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Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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Pliant Therapeutics - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

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Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
7
Buy
4

Based on 11 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Pliant Therapeutics in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold." Out of the 11 analysts, 7 have given a hold rating, 3 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for PLRX.

Consensus Price Target

$17.75
482.92% Upside
According to the 11 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Pliant Therapeutics, the average price target is $17.75. The highest price target for PLRX is $45.00, while the lowest price target for PLRX is $4.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 482.92% from the current price of $3.05.
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PLRX Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
2/22/24 to 2/21/25
1 Month Ago
1/23/24 to 1/22/25
3 Months Ago
11/24/23 to 11/23/24
1 Year Ago
2/22/23 to 2/22/24
Strong Buy
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
3 Buy rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
Hold
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$17.75$40.50$40.57$48.50
Forecasted Upside482.92% Upside270.88% Upside212.57% Upside203.50% Upside
Consensus Rating
Hold
Buy
Buy
Buy

PLRX Analyst Recommendations By Month

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PLRX Price Targets by Month

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Pliant Therapeutics Stock vs. The Competition

TypePliant TherapeuticsMedical CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.45
2.82
2.53
Consensus RatingHoldModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside475.36% Upside29,141.66% Upside13.97% Upside
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
2/10/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2 of 5 stars
Eric Joseph
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DowngradeOverweight ➝ Neutral
2/10/2025Oppenheimer
3 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Market Perform
2/10/2025Canaccord Genuity Group
1 of 5 stars
Edward Nash
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Hold$43.00 ➝ $4.00-48.65%
2/10/2025Needham & Company LLC
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Joseph Stringer
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Lower TargetBuy ➝ Buy$38.00 ➝ $10.00+28.37%
2/10/2025Citigroup
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David Lebowitz
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral$40.00 ➝ $4.00-48.65%
2/10/2025Wells Fargo & Company
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Tiago Fauth
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DowngradeOverweight ➝ Equal Weight$41.00 ➝ $4.00-48.65%
2/10/2025Royal Bank of Canada
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Brian Abrahams
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ Sector Perform$45.00 ➝ $4.00-48.65%
2/10/2025HC Wainwright
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Ed Arce
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral
9/9/2024Leerink Partnrs
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F. Khurshid
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UpgradeStrong-Buy
9/9/2024Leerink Partners
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 Initiated CoverageOutperform$46.00 ➝ $33.00+156.41%
8/8/2024Cantor Fitzgerald
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 Reiterated RatingOverweight
4/12/2023Robert W. Baird
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 Initiated CoverageOutperform$44.00+73.23%

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PLRX Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 11 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Pliant Therapeutics is $17.75, with a high forecast of $45.00 and a low forecast of $4.00.

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Pliant Therapeutics in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings, 3 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" PLRX shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PLRX, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.

According to analysts, Pliant Therapeutics's stock has a predicted upside of 482.92% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Pliant Therapeutics's stock had 5 downgrades by analysts.

Pliant Therapeutics has been rated by research analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group, Citigroup, HC Wainwright, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Needham & Company LLC, Oppenheimer, Royal Bank of Canada, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Pliant Therapeutics less than other "medical" companies. The consensus rating for Pliant Therapeutics is Hold while the average consensus rating for "medical" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how PLRX compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:PLRX) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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