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Gilead Sciences (GILD): analyst forecast and price target

$156 −0.75% close 16.10.26 · market cap $195B · Healthcare · Drug Manufacturers - General QQQ 0.83%SPY 0.29%
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Strong Buy

17 Buy4 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 21 analysts in the last 3 months

12-month forecast

$160+2.4% upside

Based on 21 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $160, the highest $177, the lowest $126. The average is +2.4% from the last price of $156.

$120$140$160$180Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$177Average$160Low$126
Highest target $177 Average target $160 Lowest target $126
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Daina Graybosch★★★★★★★★★★#12254 · hits 39% · avg −7.8% Leerink Partners $130 → $129−0.8% Hold −17.4% Assigned 15.10.26on TipRanks 07:55 +2.2%next day +0.4%
Mohit Bansal★★★★★★★★★★#754 · hits 60% · avg +10.9% Wells Fargo $165 Buy +5.6% Assigned 13.10.26on TipRanks Oct 14 05:30 −1.7%next day +4.9%
Evan Seigerman★★★★★★★★★★#856 · hits 59% · avg +9.3% BMO Capital $174 Buy +11.4% Reiterated 12.10.26on TipRanks 12:55 −0.4%next day −1.7%
Geoff Meacham★★★★★★★★★★#407 · hits 60% · avg +15.3% Citi $165 Buy +5.6% Reiterated 12.10.26on TipRanks 07:50 −0.4%next day −1.7%
Tazeen Ahmad★★★★★★★★★★#1537 · hits 60% · avg +5.8% Bank of America Securities $162 → $168+3.7% Buy +7.6% Reiterated 12.10.26on TipRanks 06:50 −0.4%next day −1.7%
Michael Yee★★★★★★★★★★#3077 · hits 49% · avg +3.8% UBS $175 Buy +12.0% Reiterated 09.10.26on TipRanks 09:15 +2.2%next day −0.4% · 5 days +5.3%
Brian Abrahams★★★★★★★★★★#481 · hits 57% · avg +15.1% RBC Capital $123 → $126+2.4% Hold −19.3% Reiterated 08.10.26on TipRanks 08:55 +0.6%next day +2.2% · 5 days +7.3%
Louise Chen★★★★★★★★★★#1899 · hits 52% · avg +5.9% Scotiabank $177 Buy +13.3% Assigned 08.10.26on TipRanks 08:10 +0.6%next day +2.2% · 5 days +7.3%
Gregory Renza★★★★★★★★★★#373 · hits 55% · avg +18.8% Truist Financial $150 → $158+5.3% Buy +1.2% Reiterated 07.10.26on TipRanks 09:05 +2.1%next day +0.6% · 5 days +5.5%
Terence Flynn★★★★★★★★★★#815 · hits 60% · avg +10.8% Morgan Stanley $163 Buy +4.4% Reiterated 07.10.26on TipRanks 08:15 +2.1%next day +0.6% · 5 days +5.5%
Chris Schott★★★★★★★★★★#1915 · hits 58% · avg +5.7% J.P. Morgan $160 → $170+6.2% Buy +8.8% Reiterated 07.10.26on TipRanks 07:31 +2.1%next day +0.6% · 5 days +5.5%
Morten Herholdt★★★★★★★★★★#4305 · hits 69% · avg +8.7% HSBC $155 → $175+12.9% Buy +12.0% Reiterated 10.09.26on TipRanks 06:30 0.0%next day −1.6% · 5 days +4.2%
Courtney Breen★★★★★★★★★★#1339 · hits 85% · avg +18.9% Bernstein $160 Buy +2.4% Reiterated 07.09.26on TipRanks 12:20 −2.3%next day −0.2% · 5 days +1.4%
Salim Syed★★★★★★★★★★#7609 · hits 44% · avg +0.2% Mizuho Securities $170 Buy +8.8% Reiterated 31.08.26on TipRanks 10:50 +0.8%next day +3.1% · 5 days +0.3%
Emily Field★★★★★★★★★★#5009 · hits 45% · avg +1.9% Barclays $145 Hold −7.2% Reiterated 13.08.26on TipRanks Aug 14 04:35 +1.0%next day +0.4% · 5 days +5.8%
Michael Okunewitch★★★★★★★★★★#11525 · hits 36% · avg −3.3% Maxim Group $165 Buy +5.6% Reiterated 06.08.26on TipRanks Aug 7 18:05 −0.5%next day +1.2% · 5 days +4.4%
Umer Raffat★★★★★★★★★★#2336 · hits 50% · avg +9.4% Evercore ISI — Buy — Reiterated 05.08.26on TipRanks 10:35 −2.4%next day −0.5% · 5 days +2.8%
Joseph Stringer★★★★★★★★★★#293 · hits 48% · avg +24.7% Needham $170 Buy +8.8% Reiterated 05.08.26on TipRanks 04:46 −2.4%next day −0.5% · 5 days +2.8%
Carter Gould★★★★★★★★★★#2194 · hits 53% · avg +6.3% Cantor Fitzgerald $155 Buy −0.8% Reiterated 04.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 07:55 +1.3%next day −2.4% · 5 days +0.5%
Tyler Van Buren★★★★★★★★★★#42 · hits 64% · avg +38.8% TD Cowen $160 Buy +2.4% Assigned 04.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 02:55 +1.3%next day −2.4% · 5 days +0.5%
Salveen Richter★★★★★★★★★★#967 · hits 51% · avg +12.5% Goldman Sachs $130 Hold −16.8% Reiterated 03.08.26on TipRanks Aug 4 10:23 −0.7%next day +1.3% · 5 days −0.6%
Akash Tewari★★★★★★★★★★#649 · hits 57% · avg +13.5% Jefferies $180 Buy +15.2% Reiterated 22.05.26on TipRanks 10:25 +2.6%next day −1.1% · 5 days −4.2%
Unknown Analyst Argus Research $165 Buy +5.6% Reiterated 15.05.26on TipRanks May 20 08:20 −0.7%next day +0.1% · 5 days +2.8%
Brian Skorney★★★★★★★★★★#12116 · hits 37% · avg −5.6% Robert W. Baird $108 → $145+34.3% Hold −7.2% Reiterated 11.02.26on TipRanks 07:38 +5.8%next day −1.0% · 5 days −1.9%

The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included

Best analysts covering Gilead Sciences

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 Courtney Breen★★★★★★★★★★Bernstein · #1339
Hits 85%47 of 55 Average return +18.9%
1 year Geoff Meacham★★★★★★★★★★Citi · #407
Hits 60%292 of 485 Average return +15.3%
2 years Tyler Van Buren★★★★★★★★★★TD Cowen · #42
Hits 64%312 of 490 Average return +38.8%

Most profitable

3 months Tyler Van Buren★★★★★★★★★★TD Cowen · #42
Hits 64%312 of 490 Average return +38.8%
1 year Tyler Van Buren★★★★★★★★★★TD Cowen · #42
Hits 64%312 of 490 Average return +38.8%
2 years Tyler Van Buren★★★★★★★★★★TD Cowen · #42
Hits 64%312 of 490 Average return +38.8%

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 $159 at a price of $149 (+6.7%); now: $160 at $156 (+2.4%).

$145$150$155$160Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$159Average target$160Price$156

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend

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Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

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Buy415853563531
Hold1213131196
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Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 29.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $2.18 (from $1.99 to $2.36). Last quarter: $-6.75.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $7.8B (from $7.7B to $7.9B). Last quarter: $7.8B.

Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Healthcare

AXGNAxoGen
MDWDMediwound
OCULOcular Therapeutix
OVIDOvid Therapeutics
ZYMEZymeworksStrong Buy
About Gilead Sciences
  • CEO: Daniel O'Day
  • Employees: 17,000
  • 333 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA, 94404, US
  • www.gilead.com

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical enterprise, with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and numerous international markets. Its core mission involves discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative medications to address critical health needs. The company's extensive product portfolio encompasses treatments for a variety of severe conditions. For HIV/AIDS, it supplies key therapies such as Biktarvy, Genvoya, Descovy, Odefsey, Truvada, Complera/Eviplera, Stribild, and Atripla. In response to the 2019 coronavirus pandemic, Gilead provides Veklury, an injectable drug for intravenous administration. Its offerings for liver diseases include Epclusa, Harvoni, Vosevi, Vemlidy, and Viread. Furthermore, Gilead assists patients battling hematological disorders, various cancers, and those undergoing cell therapy, through products like Yescarta, Tecartus, Trodelvy, and Zydelig. Other specialized medicines include Letairis, an oral drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension; Ranexa, also an oral medication, for chronic angina; and AmBisome, a liposomal formulation designed to combat serious invasive fungal infections. Gilead Sciences, Inc. actively engages in collaboration agreements with a diverse range of partners to advance its therapeutic pipeline. These include Arcus Biosciences, Inc., Pionyr Immunotherapeutics Inc., Tizona Therapeutics, Inc., Tango Therapeutics, Inc., Jounce Therapeutics, Inc., Galapagos NV, Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company, Japan Tobacco, Inc., Gadeta B.V., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc., and Merck & Co, Inc. The company was founded in 1987 and its corporate headquarters are situated in Foster City, California.

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