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Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$355.00
Lowest Price Target1
$153.00
Consensus Price Target1
$276.33
Ascendis Pharma AS has a consensus price target of $276.33 based on the ratings of 21 analysts. The high is $355 issued by Citigroup on May 19, 2026. The low is $153 issued by TD Cowen on November 15, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital, and Citigroup on July 23, 2026, July 7, 2026, and May 19, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $303.33 between Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital, and Citigroup, there's an implied 19.49% upside for Ascendis Pharma AS from these most-recent analyst ratings.
1calculated from analyst ratings
The latest price target for Ascendis Pharma (NASDAQ:ASND) was reported by Morgan Stanley on July 23, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $275.00 expecting ASND to rise to within 12 months (a possible 8.33% upside). 33 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Ascendis Pharma (NASDAQ:ASND) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and Ascendis Pharma maintained their overweight rating.
The last upgrade for Ascendis Pharma AS happened on May 5, 2025 when Morgan Stanley raised their price target to $250. Morgan Stanley previously had an equal-weight for Ascendis Pharma AS.
There is no last downgrade for Ascendis Pharma.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Ascendis Pharma, 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 Ascendis Pharma was filed on July 23, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around July 23, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Ascendis Pharma (ASND) rating was a maintained with a price target of $256.00 to $275.00. The current price Ascendis Pharma (ASND) is trading at is $253.86, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 07/23/2026 | Buy Now | 8.33% | Morgan Stanley | $256 → $275 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2026 | Buy Now | 10.3% | RBC Capital | $275 → $280 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/19/2026 | Buy Now | 39.84% | Citigroup | → $355 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2026 | Buy Now | 29.6% | Evercore ISI Group | $324 → $329 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2026 | Buy Now | 35.9% | Barclays | $342 → $345 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2026 | Buy Now | 28.42% | Wells Fargo | $330 → $326 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2026 | Buy Now | 15.02% | B of A Securities | $262 → $292 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2026 | Buy Now | 7.54% | Wedbush | $273 → $273 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/16/2026 | Buy Now | 14.24% | Jefferies | → $290 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2026 | Buy Now | 8.33% | RBC Capital | $250 → $275 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2026 | Buy Now | 3.21% | Oppenheimer | $246 → $262 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/12/2026 | Buy Now | 7.54% | Wedbush | $240 → $273 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2026 | Buy Now | 2.42% | B of A Securities | $246 → $260 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2026 | Buy Now | 34.72% | Barclays | → $342 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | -1.52% | RBC Capital | $245 → $250 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/20/2026 | Buy Now | 29.99% | Wells Fargo | $322 → $330 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2026 | Buy Now | 26.84% | Wells Fargo | $297 → $322 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2026 | Buy Now | 28.02% | TD Cowen | $325 → $325 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2025 | Buy Now | 0.84% | Stifel | $254 → $256 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/18/2025 | Buy Now | -13.34% | Wedbush | $220 → $220 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2025 | Buy Now | 6.75% | Raymond James | → $271 | Initiates | → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2025 | Buy Now | 0.06% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $203 → $254 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2025 | Buy Now | 3.99% | JP Morgan | $260 → $264 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/02/2025 | Buy Now | -9.4% | B of A Securities | $227 → $230 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2025 | Buy Now | 2.42% | JP Morgan | $254 → $260 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | 14.24% | Citigroup | $243 → $290 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | -9.4% | RBC Capital | $210 → $230 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | -13.34% | Wedbush | $212 → $220 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | 20.93% | UBS | $306 → $307 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | -20.03% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $200 → $203 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | 16.21% | Wells Fargo | $289 → $295 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2025 | Buy Now | 0.06% | Stifel | $212 → $254 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2025 | Buy Now | 0.06% | JP Morgan | $245 → $254 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2025 | Buy Now | -4.28% | Citigroup | $213 → $243 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/03/2025 | Buy Now | -1.52% | Morgan Stanley | → $250 | Assumes | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2025 | Buy Now | -11.76% | Oppenheimer | $215 → $224 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/09/2025 | Buy Now | -14.91% | B of A Securities | $201 → $216 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2025 | Buy Now | -20.82% | B of A Securities | $196 → $201 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/12/2025 | Buy Now | -21.22% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $200 → $200 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | -1.52% | Morgan Stanley | $180 → $250 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -15.31% | Oppenheimer | $180 → $215 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -17.28% | RBC Capital | $205 → $210 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -3.49% | JP Morgan | $200 → $245 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | -16.49% | Wedbush | $181 → $212 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2025 | Buy Now | 10.3% | Evercore ISI Group | $260 → $280 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | -19.25% | RBC Capital | → $205 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/18/2025 | Buy Now | -21.22% | JP Morgan | $168 → $200 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2025 | Buy Now | -21.22% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $170 → $200 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 2.42% | Evercore ISI Group | $220 → $260 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | -11.37% | Goldman Sachs | $200 → $225 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | -33.82% | JP Morgan | $167 → $168 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | -33.03% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $170 → $170 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2025 | Buy Now | -34.22% | JP Morgan | $165 → $167 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | -22.79% | UBS | → $196 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | -13.34% | Evercore ISI Group | $205 → $220 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | -35% | JP Morgan | $174 → $165 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | -39.73% | TD Cowen | $160 → $153 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | -28.7% | Wedbush | $181 → $181 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | -29.09% | Oppenheimer | $190 → $180 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | -33.03% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $170 → $170 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2024 | Buy Now | -18.46% | Stifel | $200 → $207 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/04/2024 | Buy Now | -33.03% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $170 → $170 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -31.46% | JP Morgan | $180 → $174 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2024 | Buy Now | -36.97% | TD Cowen | $157 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | -24.76% | B of A Securities | $175 → $191 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | -29.09% | JP Morgan | $165 → $180 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | 13.84% | Wells Fargo | $264 → $289 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | -18.46% | Citigroup | $178 → $207 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | -19.25% | Evercore ISI Group | $191 → $205 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | -25.16% | Oppenheimer | $180 → $190 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/17/2024 | Buy Now | -21.22% | Goldman Sachs | $180 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -33.03% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $170 → $170 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | -33.03% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $170 → $170 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/05/2024 | Buy Now | -29.09% | Oppenheimer | → $180 | Upgrade | Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | -29.88% | Citigroup | $193 → $178 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | -35% | JP Morgan | $174 → $165 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | -38.15% | TD Cowen | $175 → $157 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | -31.06% | B of A Securities | $165 → $175 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | 3.99% | Wells Fargo | $277 → $264 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/04/2024 | Buy Now | -33.03% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $173 → $170 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2024 | Buy Now | -31.46% | JP Morgan | $170 → $174 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2024 | Buy Now | -22.79% | Jefferies | $174 → $196 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2024 | Buy Now | -23.19% | Goldman Sachs | $170 → $195 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/25/2024 | Buy Now | -31.06% | TD Cowen | $156 → $175 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/31/2024 | Buy Now | -21.22% | Stifel | → $200 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/16/2024 | Buy Now | -44.85% | Morgan Stanley | $116 → $140 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | -31.85% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $173 → $173 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | 3.21% | Wells Fargo | $260 → $262 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -33.03% | JP Morgan | $167 → $170 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -31.85% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $173 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | -54.31% | Morgan Stanley | $116 → $116 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | -31.85% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $173 → $173 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2024 | Buy Now | -34.22% | JP Morgan | $165 → $167 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2024 | Buy Now | -31.85% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $173 → $173 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/15/2024 | Buy Now | 2.42% | Wells Fargo | $196 → $260 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | -28.31% | Citigroup | $146 → $182 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | -11.37% | Wedbush | $207 → $225 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | -31.85% | Cantor Fitzgerald | $152 → $173 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2023 | Buy Now | -20.43% | Wedbush | $200 → $202 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2023 | Buy Now | -40.12% | Cantor Fitzgerald | → $152 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |