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Sep 3, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	22.94%	John StaszakArgus Research 64%	460 600	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 6, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	22.94%	Andrew SpinolaUBS 56%	440 600	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 6, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	31.13%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 66%	600 640	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 6, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	49.98%	James FishPiper Sandler 70%	724 732	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 6, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	40.97%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	523 688	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 13, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	48.34%	James FishPiper Sandler 70%	674 724	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 6, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	53.67%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	600 750	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jun 25, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	43.42%	Trevor WalshCitizens 84%	700 700	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
May 8, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	7.16%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	523 682	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 7, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-9.85%	Andrew SpinolaUBS 56%	440 570	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
May 7, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	54.69%	Joseph CardosoJP Morgan 59%	750 755	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 7, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	38.1%	James FishPiper Sandler 70%	674 690	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 7, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	43.42%	Trevor WalshCitizens 84%	700 825	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 16, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	53.67%	Joseph CardosoJP Morgan 59%	750 925	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 13, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	69.04%	Trevor WalshCitizens 84%	825 825	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 8, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	69.04%	Andrew ShermanTD Cowen 72%	825 950	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 8, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	28.06%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 76%	625 720	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 25, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	16.79%	Andrew SpinolaUBS 56%	570 610	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Feb 25, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	39.74%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	682 702	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 25, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	38.3%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 66%	675 713	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 25, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	50.6%	David PaigeRBC Capital 60%	735 860	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 25, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	41.38%	James FishPiper Sandler 70%	690 753	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2026	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	22.94%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	600 870	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 17, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	46.09%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 66%	713 760	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 17, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	76.21%	—	860	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 6, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	43.83%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	702 861	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 5, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	24.98%	Andrew SpinolaUBS 56%	610 840	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Nov 5, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	63.91%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 76%	800 940	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 5, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	54.28%	James FishPiper Sandler 70%	753 893	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 29, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	69.04%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	825 825	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 24, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	82.97%	James FishPiper Sandler 70%	893	Previous Initiates Current Overweight	Get Alert
Sep 24, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	78.26%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	870 870	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 6, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	104.89%	Jordan LyonnaisB of A Securities 46%	895 1K	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	63.91%	Michael LatimoreNorthland Capital Markets 62%	640 800	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	84.4%	Jeremy HamblinCraig-Hallum 69%	900	Previous Hold Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	75.18%	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	645 855	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	72.11%	Andrew SpinolaUBS 56%	820 840	Previous Neutral Current Neutral	Get Alert
Aug 5, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	78.26%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	820 870	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 22, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	69.04%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	725 825	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	74.16%	Paul ChungJP Morgan 52%	730 850	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Jul 16, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	68.01%	Andrew SpinolaUBS 56%	820	Previous Initiates Current Neutral	Get Alert
Jul 8, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	—	George NotterWolfe Research 81%	—	Previous Initiates Current Outperform	Get Alert
Jun 4, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	83.38%	Jordan LyonnaisB of A Securities 46%	750 895	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 14, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	70.06%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 76%	730 830	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 9, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	50.6%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	726 735	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 8, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	31.13%	Michael LatimoreNorthland Capital Markets 62%	585 640	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
May 8, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	53.67%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	600 750	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 23, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	22.94%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	600 600	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 27, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	48.75%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	585 726	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 26, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	19.86%	Michael LatimoreNorthland Capital Markets 62%	550 585	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 26, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	48.55%	Daniel StauderCitizens Capital Markets 42%	725 725	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 26, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	22.94%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	600 600	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 20, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	28.06%	Jeremy HamblinCraig-Hallum 69%	625	Previous Buy Current Hold	Get Alert
Feb 4, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	48.55%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	610 725	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Jan 27, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	43.42%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 76%	500 700	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 8, 2025	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	43.42%	Andrew ShermanTD Cowen 72%	700	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Dec 6, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	63.91%	William PowerBaird 84%	600 800	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Dec 3, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	43.42%	Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley 66%	500 700	Previous Equal-Weight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	19.86%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	387 585	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 11, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	12.69%	Michael LatimoreNorthland Capital Markets 62%	365 550	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 8, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	24.98%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	500 610	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 8, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	22.94%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	525 600	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Nov 8, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	22.94%	William PowerBaird 84%	460 600	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Nov 4, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-5.75%	William PowerBaird 84%	400 460	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 31, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	2.45%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	430 500	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Oct 23, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-9.64%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 76%	385 441	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Oct 22, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	7.57%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	400 525	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Sep 12, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-11.9%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	375 430	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 10, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-18.04%	William PowerBaird 84%	360 400	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 9, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-23.17%	Trevor WalshJMP Securities 84%	375 375	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 8, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-25.21%	Michael LatimoreNorthland Capital Markets 62%	330 365	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 7, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-23.17%	Erik SuppigerJMP Securities 77%	375 375	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 7, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-20.71%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	381 387	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Aug 7, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-22.96%	Jeremy HamblinCraig-Hallum 69%	370 376	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Aug 7, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-26.24%	William PowerBaird 84%	355 360	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Aug 7, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-18.04%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	400 400	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-21.12%	Michael YeeJefferies 71%	385	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Jul 17, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-22.14%	Jordan LyonnaisB of A Securities 46%	380	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
May 8, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-21.94%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	308 381	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
May 7, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-23.17%	Erik SuppigerJMP Securities 77%	375 375	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
May 7, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-18.04%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	400 400	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 7, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-24.19%	Jeremy HamblinCraig-Hallum 69%	325 370	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
May 1, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-23.17%	Erik SuppigerJMP Securities 77%	320 375	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Apr 26, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-36.48%	Erik LapinskiMorgan Stanley 65%	285 310	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Apr 24, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-18.04%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	400 400	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Apr 11, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-25.21%	Paul ChungJP Morgan 52%	330 365	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Apr 10, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-18.04%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	315 400	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Mar 13, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-22.14%	John StaszakArgus Research 64%	380	Previous Initiates Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 29, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-36.89%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	296 308	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 28, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-38.53%	Michael LatimoreNorthland Capital Markets 62%	235 300	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 28, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-41.61%	Erik LapinskiMorgan Stanley 65%	250 285	Previous Equal-Weight Current Equal-Weight	Get Alert
Feb 28, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-30.54%	Michael NgGoldman Sachs 76%	297 339	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 28, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-32.39%	Paul ChungJP Morgan 52%	285 330	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Feb 28, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-35.46%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	240 315	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Feb 22, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-38.53%	William PowerBaird 84%	260 300	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 6, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-41.61%	Erik SuppigerJMP Securities 77%	250 285	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert
Feb 2, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-50.83%	Joshua ReillyNeedham 60%	240 240	Previous Buy Current Buy	Get Alert
Jan 2, 2024	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-39.35%	Tim LongBarclays 73%	247 296	Previous Overweight Current Overweight	Get Alert
Nov 8, 2023	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-52.26%	Brian GesualeRaymond James 73%	223 233	Previous Outperform Current Outperform	Get Alert
Sep 29, 2023	AXONAxon Enterprise	$488.06	-51.85%	Erik SuppigerJMP Securities 77%	235	Previous Market Outperform Current Market Outperform	Get Alert

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What Are Analyst Stock Ratings?

Analyst ratings measure the expected performance of a stock during a given time period. Analysts and brokerage firms often use ratings when they issue stock recommendations to stock traders.

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after they research companies’ public financial statements, communicate with executives and customers and interact with companies in other ways.

Most analysts issue ratings 4 times a year, usually at 3-month intervals.

How to Use Analyst Ratings

As an investor or trader, you want to be able to use analyst ratings effectively. Here are steps you can take to understand how to synthesize all the information analysts report about a particular company and how to apply it to your own trades.

Step 1: Check Ratings History

In the short term, look to see whether analysts suggest an initiation, upgrade or downgrade for a particular stock. Understand how the rating changed compared to the previous rating and whether a price target gets announced or changed.

Sometimes the rating stays the same and only the price target changes, which could cause the stock to move in either direction, depending on the significance of the change between the 2 price targets.

Step 2: Check for Other News

In the short term, check to see how the stock reacts to positive or negative news. This will be an indication of the company’s outlook because analyst ratings usually come out after the company announces news (it’ll typically be earnings news).

Step 3: Look at the Sector for News

Check to see if other stocks in the sector also received similar ratings. This could indicate micro news, which refers to when the whole sector or specific company trades in a specific way due to news outside of one company.

Step 4: Look at the Note

If available, look over the analyst note itself. The beginning of the note has the main information of the rating and price target. Investors should also take a look at the summary of the note, which you can find in the first couple pages and give you a concrete overview of the company. This can help you get an understanding of how analysts arrived at their thesis on the stock.

An example of an analyst note. Source: Needham

Step 5: Make a Decision

After reviewing the analyst ratings (and whether the analyst proposes a change or initiation) and find the reason for that note. Make a decision based on the analyst thesis on the company. This should give you guidance on how to make your thesis. Analyst ratings are a good indication of what professionals believe the company or sector will do, helping you get a better understanding of the companies you’re interested in.

Analyst Rating Accuracy

Analyst ratings are not set in stone and nobody knows indefinitely what a stock will do. Therefore, analyst ratings should be taken as an educated guess made by professionals who carefully study the specific company and sector in question. It's not a surprise that the accuracy of each rating can vary by each individual analyst and specific ratings on companies.

In other words, there’s no hard number or percentage on how accurate analyst ratings are because they are like educated guesses on what they think the stock will do based on their research, within that particular sector. In addition, each firm has so many analysts and so many different companies to review that you can compare ratings to glean what you believe is the truth.

Where Analyst Ratings Come From

Analyst ratings come from stock analysts. Analysts “go deep” on companies within a particular industry or sector. Some analysts employ a top-down approach (they start with an industry or sector and look for excellent companies within that industry or sector) and other stock analysts choose a bottom-up approach, which means they start with the company first and connect the dots within that company’s sector or industry. Analysts evaluate:

Financial statements
Economic fundamentals
Suppliers, customers and competitors
Management quality
Business model
Revenue
Expenses
Assets
Liabilities

While these evaluations are done using facts and figures that any investor can access, they come down to a conclusion the analyst must draw. While this isn’t an unqualified opinion, analysts will disagree because their interpretations of the data could vary.

Types of Stock Ratings

Stock ratings can range from simple “buy” and “sell” ratings to “equal weight” and “outperform” ratings. Here’s a quick overview of how analysts rate stocks.

Buy Rating

A “buy” rating indicates that an analyst is optimistic about a stock’s short-term or mid-term growth and recommends that traders purchase the stock. An analyst may even go so far as to indicate that a stock is a “strong buy.” At the same time, you may choose to swing trade the asset for a profit and come back later to start the process all over again.

Sell Rating

A “sell” rating means that an analyst believes the stock will trend downward in a particular time frame. Analysts might even refer to a security as a “strong sell.” Remember, though, you may want to swing trade and come back to this asset in the future even though you just chose to sell, just as you would under a “buy” rating.

Hold

A “hold” rating suggests that investors should not buy more of or sell the specified stock because they believe the stock should perform in a way that’s consistent with the market or will perform similarly to comparable companies within that particular sector. This is akin to the value investing approach that Warren Buffett uses, looking to gain long-term value from a single stock rather than flipping it because of a bad week. As many have said, it’s not a loss until you sell.

Underperform

An “underperform” rating means an analyst indicates that a stock is expected to perform below the market or sector average. And yes, while the underperform rating may not bode well for an asset in the next few weeks, it may not stay that way. Continue to carefully monitor your portfolio to ensure that an underperforming asset hasn’t turned itself around. As companies are faced with the Herculean task of pleasing shareholders, they will push to fix their underperforming stocks, meaning that a stock you wrote off could rise again.

Outperform

An “outperform” rating means that an analyst expects a stock to outperform the market or sector average. While the stock may look to outperform the market or a sector’s average, that doesn’t mean it will continue to soar forever. You must look at an outperform rating as what that asset will do in recent times, but it may not maintain that trajectory.

Equal-Weight

An equal weight rating means that an analyst believes that an individual stock's performance will tie to the average of all the stocks that an analyst covers in that particular sector. This type of rating helps investors get a true comparison of stocks to each other within a particular sector or industry. At the same time, equal-weight ratings could change at any time.

Price Target

A price target is an analyst’s projection of a stock’s future price. A price target is generally set up in a general trade or area where the asset might land. This means that the analyst could get close without hitting the figure on the head. Even so, the analyst wants to get close and better predict the movement of the marketplace and the asset.

Understanding Stock Ratings

Stock ratings are assessments of the investment potential of a particular stock. They are typically created by financial analysts who evaluate a company's financial performance, competitive positioning, and market outlook to provide guidance on the stock's expected future performance.

Ratings typically range from "buy" to "sell," with variations in between, such as "hold," "accumulate," or "neutral." A "buy" rating suggests that the stock is likely to perform well in the future, and investors should consider purchasing it. Conversely, a "sell" rating indicates that the stock is expected to underperform, and investors should consider selling it.

It's important to note that ratings are not guarantees of performance and should not be relied upon solely when making investment decisions. Ratings are just one factor to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, and investors should also conduct their own research and analysis to make informed decisions.

Another thing to keep in mind is that different analysts may have different opinions on a stock, so it's a good idea to consider multiple ratings before making an investment decision.

In addition to analyst ratings, investors can also consider other factors when evaluating a stock, such as its financial statements, management team, industry trends, and overall market conditions. By combining all of these factors, investors can make informed decisions about which stocks to buy or sell.

In summary, stock ratings are an important tool for investors to consider when evaluating a stock's potential, but they should not be the only factor used in investment decision-making. It's important to conduct your own research, consider multiple ratings, and take into account other factors before making an investment decision.

Should You Use Analyst Ratings to Inform Your Own Trades?

You can definitely use analyst ratings to inform your own trades and inform your own thesis but it’s a good idea to do your own research. However, analyst ratings are just one step in what should be a much larger investment strategy. Don’t fall in love with just one analyst. Compare notes. Look into how these ratings match with activity on the market and current events. Plus, remember that an analyst rating could easily be incorrect. No one is perfect, but these ratings are a good place to start.

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