DOW (DOW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$29.85 +0.01 (+0.02%)

Closing price 07/24/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

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$29.89 +0.04 (+0.14%)

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DOW - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 21 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
9

Buy
10

Based on 21 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for DOW in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 21 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 9 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for DOW.

Consensus Price Target

$35.56
19.13% Upside

According to the 21 analysts' twelve-month price targets for DOW, the average price target is $35.56. The highest price target for DOW is $45.00, while the lowest price target for DOW is $28.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 19.13% from the current price of $29.85.

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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DOW Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 7/27/25 to 7/27/26	1 Month Ago 6/27/25 to 6/27/26	3 Months Ago 4/28/25 to 4/28/26	1 Year Ago 7/27/24 to 7/27/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$35.56	$40.28	$40.84	$30.47
Forecasted Upside	19.13% Upside	38.77% Upside	7.57% Upside	19.47% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Hold	Hold

DOW 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.

DOW 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.

DOW Stock vs. The Competition

Type	DOW	Basic Materials Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.43	2.60	2.52
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	19.13% Upside	161.92% Upside	14.30% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent DOW 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
7/24/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Sell (D+) ➝ Sell (D)
7/24/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Joshua Spector 4 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$32.00	+8.01%
7/24/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars	Jeffrey Zekauskas 3 of 5 stars	Lower Target	Overweight	$42.00 ➝ $40.00	+33.81%
7/20/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Vincent Andrews Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$41.00 ➝ $39.00	+28.48%
7/16/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$34.00	+14.28%
7/6/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John McNulty Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Market Perform	$46.00 ➝ $33.00	+19.13%
7/3/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Michael Sison Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$35.00	+26.35%
7/2/2026	Alembic Global Advisors Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Hassan Ahmed Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$50.00 ➝ $45.00	+66.52%
7/1/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Arun Viswanathan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Sector Perform	$51.00 ➝ $28.00	+2.38%
7/1/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
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7/1/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	John Roberts Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$43.00 ➝ $35.00	+27.97%
6/30/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Matthew DeYoe Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underperform	$35.00 ➝ $29.00	+5.48%
6/24/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Patrick Cunningham Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$41.00 ➝ $35.00	+20.43%
6/10/2026	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Hold	$40.00 ➝ $36.00	+7.40%
5/14/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target		$33.00 ➝ $35.00	-9.58%
5/13/2026	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alexandra Yates Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy
4/16/2026	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Hold	$39.00 ➝ $44.00	+11.43%
3/9/2026	Fermium Researc Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
3/9/2026	Vertical Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$37.00	+11.26%
3/4/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Aleksey Yefremov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Sector Weight ➝ Overweight	$38.00	+23.60%
12/18/2025	Tudor Pickering Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$32.00 ➝ $30.00	+28.77%
9/12/2025	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Buy	$40.00 ➝ $35.00	+39.36%
4/30/2025	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	C. Neivert Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$37.00 ➝ $34.00	+11.07%
4/24/2025	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Cautious

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Should I Buy DOW Stock? DOW 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, July 22, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these DOW pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

DOW
Bull Case

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

Recent upgrades from major analysts, including Citigroup, have set a price target for Dow Inc. at around $40, indicating strong market confidence and potential for stock appreciation.
Dow Inc. benefits from a competitive cost structure due to its reliance on natural gas liquids, which are currently more stable and less expensive compared to crude oil-derived feedstocks used by many global competitors.
The company offers a reliable dividend yield of approximately 3.88%, providing investors with a steady income stream while they wait for potential capital appreciation.
Market dynamics suggest a potential short squeeze, where investors betting against the stock may be forced to buy shares, potentially driving the stock price higher.
Dow Inc. is positioned to capitalize on global supply disruptions, which could lead to significant profit margin expansion as it sells products into a high-priced market.

DOW
Bear Case

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

Increased geopolitical risks and rising crude oil prices could eventually impact the cost structure of Dow Inc. if natural gas prices rise significantly.
Recent insider sales may indicate profit-taking, which could signal a lack of confidence among some insiders about the stock's short-term performance.
The chemical industry is subject to cyclical downturns, and any economic slowdown could adversely affect demand for Dow Inc.'s products.
While the stock has seen recent upgrades, market sentiment can shift quickly, and any negative news could lead to a decline in stock price.
Competition from international firms that may adapt to changing market conditions could pose a threat to Dow Inc.'s market position and profitability.

DOW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 21 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for DOW is $35.56, with a high forecast of $45.00 and a low forecast of $28.00.

21 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for DOW in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" DOW shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in DOW, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, DOW's stock has a predicted upside of 19.13% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, DOW's stock had 3 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.

DOW has been rated by research analysts at Alembic Global Advisors, Argus, Bank of America, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Evercore, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank Of Canada, The Goldman Sachs Group, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like DOW less than other "basic materials" companies. The consensus rating for DOW is Hold while the average consensus rating for "basic materials" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how DOW compares to other companies.

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DOW (DOW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

DOW - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

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Bull Case

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DOW (DOW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

DOW - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Consensus Price Target

DOW Analyst Ratings Over Time

DOW Analyst Recommendations By Month

DOW Price Targets by Month

DOW Stock vs. The Competition

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Should I Buy DOW Stock? DOW Pros and Cons Explained

DOW Bull Case

DOW Bear Case

DOW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

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