Galapagos (GLPG) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$29.28

-0.15 (-0.51%)

(As of 09/27/2024 ET)

Galapagos - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2024)

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Consensus Rating

Reduce

Based on 5 Analyst Ratings

Sell
1

Hold
4

Buy
0

Based on 5 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Galapagos in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 5 analysts, 1 has given a sell rating, and 4 have given a hold rating for GLPG.

Consensus Price Target

$31.00
5.87% Upside

According to the 5 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Galapagos, the average price target is $31.00. The highest price target for GLPG is $38.00, while the lowest price target for GLPG is $24.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 5.87% from the current price of $29.28.

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GLPG Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/30/23 to 9/29/24	1 Month Ago 8/31/23 to 8/30/24	3 Months Ago 7/2/23 to 7/1/24	1 Year Ago 9/30/22 to 9/30/23
Strong Buy	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)
Hold	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)
Sell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$31.00	$34.50	$34.50	$43.40
Forecasted Upside	5.87% Upside	18.48% Upside	37.94% Upside	25.62% Upside
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Reduce	Reduce	Hold

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GLPG 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.

GLPG 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.

Galapagos Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Galapagos	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	1.80	2.78	2.50
Consensus Rating	Reduce	Moderate Buy	Hold
Predicted Upside	5.87% Upside	818.50% Upside	6.16% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent GLPG News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst Name	Action	Rating	Price Target	Upside/Downside on Report Date
9/9/2024	Leerink Partnrs 0 of 5 stars	F. Khurshid Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold
9/9/2024	Leerink Partners 1 of 5 stars		Initiated Coverage	Market Perform	$24.00	-12.98%
8/2/2024	Raymond James 4 of 5 stars	S. Mccutcheon Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Outperform ➝ Market Perform
4/22/2024	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	$38.00 ➝ $38.00	+29.34%
3/28/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Neutral ➝ Underperform	$41.00 ➝ $31.00	-5.92%
8/24/2023	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Neutral
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5/31/2023	888 Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Maintains
5/31/2023	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Initiated Coverage	Neutral
2/27/2023	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Sector Perform	$53.00 ➝ $43.00	+12.57%
1/23/2023	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Underperform ➝ Hold	$49.00 ➝ $47.20	+3.01%
12/5/2022	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Neutral ➝ Neutral	€65.00 ➝ €50.00
11/11/2022	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target		€50.00 ➝ €40.00
10/14/2022	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Lower Target	Equal Weight ➝ Equal Weight	€60.00 ➝ €50.00

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GLPG Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 5 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Galapagos is $31.00, with a high forecast of $38.00 and a low forecast of $24.00.
: 5 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Galapagos in the last twelve months. There is currently 1 sell rating and 4 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "reduce" GLPG shares.
: According to analysts, Galapagos's stock has a predicted upside of 5.87% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Galapagos's stock had 1 upgrade and 1 downgrade by analysts.
: Galapagos has been rated by research analysts at Leerink Partners, Leerink Partnrs, and Raymond James in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Galapagos less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Galapagos is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how GLPG compares to other companies.