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Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc has a consensus price target of $38.64 based on the ratings of 27 analysts. The high is $83 issued by UBS on August 9, 2024. The low is $18 issued by Wedbush on February 25, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, Mizuho, and JP Morgan on April 17, 2026, April 2, 2026, and April 1, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $41 between Wells Fargo, Mizuho, and JP Morgan, there's an implied -0.15% downside for Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Apellis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:APLS) was reported by Wells Fargo on April 17, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $41.00 expecting APLS to fall to within 12 months (a possible -0.15% downside). 46 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Apellis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:APLS) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Apellis Pharmaceuticals downgraded their equal-weight rating.
The last upgrade for Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc happened on January 21, 2026 when B of A Securities raised their price target to $28. B of A Securities previously had a neutral for Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
The last downgrade for Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc happened on April 17, 2026 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $26 to $41 for Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Apellis Pharmaceuticals, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Apellis Pharmaceuticals was filed on April 17, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 17, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $26.00 to $41.00. The current price Apellis Pharmaceuticals (APLS) is trading at is $41.06, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 04/17/2026 | Buy Now | -0.15% | Wells Fargo | $26 → $41 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2026 | Buy Now | -0.15% | Mizuho | $20 → $41 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2026 | Buy Now | — | Cantor Fitzgerald | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2026 | Buy Now | -0.15% | JP Morgan | $37 → $41 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2026 | Buy Now | -0.15% | Barclays | $24 → $41 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2026 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2026 | Buy Now | -0.15% | Citigroup | $44 → $41 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2026 | Buy Now | -0.15% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $48 → $41 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2026 | Buy Now | — | Needham | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2026 | Buy Now | -24.5% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $35 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2026 | Buy Now | -24.5% | Roth Capital | → $31 | Initiates | Sell → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2026 | Buy Now | -9.89% | JP Morgan | $36 → $37 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2026 | Buy Now | -51.29% | Mizuho | $19 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2026 | Buy Now | 7.16% | Citigroup | $45 → $44 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2026 | Buy Now | -48.86% | RBC Capital | $22 → $21 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2026 | Buy Now | -56.16% | Wedbush | $20 → $18 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
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| 01/28/2026 | Buy Now | -41.55% | Barclays | → $24 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2026 | Buy Now | -31.81% | B of A Securities | $28 → $28 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | -36.68% | Wells Fargo | $29 → $26 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2026 | Buy Now | -14.76% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $39 → $35 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2026 | Buy Now | -31.81% | Needham | $29 → $28 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2025 | Buy Now | 16.9% | Stifel | $55 → $48 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | — | Initiates | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/05/2025 | Buy Now | -12.32% | JP Morgan | $40 → $36 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/03/2025 | Buy Now | -53.73% | Mizuho | $24 → $19 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | 9.6% | Citigroup | $52 → $45 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | 9.6% | TD Cowen | $50 → $45 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | 26.64% | Baird | $50 → $52 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | 9.6% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $57 → $45 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2025 | Buy Now | -29.37% | B of A Securities | $26 → $29 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2025 | Buy Now | -22.07% | Wells Fargo | $29 → $32 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2025 | Buy Now | -56.16% | Goldman Sachs | $26 → $18 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2025 | Buy Now | -46.42% | Mizuho | $21 → $22 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2025 | Buy Now | -9.89% | JP Morgan | $35 → $37 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | 26.64% | Citigroup | $46 → $52 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -53.73% | RBC Capital | $17 → $19 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -2.58% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $39 → $40 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | 21.77% | Raymond James | $52 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2025 | Buy Now | -48.86% | Mizuho | $20 → $21 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2025 | Buy Now | 12.03% | Citigroup | $41 → $46 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2025 | Buy Now | 21.77% | Baird | $47 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2025 | Buy Now | -41.55% | B of A Securities | $23 → $24 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2025 | Buy Now | -36.68% | Morgan Stanley | $25 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/02/2025 | Buy Now | -29.37% | Wells Fargo | $26 → $29 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/22/2025 | Buy Now | -0.15% | Citigroup | $49 → $41 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | -51.29% | Mizuho | $30 → $20 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | 26.64% | Raymond James | $75 → $52 | Downgrade | Strong Buy → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | -43.98% | B of A Securities | $41 → $23 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
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| 05/07/2025 | Buy Now | -29.37% | Needham | $40 → $29 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/29/2025 | Buy Now | 7.16% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $44 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2025 | Buy Now | -48.86% | RBC Capital | $24 → $21 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
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| 03/03/2025 | Buy Now | -22.07% | Goldman Sachs | $36 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2025 | Buy Now | -29.37% | Wedbush | $30 → $29 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2025 | Buy Now | 38.82% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $57 → $57 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
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| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | -36.68% | RBC Capital | $26 → $26 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
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| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 38.82% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $57 → $57 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | -12.32% | Goldman Sachs | → $36 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/21/2024 | Buy Now | -24.5% | Morgan Stanley | → $31 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/07/2024 | Buy Now | 33.95% | Baird | $92 → $55 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -26.94% | Mizuho | $38 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 24.21% | Citigroup | $63 → $51 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -12.32% | Goldman Sachs | $71 → $36 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -41.55% | RBC Capital | $25 → $24 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -26.94% | Scotiabank | $35 → $30 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -26.94% | Wells Fargo | $43 → $30 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
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| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -22.07% | Piper Sandler | $40 → $32 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 38.82% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $83 → $57 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 14.47% | B of A Securities | $61 → $47 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 46.13% | Needham | $85 → $60 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | -39.11% | RBC Capital | $25 → $25 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | -7.45% | Mizuho | $39 → $38 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -14.76% | Scotiabank | → $35 | Initiates | → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | William Blair | — | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/24/2024 | Buy Now | 4.72% | Wells Fargo | $47 → $43 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | 124.06% | Baird | $96 → $92 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -5.02% | Mizuho | $42 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2024 | Buy Now | 107.01% | Needham | $85 → $85 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2024 | Buy Now | 38.82% | JP Morgan | $64 → $57 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2024 | Buy Now | 55.87% | JP Morgan | $72 → $64 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 102.14% | UBS | $85 → $83 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | -0.15% | Wedbush | $38 → $41 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 80.22% | Goldman Sachs | $66 → $74 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 133.8% | Baird | $86 → $96 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 107.01% | Needham | $85 → $85 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 102.14% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $92 → $83 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 60.74% | Goldman Sachs | $77 → $66 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | 107.01% | Needham | $85 → $85 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | 94.84% | Jefferies | $80 → $80 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 109.45% | Baird | $100 → $86 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |