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Axsome Therapeutics (AXSM): analyst forecast and price target

$157 −2.87% close 16.10.26 · market cap $8.2B · Healthcare · Biotechnology
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Strong Buy

16 Buy1 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 17 analysts in the last 3 months

12-month forecast

$286+81.9% upside

Based on 17 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $286, the highest $380, the lowest $247. The average is +81.9% from the last price of $157.

$200$300Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$380Average$286Low$247
Highest target $380 Average target $286 Lowest target $247
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Unknown Analyst UBS $280 → $256−8.6% Buy +62.9% Reiterated 15.10.26on TipRanks 23:05 −1.8%
Ami Fadia★★★★★★★★★★#73 · hits 59% · avg +36.1% Needham $268 Buy +70.5% Reiterated 15.10.26on TipRanks 07:30 −0.5%next day −1.8%
Leonid Timashev★★★★★★★★★★#279 · hits 60% · avg +24.5% RBC Capital $295 Buy +87.7% Reiterated 14.10.26on TipRanks 07:25 +4.9%next day −0.5%
Evan Seigerman★★★★★★★★★★#856 · hits 59% · avg +9.3% BMO Capital $310 Buy +97.3% Reiterated 12.10.26on TipRanks 09:00 −1.3%next day −5.8%
Jason Gerberry★★★★★★★★★★#184 · hits 63% · avg +21.5% Bank of America Securities $276 Buy +75.6% Reiterated 09.10.26on TipRanks 09:10 −1.6%next day −1.3% · 5 days −4.7%
Leonid Timashev★★★★★★★★★★#279 · hits 60% · avg +24.5% RBC Capital $297 → $295−0.7% Buy +87.7% Reiterated 08.10.26on TipRanks 09:05 −1.2%next day −1.6% · 5 days −4.6%
Matthew Hershenhorn★★★★★★★★★★#4544 · hits 100% · avg +85.8% Oppenheimer $280 Buy +78.2% Reiterated 06.10.26on TipRanks 08:30 −2.1%next day −0.5% · 5 days −10.2%
Benjamin Burnett★★★★★★★★★★#5339 · hits 45% · avg +1.7% Wells Fargo $256 Buy +62.9% Assigned 01.10.26on TipRanks 07:10 −1.4%next day −2.3% · 5 days −7.9%
David Hoang★★★★★★★★★★#485 · hits 67% · avg +34.8% Deutsche Bank $280 → $267−4.6% Buy +69.9% Reiterated 29.09.26on TipRanks 09:11 −3.8%next day −0.7% · 5 days −8.3%
Sean Laaman★★★★★★★★★★#446 · hits 67% · avg +17.2% Morgan Stanley $247 Hold +57.2% Reiterated 25.09.26on TipRanks 08:25 −1.0%next day +0.1% · 5 days −7.9%
Ram Selvaraju★★★★★★★★★★#212 · hits 57% · avg +24.4% H.C. Wainwright $290 Buy +84.5% Reiterated 25.09.26on TipRanks 07:07 −1.0%next day +0.1% · 5 days −7.9%
Srikripa Devarakonda★★★★★★★★★★#200 · hits 62% · avg +26.3% Truist Financial $200 → $285+42.5% Buy +81.4% Initiated 23.09.26on TipRanks 07:55 −4.0%next day +1.4% · 5 days −4.0%
Leonid Timashev★★★★★★★★★★#279 · hits 60% · avg +24.5% RBC Capital $297 Buy +89.0% Reiterated 18.09.26on TipRanks 07:25 −3.2%next day −2.7% · 5 days −7.4%
David Amsellem★★★★★★★★★★#347 · hits 62% · avg +15.7% Piper Sandler $258 Buy +64.2% Reiterated 18.09.26on TipRanks 07:10 −3.2%next day −2.7% · 5 days −7.4%
Malcolm Hoffman★★★★★★★★★★#7666 · hits 100% · avg +34.9% BMO Capital $310 Buy +97.3% Reiterated 14.09.26on TipRanks 07:40 −1.4%next day −5.3% · 5 days −7.0%
Graig Suvannavejh★★★★★★★★★★#381 · hits 48% · avg +21.6% Mizuho Securities $316 Buy +101.1% Reiterated 11.09.26on TipRanks 13:10 +3.7%next day −1.4% · 5 days −5.8%
Andrew Tsai★★★★★★★★★★#339 · hits 63% · avg +29.9% Jefferies $380 Buy +141.8% Reiterated 11.08.26on TipRanks 10:55 −2.0%next day −0.8% · 5 days +0.4%
Yatin Suneja★★★★★★★★★★#120 · hits 57% · avg +33.0% Guggenheim $260 → $275+5.8% Buy +75.0% Reiterated 10.08.26on TipRanks Aug 11 06:55 +3.9%next day −2.0% · 5 days −2.0%
Jason Gerberry★★★★★★★★★★#184 · hits 63% · avg +21.5% Bank of America Securities $276 Buy +75.6% Reiterated 10.08.26on TipRanks Aug 11 04:55 +3.9%next day −2.0% · 5 days −2.0%
Joseph Thome★★★★★★★★★★#320 · hits 57% · avg +24.8% TD Cowen $300 → $315+5.0% Buy +100.5% Reiterated 10.08.26on TipRanks 12:50 +3.9%next day −2.0% · 5 days −2.0%
Myles Minter★★★★★★★★★★#92 · hits 61% · avg +34.9% William Blair — Buy — Reiterated 10.08.26on TipRanks 09:07 +3.9%next day −2.0% · 5 days −2.0%
Ami Fadia★★★★★★★★★★#73 · hits 59% · avg +36.1% Needham $267 → $268+0.4% Buy +70.5% Reiterated 10.08.26on TipRanks 08:35 +3.9%next day −2.0% · 5 days −2.0%
Brian Skorney★★★★★★★★★★#12116 · hits 37% · avg −5.6% Robert W. Baird $241 → $246+2.1% Buy +56.5% Reiterated 05.05.26on TipRanks 06:35 −1.1%next day −1.6% · 5 days −1.6%
Pete Stavropoulos★★★★★★★★★★#2065 · hits 45% · avg +16.4% Cantor Fitzgerald $234 → $272+16.2% Buy +73.1% Reiterated 04.05.26on TipRanks 12:05 +8.7%next day −1.1% · 5 days −6.2%
Matthew Hershenhorn★★★★★★★★★★#4544 · hits 100% · avg +85.8% Oppenheimer $220 → $250+13.6% Buy +59.1% Assigned 01.05.26on TipRanks 08:12 −0.9%next day +8.7% · 5 days +2.9%
Ashwani Verma★★★★★★★★★★#1305 · hits 60% · avg +13.4% UBS $251 → $259+3.2% Buy +64.8% Assigned 10.04.26on TipRanks 06:25 −0.4%next day −0.9% · 5 days +1.6%
Rudy Li★★★★★★★★★★#235 · hits 63% · avg +76.1% Wolfe Research $230 Buy +46.4% Initiated 23.02.26on TipRanks 17:30 −3.5%next day −4.2% · 5 days −2.5%

Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst

Best analysts covering Axsome Therapeutics

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Joseph Thome★★★★★★★★★★TD Cowen · #320
Hits 57%201 of 352 Average return +24.8%
1 year Joseph Thome★★★★★★★★★★TD Cowen · #320
Hits 57%201 of 352 Average return +24.8%
2 years Graig Suvannavejh★★★★★★★★★★Mizuho Securities · #381
Hits 48%238 of 492 Average return +21.6%

Most profitable

3 months Myles Minter★★★★★★★★★★William Blair · #92
Hits 61%239 of 395 Average return +34.9%
1 year Joseph Thome★★★★★★★★★★TD Cowen · #320
Hits 57%201 of 352 Average return +24.8%
2 years Joseph Thome★★★★★★★★★★TD Cowen · #320
Hits 57%201 of 352 Average return +24.8%

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 $289 at a price of $184 (+56.5%); now: $286 at $157 (+81.9%).

$150$200$250Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$291Average target$286Price$157

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend

020401414Oct 25222Nov126Dec421Jan 262412Feb3382Mar4301Apr2362May1382Jun1352Jul2291Aug2332Sep8252Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
Strong Buy211228
Buy363835293325
Hold222122
Sell000000

Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 02.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $-0.60 (from $-1.00 to $-0.21). Last quarter: $-0.99.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $251M (from $228M to $262M). Last quarter: $218M.

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About Axsome Therapeutics
  • CEO: Herriot Tabuteau
  • Employees: 1,346
  • One World Trade Center, New York City, NY, 10007, US
  • www.axsome.com

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and advancing innovative treatments for a range of central nervous system (CNS) disorders within the United States. Its robust product pipeline features several promising candidates, including: AXS-05, an investigational therapy currently being developed for major depressive disorder and treatment-resistant depression. This compound is also in Phase III clinical evaluation for Alzheimer's disease agitation and has successfully finished Phase II trials investigating its use for smoking cessation. AXS-07, a novel, orally administered, rapidly-acting investigational medicine that employs multiple mechanisms of action. It has concluded two Phase III studies for the acute treatment of migraine attacks. AXS-12, a selective and potent norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, which is presently undergoing a Phase III trial for narcolepsy. AXS-14, an oral investigational drug, advancing through Phase III trials for the management of fibromyalgia. Axsome Therapeutics also engages in a research collaboration with Duke University to further assess AXS-05's potential in smoking cessation. The company, established in 2012, has its main offices in New York, New York.

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