensus estimate of $3.360. This downward revision in guidance, following a similar reduction in Q3 2026 guidance to $0.800-$0.820 against a consensus of $0.840, suggests that the company is facing challenges in maintaining its previous growth rates and may be underperforming relative to analyst expectations.
Short interest in the stock has increased, with 27,617,554 shares shorted as of August 14, 2026, representing a 24% increase from the previous month's 22,276,201 shares. This rise in short selling indicates that a significant portion of the market is betting against the stock's performance, and the days to cover of 1.57 suggests that it would take a moderate amount of time for short sellers to cover their positions, potentially leading to further price volatility.
The company's debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.43, and while this is not excessively high, the combination of declining stock price and reduced earnings guidance may pressure the company's financial flexibility. Additionally, the quick ratio of 0.74 indicates that the company may face liquidity challenges in meeting short-term obligations without relying on inventory, which could be a concern for investors focused on financial stability during periods of market uncertainty.

BSX Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 31 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Boston Scientific is $71.62, with a high forecast of $118.00 and a low forecast of $50.00.

31 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Boston Scientific in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 5 hold ratings and 24 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" BSX shares.

According to analysts, Boston Scientific's stock has a predicted upside of 49.67% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Boston Scientific's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.

Boston Scientific has been rated by research analysts at Argus, BTIG Research, Canaccord Genuity Group, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore, Jefferies Financial Group, Leerink Partners, Mizuho, Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Piper Sandler, Raymond James Financial, Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, Stifel Nicolaus, TD Cowen, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Boston Scientific more than other "healthcare" companies. The consensus rating for Boston Scientific is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "healthcare" companies is Hold. Learn more on how BSX compares to other companies.

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Boston Scientific (BSX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Boston Scientific - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Boston Scientific (BSX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Boston Scientific - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Boston Scientific Stock vs. The Competition

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Boston Scientific Bull Case

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