Snap (SNAP) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover Snap?

Snap has been rated by research analysts at Barclays , Benchmark , BMO Capital Markets , Cantor Fitzgerald , Citigroup , Citizens Jmp , DA Davidson , Evercore , Freedom Capital , Guggenheim , Mizuho , Piper Sandler , Rosenblatt Securities , Royal Bank Of Canada , Sanford C. Bernstein , Stifel Nicolaus , Susquehanna , The Goldman Sachs Group , Truist Financial , UBS Group , Weiss Ratings , Wells Fargo & Company , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

$5.76 +0.15 (+2.58%)

As of 11:01 AM Eastern

Compare

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

Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 36 Analyst Ratings

Sell
2

Hold
24

Buy
10

Based on 36 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Snap in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 36 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, 24 have given a hold rating, 9 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for SNAP.

Consensus Price Target

$7.65
32.90% Upside

According to the 36 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Snap, the average price target is $7.65. The highest price target for SNAP is $16.00, while the lowest price target for SNAP is $5.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 32.90% from the current price of $5.76.

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.

Get the Latest News and Ratings for SNAP and Related Stocks

Enter your email address to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Snap and its competitors.

SMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

SNAP Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 10/6/25 to 10/6/26	1 Month Ago 9/6/25 to 9/6/26	3 Months Ago 7/8/25 to 7/8/26	1 Year Ago 10/6/24 to 10/6/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	9 Buy rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)
Hold	24 Hold rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	24 Hold rating(s)	21 Hold rating(s)
Sell	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$7.65	$7.65	$7.48	$34.77
Forecasted Upside	32.90% Upside	39.57% Upside	61.56% Upside	308.55% Upside
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

SNAP 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.

SNAP 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.

Snap Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Snap	Communication Services Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	2.25	2.06	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	35.01% Upside	180.97% Upside	19.92% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent SNAP News	Neutral News	Neutral News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

Show

Rating

Upside/Downside

Action

Report Date

0 Results

Export

Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
9/21/2026	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars	Stephen Ju 2 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
9/17/2026	Royal Bank Of Canada 3 of 5 stars	Brad Erickson 1 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Sector Perform	$8.00	+34.95%
9/2/2026	Guggenheim 5 of 5 stars	Michael Morris 2 of 5 stars	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
9/1/2026	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
8/4/2026	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Mark Kelley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$7.50	+30.21%
8/4/2026	Benchmark Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold
8/4/2026	BMO Capital Markets Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Pitz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Outperform
8/4/2026	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral
8/4/2026	Mizuho Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lloyd Walmsley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$5.00 ➝ $6.00	+3.90%
8/4/2026	Evercore Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target		$8.00	+38.53%
Elon Warns "America Will Go Bankrupt". Trump's Plan Inside. (Ad) National debt just crossed 40 trillion dollars, and Elon Musk says America is 1,000% going to go bankrupt without major changes. As former head of the Department of Government Efficiency under President Trump, Musk saw firsthand how looming spending cuts could rattle markets and squeeze 401ks, IRAs, and TSPs. A preserved IRS provision may help everyday investors shield their retirement savings before the next wave of volatility hits. Download the free guide to help protect your retirement savings now
8/4/2026	Susquehanna Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral
8/4/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ross Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$15.00 ➝ $16.00	+216.83%
8/4/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Eric Sheridan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$6.50	+28.71%
8/4/2026	Freedom Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/4/2026	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Youssef Squali Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$8.00 ➝ $7.00	+21.42%
8/4/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Ronald Josey Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$6.50 ➝ $6.75	+17.70%
8/4/2026	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Wyatt Swanson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$5.00 ➝ $5.25	-8.06%
8/4/2026	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alec Brondolo Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Equal Weight	$5.00 ➝ $6.00	+6.31%
8/4/2026	Citizens Jmp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Andrew Boone Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Market Perform
8/4/2026	Cantor Fitzgerald Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Deepak Mathivanan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Neutral	$5.00 ➝ $6.00	+18.81%
8/4/2026	Rosenblatt Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Barton Crockett Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Neutral	$6.40 ➝ $6.00	+18.81%
7/21/2026	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Market Perform	$5.00	+9.53%
7/17/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Sell (E+)
5/7/2026	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Doug Anmuth Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Underweight	$7.00 ➝ $6.00	+0.59%
4/27/2026	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Hold ➝ Buy
4/27/2026	BNP Paribas Exane Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Neutral
4/27/2026	Tigress Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Buy
4/27/2026	HSBC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Hold
4/27/2026	KeyCorp Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sector Weight ➝ Overweight
4/27/2026	Rothschild & Co Redburn Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$10.00	+77.15%
4/14/2026	Canaccord Genuity Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Maria Ripps Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Hold	$7.00 ➝ $6.00	+16.85%
2/23/2026	Loop Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Saken Ismailov Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$8.00	+61.78%
2/22/2026	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Brian Nowak Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Equal Weight	$9.50 ➝ $6.50	+26.58%
2/10/2026	Arete Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Set Target	Neutral ➝ Buy	$7.30	+40.38%
2/5/2026	Roth Capital Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Rohit Kulkarni Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$7.00	+32.20%
2/5/2026	B. Riley Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Naved Khan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$10.00	+68.92%
2/5/2026	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$10.00	+68.92%
10/28/2025	New Street Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
12/5/2024	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	$640.00	+4,967.30%

Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Tuesday at 11:01 AM ET.

Should I Buy Snap Stock? SNAP 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 Sunday, October 4, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Snap pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Snap
Bull Case

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

Snap Inc. is currently trading at $5.59, which is significantly below the consensus price target of $7.65 held by analysts who maintain a Hold rating, suggesting potential upside if the stock reverts to its mean.
The company recently launched SPECS Intelligence, an anticipatory AI service that spans iPhone, Mac, and SPECS AR glasses, signaling a strategic pivot toward enterprise-focused augmented reality solutions that could diversify revenue beyond consumer advertising.
Strategic partnerships with major technology firms including Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, and NVIDIA are designed to integrate AI agents and secure workplace tools into Snap's hardware, creating new value propositions for industrial, retail, and field-service environments.
Revenue growth remains robust, with the most recent quarter showing an 18.9% year-over-year increase to $1.60 billion, indicating that the core advertising business is still expanding despite broader market headwinds.
Short interest has decreased by 5.11% in the most recent reporting period, with days to cover at 3.07, which may indicate that short sellers are reducing their bearish positions as the stock stabilizes.

Snap
Bear Case

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

The company continues to operate at a loss, reporting a negative earnings per share of $0.10 in the most recent quarter and a negative net margin of 4.90%, which limits its ability to generate consistent shareholder returns.
Insider selling has been persistent, with executives including the CTO and General Counsel selling millions of shares in recent months, often to cover tax withholding, which can signal a lack of confidence in near-term stock appreciation.
Despite revenue growth, the company has a negative return on equity of 14.61%, indicating that it is not efficiently using shareholder capital to generate profits, a key concern for value-oriented investors.
The stock has experienced significant volatility and a broad selloff in social media stocks, with Snap down 32% in 2026, reflecting heightened market skepticism about the sustainability of its growth model.
Regulatory and legal pressures continue to weigh on the stock, as noted by analysts who cite significant legal and regulatory pressure as a factor that investors must weigh against improving operating momentum.

SNAP Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 36 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Snap is $7.65, with a high forecast of $16.00 and a low forecast of $5.00.

36 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Snap in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 24 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" SNAP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SNAP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Snap's stock has a predicted upside of 32.90% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Snap's stock had 2 upgrades and 1 downgrade by analysts.

Snap has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Benchmark, BMO Capital Markets, Cantor Fitzgerald, Citigroup, Citizens Jmp, DA Davidson, Evercore, Freedom Capital, Guggenheim, Mizuho, Piper Sandler, Rosenblatt Securities, Royal Bank Of Canada, Sanford C. Bernstein, Stifel Nicolaus, Susquehanna, The Goldman Sachs Group, Truist Financial, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, Wells Fargo & Company, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Snap more than other "communication services" companies. The consensus rating score for Snap is 2.25 while the average consensus rating score for "communication services" companies is 2.06. Learn more on how SNAP compares to other companies.

Stock Forecasts and Research Tools

Related Companies

Today's Analyst Ratings

Top-Rated Stocks

More Ratings Tools

Brokerages With Snap Recommendations

MarketBeat monitors more than a dozen sources for Snap analyst ratings, with the most recent rating issued on 9/21/2026.

From Our Partners

Unlock superior investment research and tools.

Get MarketBeat All Access

In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies.
Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more.
Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter.

Sign In
Create Account

Your Email Address:

Your Password:

Forgot your password?

Your Email Address:

Choose a Password:

By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Snap (SNAP) Stock Forecast & Price Target