Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Stock Forecast & Price Target

$13.51 +0.32 (+2.43%)

(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

Wave Life Sciences - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

Consensus Rating

Buy

Based on 9 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
1

Buy
8

Based on 9 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Wave Life Sciences in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 9 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, 7 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for WVE.

Consensus Price Target

$22.22
64.49% Upside

According to the 9 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Wave Life Sciences, the average price target is $22.22. The highest price target for WVE is $36.00, while the lowest price target for WVE is $15.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 64.49% from the current price of $13.51.

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WVE Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 12/22/23 to 12/21/24	1 Month Ago 11/22/23 to 11/21/24	3 Months Ago 9/23/23 to 9/22/24	1 Year Ago 12/22/22 to 12/22/23
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	7 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$22.22	$22.22	$12.50	$8.40
Forecasted Upside	64.49% Upside	54.86% Upside	120.07% Upside	72.13% Upside
Consensus Rating	Buy	Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy

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WVE 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.

WVE 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.

Wave Life Sciences Stock vs. The Competition

Type	Wave Life Sciences	Medical Companies	S&P 500
Consensus Rating Score	3.00	2.81	2.51
Consensus Rating	Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	64.49% Upside	25,828.56% Upside	14.54% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent WVE 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
11/21/2024	Mizuho 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$19.00 ➝ $22.00	+54.28%
11/13/2024	HC Wainwright 2 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Buy ➝ Buy	$22.00 ➝ $22.00	+37.67%
11/12/2024	Truist Financial 2 of 5 stars		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$17.00 ➝ $36.00	+129.45%
11/4/2024	B. Riley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Buy ➝ Buy	$19.00 ➝ $22.00	+56.36%
10/21/2024	Royal Bank of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Sector Perform ➝ Sector Perform	$7.00 ➝ $15.00	-0.66%
10/17/2024	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$13.00 ➝ $17.00	+9.32%
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10/16/2024	Leerink Partners Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Outperform ➝ Outperform	$20.00 ➝ $22.00	+46.76%
10/16/2024	Wells Fargo & Company Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Boost Target	Overweight ➝ Overweight	$11.00 ➝ $22.00	+46.76%
10/16/2024	Raymond James Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	S. Seedhouse Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Outperform ➝ Strong-Buy	$13.00 ➝ $22.00	+46.76%
12/19/2023	Leerink Partnrs Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	J. Schwartz Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Market Perform ➝ Outperform
5/23/2023	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy rating		Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$7.00 ➝ $5.00	+31.23%

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WVE Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

: According to the research reports of 9 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Wave Life Sciences is $22.22, with a high forecast of $36.00 and a low forecast of $15.00.
: 9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Wave Life Sciences in the last year. There is currently 1 hold rating, 7 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" WVE shares.
: According to analysts, Wave Life Sciences's stock has a predicted upside of 64.49% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.
: Over the previous 90 days, Wave Life Sciences's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.
: Wave Life Sciences has been rated by research analysts at B. Riley, HC Wainwright, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Leerink Partners, Mizuho, Raymond James, Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Financial, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.
: Analysts like Wave Life Sciences more than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Wave Life Sciences is Buy while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how WVE compares to other companies.

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This page (NASDAQ:WVE) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Stock Forecast & Price Target