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Moderna (MRNA): analyst forecast and price target

$218 −7.82% close 16.10.26 · market cap $94.4B · Healthcare · Biotechnology QQQ 0.40%SPY 0.13%
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Hold

3 Buy14 Hold3 Sell

Ratings of 20 analysts in the last 3 months

12-month forecast

$108−50.5% downside

Based on 20 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $108, the highest $180, the lowest $40.00. The average is −50.5% from the last price of $218.

$100$200Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$180Average$108Low$40.00
Highest target $180 Average target $108 Lowest target $40.00
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Luca Issi★★★★★★★★★★#11187 · hits 39% · avg −2.1% RBC Capital $130 Hold −40.4% Reiterated 16.10.26on TipRanks 21:45 after the close
Geoff Meacham★★★★★★★★★★#407 · hits 60% · avg +15.3% Citi $80.00 Sell −63.3% Reiterated 15.10.26on TipRanks 07:30 +4.2%next day −6.7%
Salveen Richter★★★★★★★★★★#967 · hits 51% · avg +12.5% Goldman Sachs $120 → $137+14.2% Hold −37.2% Assigned 15.10.26on TipRanks 06:20 +4.2%next day −6.7%
Alec Stranahan★★★★★★★★★★#1533 · hits 52% · avg +8.4% Bank of America Securities — Hold — Reiterated 09.10.26on TipRanks 08:25 +13.6%next day −4.9% · 5 days −1.1%
Terence Flynn★★★★★★★★★★#815 · hits 60% · avg +10.8% Morgan Stanley $95.00 Hold −56.4% Assigned 07.10.26on TipRanks 08:15 +5.1%next day +0.7% · 5 days +16.2%
Jessica Fye★★★★★★★★★★#1182 · hits 56% · avg +9.4% J.P. Morgan — Sell — Reiterated 28.09.26on TipRanks Sep 29 00:55 −0.1%next day +3.3% · 5 days +1.8%
Courtney Breen★★★★★★★★★★#1339 · hits 85% · avg +18.9% Bernstein $45.00 Hold −79.4% Reiterated 24.09.26on TipRanks Sep 25 06:50 +7.1%next day +1.5% · 5 days −2.6%
Andrew Tsai★★★★★★★★★★#339 · hits 63% · avg +29.9% Jefferies $60.00 → $150+150.0% Hold −31.2% Reiterated 22.09.26on TipRanks 09:25 +5.6%next day +0.5% · 5 days +12.6%
Nico Chen★★★★★★★★★★#2913 · hits 59% · avg +9.8% DBS $150 Hold −31.2% Reiterated 11.09.26on TipRanks 12:55 +4.5%next day +2.3% · 5 days +7.1%
Cory Kasimov★★★★★★★★★★#276 · hits 59% · avg +18.9% Evercore ISI $80.00 Hold −63.3% Reiterated 11.09.26on TipRanks 09:46 +4.5%next day +2.3% · 5 days +7.1%
Harry Gillis★★★★★★★★★★#1398 · hits 69% · avg +21.0% Berenberg Bank $45.00 → $100+122.2% Hold −54.1% Reiterated 10.09.26on TipRanks Sep 11 04:15 +1.3%next day +4.5% · 5 days +15.1%
Simon Baker CFA★★★★★★★★★★#9955 · hits 42% · avg −4.8% Rothschild & Co Redburn $40.00 → $81.00+102.5% Sell −62.8% Downgrade 03.09.26on TipRanks 05:25 −2.3%next day −1.8% · 5 days −2.1%
Jasper Hellweg★★★★★★★★★★#2291 · hits 57% · avg +7.4% Argus Research $180 Buy −17.4% Upgrade 27.08.26on TipRanks Aug 28 07:27 −5.3%next day −3.1% · 5 days +4.0%
Alexandria Hammond★★★★★★★★★★#7870 · hits 50% · avg +0.6% Wolfe Research — Hold — Upgrade 25.08.26on TipRanks 05:50 +14.0%next day −5.8% · 5 days −2.3%
Eliana Merle★★★★★★★★★★#4163 · hits 45% · avg +3.0% Barclays $48.00 → $125+160.4% Hold −42.7% Reiterated 24.08.26on TipRanks 06:25 −4.0%next day +14.0% · 5 days +0.6%
Michael Yee★★★★★★★★★★#3077 · hits 49% · avg +3.8% UBS $50.00 → $150+200.0% Hold −31.2% Reiterated 20.08.26on TipRanks 06:50 −22.7%next day +8.4% · 5 days +6.0%
Joseph Stringer★★★★★★★★★★#293 · hits 48% · avg +24.7% Needham — Hold — Reiterated 19.08.26on TipRanks 09:55 +176.8%next day −22.7% · 5 days −13.8%
Myles Minter★★★★★★★★★★#92 · hits 61% · avg +34.9% William Blair — Buy — Upgrade 19.08.26on TipRanks 08:35 +176.8%next day −22.7% · 5 days −13.8%
Edward Tenthoff★★★★★★★★★★#3650 · hits 41% · avg +3.5% Piper Sandler $77.00 Buy −64.7% Reiterated 06.08.26on TipRanks 07:01 −4.1%next day +9.2% · 5 days +17.0%
Tyler Van Buren★★★★★★★★★★#42 · hits 64% · avg +38.8% TD Cowen $40.00 Hold −81.7% Reiterated 31.07.26on TipRanks Aug 3 04:40 −6.1%next day −0.8% · 5 days +4.4%
Mani Foroohar★★★★★★★★★★#11266 · hits 43% · avg −2.1% Leerink Partners $17.00 → $12.00−29.4% Sell −94.5% Reiterated 11.02.26on TipRanks Feb 12 10:45 −3.5%next day +0.6% · 5 days +23.8%

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

Best analysts covering Moderna

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 Mani Foroohar★★★★★★★★★★Leerink Partners · #11266
Hits 43%210 of 484 Average return −2.1%
1 year Mani Foroohar★★★★★★★★★★Leerink Partners · #11266
Hits 43%210 of 484 Average return −2.1%
2 years Mani Foroohar★★★★★★★★★★Leerink Partners · #11266
Hits 43%210 of 484 Average return −2.1%

Most profitable

3 months Edward Tenthoff★★★★★★★★★★Piper Sandler · #3650
Hits 41%199 of 487 Average return +3.5%
1 year Edward Tenthoff★★★★★★★★★★Piper Sandler · #3650
Hits 41%199 of 487 Average return +3.5%
2 years Edward Tenthoff★★★★★★★★★★Piper Sandler · #3650
Hits 41%199 of 487 Average return +3.5%

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 $110 at a price of $193 (−42.7%); now: $108 at $218 (−50.5%).

$100$150$200Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$103Average target$108Price$218

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend

02040607358Oct 259418Nov6449Dec51479Jan 26324810Feb234911Mar12398Apr3308May34212Jun34312Jul54410Aug4316Sep4266Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
Strong Buy000000
Buy333544
Hold304243443126
Sell812121066

Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 06.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $-1.09 (from $-1.58 to $-0.53). Last quarter: $-1.97.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $892M (from $836M to $1.1B). Last quarter: $145M.

Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Healthcare

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About Moderna
  • CEO: Stéphane Bancel
  • Employees: 4,700
  • 325 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA, 02142, US
  • www.modernatx.com

Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology firm, is dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of messenger RNA (mRNA) based therapies and preventive medicines. Its extensive research and development efforts target a broad spectrum of medical needs, including infectious diseases, cancer immunology, rare conditions, cardiovascular ailments, and autoimmune disorders, with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and other global markets. The company's diverse product pipeline encompasses various vaccine candidates: those for respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); latent viral infections such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), herpes simplex virus (HSV), and varicella-zoster virus (VZV); and public health threats like Zika and Nipah. Additionally, Moderna is advancing systemic secreted and cell surface-targeted therapeutics, an array of cancer vaccines (including personalized, KRAS, and checkpoint varieties), intratumoral immuno-oncology products, localized regenerative treatments, systemic intracellular medicines, and inhaled pulmonary solutions. Moderna maintains strategic alliances with several prominent entities, including AstraZeneca PLC, Merck & Co., Inc., Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited, Carisma Therapeutics, Inc., Metagenomi, Inc., the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the Institute for Life Changing Medicines, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It also holds a collaboration and license agreement with Chiesi Farmaceutici S.P.A. Founded in 2010 as Moderna Therapeutics, Inc., the company officially became Moderna, Inc. in August 2018. Its corporate headquarters are located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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