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Alkermes (ALKS): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Buy7 Buy2 Hold1 Sell
Ratings of 10 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only12-month forecast
Based on 10 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $59.22, the highest $83.00, the lowest $38.00. The average is +43.7% from the last price of $41.22.
Analyst ratings 21
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Drug Manufacturers - Specialty and GenericxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $44.00 → $43.00−2.3% | Buy | +4.3% | Upgrade | 15.10.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Drug Manufacturers - Specialty and GenericDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $39.00 → $38.00−2.6% | Hold | −7.8% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Drug Manufacturers - Specialty and GenericOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $41.00 → $40.00−2.4% | Hold | −3.0% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI Google Drug Manufacturers - Specialty and GenericGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $42.00 → $41.00−2.4% | Hold | −0.5% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Drug Manufacturers - Specialty and GenericPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $42.00 → $41.00−2.4% | Hold | −0.5% | Reiterated | 15.10.26on TipRanks 12:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Drug Manufacturers - Specialty and GenericAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $44.00 → $40.00−9.1% | Hold | −3.0% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 | — | |
| Jason Gerberry★★★★★★★★★★#184 · hits 63% · avg +21.5% | Bank of America Securities | $38.00 | Sell | −7.8% | Reiterated | 09.10.26on TipRanks 08:55 | +0.6%next day −0.8% · 5 days +3.5% | ↗ |
| Leonid Timashev★★★★★★★★★★#279 · hits 60% · avg +24.5% | RBC Capital | $56.00 | Buy | +35.9% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks 21:45 | +0.6%next day −0.8% · 5 days +3.5% | ↗ |
| Paul Matteis★★★★★★★★★★#473 · hits 53% · avg +17.6% | Stifel Nicolaus | $63.00 | Buy | +52.8% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 06:55 | +1.7%next day −3.1% · 5 days −6.3% | ↗ |
| Andrea Newkirk★★★★★★★★★★#2841 · hits 50% · avg +29.4% | Goldman Sachs | $50.00 | Hold | +21.3% | Initiated | 24.09.26on TipRanks 07:40 | −3.1%next day −0.4% · 5 days −0.2% | ↗ |
| Akash Tewari★★★★★★★★★★#649 · hits 57% · avg +13.5% | Jefferies | $78.00 → $83.00+6.4% | Buy | +101.4% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 08:55 | −2.0%next day −2.0% · 5 days −4.6% | ↗ |
| Luke Herrmann | Robert W. Baird | $58.00 → $61.00+5.2% | Buy | +48.0% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 07:25 | −2.0%next day −2.0% · 5 days −4.6% | ↗ |
| Graig Suvannavejh★★★★★★★★★★#381 · hits 48% · avg +21.6% | Mizuho Securities | $65.00 | Buy | +57.7% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 06:50 | −2.0%next day −2.0% · 5 days −4.6% | ↗ |
| Jessica Fye★★★★★★★★★★#1182 · hits 56% · avg +9.4% | J.P. Morgan | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 21.09.26on TipRanks Sep 22 07:35 | +0.3%next day −2.0% · 5 days −8.1% | ↗ |
| Douglas Tsao★★★★★★★★★★#207 · hits 56% · avg +24.3% | H.C. Wainwright | $43.00 | Hold | +4.3% | Reiterated | 21.09.26on TipRanks 12:45 | +0.3%next day −2.0% · 5 days −8.1% | ↗ |
| Ami Fadia★★★★★★★★★★#73 · hits 59% · avg +36.1% | Needham | $62.00 | Buy | +50.4% | Reiterated | 21.09.26on TipRanks 10:15 | +0.3%next day −2.0% · 5 days −8.1% | ↗ |
| David Amsellem★★★★★★★★★★#347 · hits 62% · avg +15.7% | Piper Sandler | $65.00 | Buy | +57.7% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 07:01 | −2.3%next day +1.0% · 5 days +1.0% | ↗ |
| Benjamin Burnett★★★★★★★★★★#5339 · hits 45% · avg +1.7% | Wells Fargo | $65.00 | Buy | +57.7% | Assigned | 29.07.26on TipRanks 07:02 | −2.7%next day +1.8% · 5 days −2.9% | ↗ |
| Joseph Thome★★★★★★★★★★#320 · hits 57% · avg +24.8% | TD Cowen | $57.00 → $58.00+1.8% | Buy | +40.7% | Reiterated | 28.07.26on TipRanks 13:30 | −4.5%next day −2.7% · 5 days −5.8% | ↗ |
| Ashwani Verma★★★★★★★★★★#1305 · hits 60% · avg +13.4% | UBS | $42.00 → $48.00+14.3% | Buy | +16.4% | Reiterated | 06.05.26on TipRanks 06:40 | −4.0%next day +0.5% · 5 days +9.0% | ↗ |
| Marc Goodman★★★★★★★★★★#365 · hits 56% · avg +19.2% | Leerink Partners | — | Hold | — | Reiterated | 31.03.26on TipRanks 13:25 | +14.4%next day −1.6% · 5 days −5.6% | ↗ |
| Pete Stavropoulos★★★★★★★★★★#2065 · hits 45% · avg +16.4% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $43.00 | Buy | +4.3% | Reiterated | 11.03.26on TipRanks Mar 12 08:25 | +0.2%next day +1.1% · 5 days +0.2% | ↗ |
| Joon Lee★★★★★★★★★★#73 · hits 58% · avg +36.3% | Truist Financial | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 26.02.26on TipRanks Feb 27 02:35 | −0.4%next day −1.6% · 5 days −6.6% | ↗ |
| Rudy Li★★★★★★★★★★#235 · hits 63% · avg +76.1% | Wolfe Research | $45.00 | Buy | +9.2% | Initiated | 23.02.26on TipRanks Feb 24 03:35 | +1.9%next day +3.0% · 5 days −6.6% | ↗ |
| David Hoang★★★★★★★★★★#485 · hits 67% · avg +34.8% | Deutsche Bank | $55.00 → $45.00−18.2% | Buy | +9.2% | Reiterated | 13.11.25on TipRanks 04:15 | +0.4%next day −6.3% · 5 days −6.2% | ↗ |
| Umer Raffat★★★★★★★★★★#2336 · hits 50% · avg +9.4% | Evercore ISI | — | Buy | — | Reiterated | 12.11.25on TipRanks 12:55 | −7.2%next day +0.4% · 5 days −5.6% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Roth MKM | $50.00 | Buy | +21.3% | Initiated | 10.11.25on TipRanks Nov 11 12:10 | −2.3%next day +3.3% · 5 days −7.9% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Alkermes
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $59.08 at a price of $40.52 (+45.8%); now: $59.08 at $41.22 (+43.3%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend · top analysts
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Buy | 17 | 25 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 7 |
| Hold | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Sell | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 28.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $-0.08 (from $-0.15 to $0.00). Last quarter: $0.00.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $464M (from $445M to $482M). Last quarter: $496M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Healthcare
About Alkermes
- CEO: Blair Jackson
- Employees: 2,050
- Connaught House, Dublin, DU, D04 C5Y6, IE
- www.alkermes.com
Alkermes plc, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products to address unmet medical needs of patients in therapeutic areas in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of opioid dependence, alcohol dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical product candidates in development for neurological disorders. Its marketed products include ARISTADA, an intramuscular injectable suspension for the treatment of schizophrenia; ARISTADA INITIO for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults; VIVITROL for the treatment of alcohol and prevention of opioid dependence; LYBALVI, an oral atypical antipsychotic drug candidate for the treatment of adults with schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder; and LUMRYZ, an extended-release oral suspension product for the treatment of cataplexy or EDS in pediatric patients. The company also offers proprietary technology platforms to third parties to enable them to develop, commercialize, and manufacture products. It has collaboration agreements primarily with Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc, and Janssen Pharmaceutica International. Alkermes plc was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
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