Corning (GLW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$166.28 +3.16 (+1.93%)

Closing price 09/11/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

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

Consensus Rating

Moderate Buy

Based on 17 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
6

Buy
11

Based on 17 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Corning in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 17 analysts, 6 have given a hold rating, and 11 have given a buy rating for GLW.

Consensus Price Target

$178.64
7.44% Upside

According to the 17 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Corning, the average price target is $178.64. The highest price target for GLW is $243.00, while the lowest price target for GLW is $110.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 7.44% from the current price of $166.28.

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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GLW Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/12/25 to 9/12/26	1 Month Ago 8/13/25 to 8/13/26	3 Months Ago 6/14/25 to 6/14/26	1 Year Ago 9/12/24 to 9/12/25
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	11 Buy rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$178.64	$174.08	$178.31	$66.75
Forecasted Upside	7.44% Upside	9.78% Upside	-0.86% Downside	-13.35% Downside
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

GLW 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.

GLW 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.

Corning Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Corning	Technology Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.65	2.22	2.53
Consensus Rating	Moderate Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	7.44% Upside	430.18% Upside	16.40% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent GLW 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
9/8/2026	China Renaissance 5 of 5 stars	Jack Zhou Not Rated	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$238.00	+54.32%
8/21/2026	Weiss Ratings 5 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Hold (C+)
8/2/2026	Truist Financial 3 of 5 stars	Matthew Niknam Not Rated	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Buy	$205.00 ➝ $175.00	+26.31%
7/29/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Meta Marshall Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$180.00 ➝ $165.00	+29.16%
7/29/2026	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	Outperform	$270.00 ➝ $210.00	+64.39%
7/29/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Joshua Spector Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$196.00	+55.51%
7/29/2026	Oppenheimer Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Martin Yang Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Outperform	$230.00 ➝ $200.00	+56.56%
7/29/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Tim Long Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$180.00 ➝ $129.00	+2.35%
7/29/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Asiya Merchant Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Buy	$240.00 ➝ $220.00	+72.26%
7/29/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Samik Chatterjee Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$200.00 ➝ $170.00	+34.88%
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7/6/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Wamsi Mohan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$223.00 ➝ $243.00	+23.90%
5/26/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
4/29/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mehdi Hosseini Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Positive	$125.00 ➝ $180.00	+17.66%
2/13/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Stephen Bersey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$135.00	+2.58%
1/29/2026	Fox Advisors Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Overweight ➝ Equal Weight
1/27/2026	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	George Notter Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Outperform	$130.00	+17.41%
10/29/2025	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jim Kelleher Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Buy	$68.00 ➝ $110.00	+20.59%
10/30/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy	$49.00 ➝ $54.00	+10.14%

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Should I Buy Corning Stock? GLW 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, September 9, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Corning pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Corning
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Corning Incorporated:

Corning Incorporated recently secured a multi-year, multi-billion dollar supply agreement with Verizon to deliver more than 80 million miles of high-density optical fiber and connectivity solutions from 2027 through 2032, providing substantial long-term revenue visibility and supporting the company's strategy to reduce dependence on cyclical consumer electronics markets.
The stock is currently trading at $168.66, a level that reflects strong recent momentum following the Verizon deal and analyst upgrades, such as China Renaissance raising its price target to $238.00, suggesting that the market is pricing in significant future growth from the company's optical communications segment.
Corning Incorporated demonstrated strong financial performance in its most recent quarterly results, reporting revenue of $4.74 billion, which exceeded analyst expectations of $4.63 billion, and earnings per share of $0.78, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76, indicating robust operational execution and demand for its products.
Institutional investors have shown significant confidence in the company, with major entities like JPMorgan Chase & Co. adding over 36 million shares to their portfolios in the second quarter of 2026, and the consensus rating remaining at Moderate Buy with an average price target of $178.64, implying potential upside from the current price.
The company's optical communications business is benefiting from the broader AI infrastructure boom, as evidenced by large connectivity commitments involving Meta, Amazon, and NVIDIA, which positions Corning Incorporated as a key supplier for the high-capacity networks required for AI workloads and data center expansion.

Corning
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in Corning Incorporated for these reasons:

Corning Incorporated trades at an elevated price-to-earnings ratio of 77.01, which is significantly higher than many peers, leaving the stock vulnerable to sharp declines if demand for optical fiber, manufacturing execution, or AI infrastructure spending disappoints expectations.
Recent insider activity has been predominantly negative, with six sales and no purchases recorded in the past six months, including a sale of 100,000 shares by CEO Wendell P. Weeks in June 2026, which may signal that company executives are taking advantage of the current high valuation to reduce their personal holdings.
The Verizon fiber agreement, while large, is scheduled to begin deliveries in 2027, meaning the revenue impact will not be immediate, and investors must wait for the company to execute on these long-term contracts while facing near-term pressures from its current high valuation and potential market volatility.
Short interest in the stock has been relatively high, with approximately 16.8 million shares shorted as of August 2026, representing about 1.95% of the float, which indicates that a significant portion of the market is betting against the stock's future performance, potentially leading to increased volatility or short squeezes.
Despite strong recent results, the company's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59 and the need to invest heavily in manufacturing capacity to meet the new Verizon and other AI-related contracts could pressure its cash flow and financial flexibility, especially if the broader economic environment slows down technology spending.

GLW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 17 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Corning is $178.64, with a high forecast of $243.00 and a low forecast of $110.00.

17 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Corning in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" GLW shares.

According to analysts, Corning's stock has a predicted upside of 7.44% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Corning's stock had 3 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.

Corning has been rated by research analysts at Bank of America, Barclays, China Renaissance, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Truist Financial, UBS Group, and Weiss Ratings in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Corning more than other "technology" companies. The consensus rating for Corning is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "technology" companies is Hold. Learn more on how GLW compares to other companies.

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Corning (GLW) Stock Forecast & Price Target