Diageo (DGE) Stock Forecast & Price Target

GBX 2,330 -61.50 (-2.57%)

As of 01/14/2025 12:43 PM Eastern

Diageo - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Hold

Based on 7 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
2

Buy
4

Based on 7 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Diageo in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 7 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, 2 have given a hold rating, and 4 have given a buy rating for DGE.

Consensus Price Target

GBX 2,876.67

According to the 7 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Diageo, the average price target is GBX 2,876.67. The highest price target for DGE is GBX 3,640, while the lowest price target for DGE is GBX 2,400. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 23.46% from the current price of GBX 2,330.

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DGE Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 1/16/24 to 1/15/25	1 Month Ago 12/17/23 to 12/16/24	3 Months Ago 10/18/23 to 10/17/24	1 Year Ago 1/16/23 to 1/16/24
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)
Hold	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	GBX 2,876.67	GBX 2,993.33	GBX 3,008	GBX 3,770
Consensus Rating	Hold	Hold	Hold	Hold

DGE 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.

DGE 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.

Diageo Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Diageo	Consumer Defensive Companies
Consensus Rating Score	2.43	2.53
Consensus Rating	Hold	Moderate Buy
News Sentiment Rating	Neutral News See Recent DGE News	Neutral News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
1/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Neutral	GBX 2,500	-0.75%
12/12/2024	UBS Group 4 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Buy	GBX 2,300 ➝ GBX 2,920	+14.55%
12/6/2024	Jefferies Financial Group 2 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Buy	GBX 2,800	+15.42%
8/12/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Sector perform	GBX 2,100 ➝ GBX 2,400	-2.06%
7/29/2024	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy	GBX 3,000	+17.49%
5/1/2024	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight	GBX 3,550 ➝ GBX 3,640	+31.84%
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4/30/2024	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Sell
2/6/2023	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Trevor Stirling Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		GBX 4,200	+17.58%
1/31/2023	Investec Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Buy	GBX 3,900	+12.51%
1/27/2023	Credit Suisse Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Sanjeet Aujla Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		GBX 4,200	+22.63%
1/26/2023	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Olivier Nicolai Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		GBX 4,700	+35.02%

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DGE Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 7 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Diageo is GBX 2,876.67, with a high forecast of GBX 3,640 and a low forecast of GBX 2,400.
: 7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Diageo in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" DGE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in DGE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
: According to analysts, Diageo's stock has a predicted upside of 23.46% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Diageo's stock had 2 upgrades by analysts.
: Diageo has been rated by research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., and UBS Group in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Diageo less than other "consumer defensive" companies. The consensus rating for Diageo is Hold while the average consensus rating for "consumer defensive" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how DGE compares to other companies.

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This page (LON:DGE) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Diageo (DGE) Stock Forecast & Price Target