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Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc has a consensus price target of $4.5 based on the ratings of 7 analysts. The high is $8 issued by Citigroup on May 31, 2023. The low is $1 issued by Leerink Partners on March 4, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by HC Wainwright & Co., HC Wainwright & Co., and Piper Sandler on June 24, 2025, March 28, 2025, and March 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $4.67 between HC Wainwright & Co., HC Wainwright & Co., and Piper Sandler, there's an implied 276.34% upside for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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06/24/2025 | 222.58% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $4 → $4 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
03/28/2025 | 222.58% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $4 → $4 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
03/07/2025 | 383.87% | Piper Sandler | $10 → $6 | Maintains | Overweight | |||
03/07/2025 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | |||
03/07/2025 | 222.58% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $4 → $4 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
03/04/2025 | -19.35% | Leerink Partners | → $1 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | |||
03/03/2025 | 222.58% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $4 → $4 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
03/03/2025 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | |||
01/29/2025 | 222.58% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $4 → $4 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
01/29/2025 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | |||
12/23/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | |||
11/25/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | |||
11/22/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | |||
11/13/2024 | 383.87% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
11/13/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | |||
11/05/2024 | 383.87% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
11/01/2024 | 383.87% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $6 | Maintains | Buy | |||
11/01/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | |||
10/30/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
10/30/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | |||
10/23/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
10/17/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
10/03/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
09/27/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
09/11/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
09/03/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
08/21/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
08/13/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
08/02/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
07/16/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
06/24/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | $10 → $10 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | |||
06/21/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | → $10 | Reiterates | → Buy | |||
06/17/2024 | 706.45% | HC Wainwright & Co. | → $10 | Initiates | → Buy | |||
05/03/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | |||
04/30/2024 | 303.23% | Leerink Partners | — | → $5 | Initiates | → Outperform | ||
04/23/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | |||
04/11/2024 | — | Needham | — | Reiterates | → Hold | |||
05/31/2023 | 545.16% | Citigroup | $6 → $8 | Maintains | Buy | |||
05/30/2023 | — | Needham | — | Maintains | Hold | |||
03/07/2023 | 141.94% | Jefferies | → $3 | Initiates | → Hold | |||
11/22/2022 | 383.87% | Citigroup | $16 → $6 | Maintains | Buy | |||
08/12/2022 | 706.45% | Piper Sandler | → $10 | Initiates | → Overweight |
The latest price target for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX) was reported by HC Wainwright & Co. on June 24, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $4.00 expecting LXRX to rise to within 12 months (a possible 222.58% upside). 29 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX) was provided by HC Wainwright & Co., and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals reiterated their buy rating.
There is no last upgrade for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
The last downgrade for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc happened on March 4, 2025 when Leerink Partners changed their price target from N/A to $1 for Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Lexicon 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 Lexicon Pharmaceuticals was filed on June 24, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 24, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX) rating was a reiterated with a price target of $4.00 to $4.00. The current price Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX) is trading at is $1.24, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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