MeridianLink (MLNK) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$19.84 +0.04 (+0.20%)

As of 02:15 PM Eastern

MeridianLink - 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

Reduce

Based on 8 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
6

Buy
0

Based on 8 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for MeridianLink in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 8 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, and 6 have given a hold rating for MLNK.

Consensus Price Target

$20.07
1.17% Upside

According to the 8 analysts' twelve-month price targets for MeridianLink, the average price target is $20.07. The highest price target for MLNK is $24.00, while the lowest price target for MLNK is $18.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 1.17% from the current price of $19.84.

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MLNK Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 8/18/24 to 8/18/25	1 Month Ago 7/19/24 to 7/19/25	3 Months Ago 5/20/24 to 5/20/25	1 Year Ago 8/19/23 to 8/18/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)
Hold	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$20.07	$19.42	$19.42	$20.60
Forecasted Upside	1.17% Upside	19.71% Upside	15.99% Upside	-3.74% Downside
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Hold	Hold	Hold

MLNK 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.

MLNK 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.

MeridianLink Stock vs. The Competition

Type	MeridianLink	Business Services Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	1.75	2.70	2.53
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	1.37% Upside	104.21% Upside	11.77% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent MLNK 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
8/12/2025	Raymond James Financial 4 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Moderate Buy ➝ Hold
8/12/2025	Barclays 3 of 5 stars	Saket Kalia Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Underweight ➝ Underweight	$16.00 ➝ $20.00	+0.93%
8/11/2025	BTIG Research 2 of 5 stars		Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/11/2025	William Blair Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Robert Napoli Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
5/13/2025	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Parker Lane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold ➝ Hold	$20.00 ➝ $18.00	+1.75%
3/7/2025	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Schmidt Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$24.00 ➝ $20.00	-7.31%
3/4/2025	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	N. Cremo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	$25.50 ➝ $20.50	+13.42%
1/30/2025	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Koji Ikeda Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Underperform	$28.00 ➝ $18.00	-13.71%
2/8/2024	Wolfe Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Peer Perform

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MLNK Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 8 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for MeridianLink is $20.07, with a high forecast of $24.00 and a low forecast of $18.00.
: 8 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MeridianLink in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 6 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" MLNK shares.
: According to analysts, MeridianLink's stock has a predicted upside of 1.17% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, MeridianLink's stock had 3 downgrades and 1 upgrade by analysts.
: MeridianLink has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BTIG Research, Raymond James Financial, and William Blair in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like MeridianLink less than other "business services" companies. The consensus rating for MeridianLink is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "business services" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how MLNK compares to other companies.

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This page (NYSE:MLNK) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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MeridianLink (MLNK) Stock Forecast & Price Target