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Pacific Biosciences Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NASDAQ:PACB | Benzinga
Pacific Biosciences of California Inc has a consensus price target of $4.29 based on the ratings of 17 analysts. The high is $17 issued by Goldman Sachs on June 30, 2023. The low is $1.25 issued by Piper Sandler on May 15, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Piper Sandler, Stephens & Co., and Canaccord Genuity on May 15, 2025, May 15, 2025, and April 10, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $2.02 between Piper Sandler, Stephens & Co., and Canaccord Genuity, there's an implied 57.55% upside for Pacific Biosciences of California Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Piper Sandler
Stephens & Co.
Canaccord Genuity
Scotiabank
Goldman Sachs
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Pacific Biosciences
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | -2.34% | Piper Sandler | David Westenberg61% | $2 → $1.25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2025 | Buy Now | 40.63% | Stephens & Co. | Mason Carrico43% | $1.8 → $1.8 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2025 | Buy Now | 134.38% | Canaccord Genuity | Kyle Mikson41% | $3 → $3 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/25/2025 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Scotiabank | Sung Ji Nam47% | $6 → $2 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2025 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Piper Sandler | David Westenberg61% | $2.5 → $2 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 17.19% | Goldman Sachs | Matthew Sykes64% | $1.75 → $1.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2025 | Buy Now | 95.31% | Stephens & Co. | Mason Carrico43% | $2.5 → $2.5 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/14/2025 | Buy Now | 95.31% | Stephens & Co. | Mason Carrico43% | $2.5 → $2.5 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2025 | Buy Now | 36.72% | Goldman Sachs | Matthew Sykes64% | $2.25 → $1.75 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | 56.25% | UBS | John Sourbeer34% | → $2 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | 368.75% | Scotiabank | Sung Ji Nam47% | $7 → $6 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2024 | Buy Now | 95.31% | Piper Sandler | David Westenberg61% | $2 → $2.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/28/2024 | Buy Now | 446.88% | Scotiabank | Sung Ji Nam47% | $8 → $7 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2024 | Buy Now | 95.31% | Stephens & Co. | Mason Carrico43% | $3.5 → $2.5 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/12/2024 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Morgan Stanley | Tejas Savant51% | $4 → $2 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2024 | Buy Now | 173.44% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Ross Osborn43% | $3.5 → $3.5 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2024 | Buy Now | 134.38% | Canaccord Genuity | Kyle Mikson41% | $3.5 → $3 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2024 | Buy Now | 212.5% | Jefferies | Tycho Peterson83% | → $4 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | 212.5% | Morgan Stanley | Tejas Savant51% | $10 → $4 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/13/2024 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Piper Sandler | David Westenberg61% | $6.5 → $2 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2024 | Buy Now | 56.25% | Barclays | Luke Sergott51% | $3 → $2 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Rachel Vatnsdal66% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/19/2024 | Buy Now | 95.31% | Goldman Sachs | Matthew Sykes64% | $7 → $2.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 95.31% | Bernstein | Eve Burstein45% | $9 → $2.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 95.31% | Goldman Sachs | Matthew Sykes64% | $7 → $2.5 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/18/2024 | Buy Now | 525% | Scotiabank | Sung Ji Nam47% | $15 → $8 | Maintains | Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2024 | Buy Now | 95.31% | TD Cowen | Daniel Brennan43% | $12 → $2.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 134.38% | Barclays | Luke Sergott51% | $8 → $3 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 446.88% | Goldman Sachs | Matthew Sykes64% | $9 → $7 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/22/2024 | Buy Now | 681.25% | Canaccord Genuity | Kyle Mikson41% | $14 → $10 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2024 | Buy Now | 837.5% | UBS | John Sourbeer34% | $12.5 → $12 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2023 | Buy Now | 759.38% | Stephens & Co. | Mason Carrico43% | → $11 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2023 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Subbu Nambi49% | — | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Doug Schenkel72% | — | Initiates | → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
| 11/17/2023 | Buy Now | 681.25% | UBS | John Sourbeer34% | $13 → $10 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2023 | Buy Now | 525% | Piper Sandler | David Westenberg61% | $9 → $8 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | 1071.88% | Canaccord Genuity | Kyle Mikson41% | $17 → $15 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | 759.38% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Ross Osborn43% | $14 → $11 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2023 | Buy Now | 681.25% | Morgan Stanley | Tejas Savant51% | $13 → $10 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2023 | Buy Now | 603.13% | Piper Sandler | David Westenberg61% | $13 → $9 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2023 | Buy Now | 603.13% | Barclays | Luke Sergott51% | $14 → $9 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/28/2023 | Buy Now | 759.38% | Bernstein | Eve Burstein45% | → $11 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2023 | Buy Now | 993.75% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Ross Osborn43% | → $14 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2023 | Buy Now | 993.75% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Ross Osborn43% | → $14 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2023 | Buy Now | 915.63% | Morgan Stanley | Tejas Savant51% | $13 → $13 | Reiterates | Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 915.63% | Morgan Stanley | Tejas Savant51% | $12 → $13 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/30/2023 | Buy Now | 1228.13% | Goldman Sachs | — | → $17 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/05/2023 | Buy Now | 1228.13% | Canaccord Genuity | Kyle Mikson41% | $14 → $17 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/10/2023 | Buy Now | 993.75% | Barclays | Luke Sergott51% | → $14 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | 837.5% | Morgan Stanley | Tejas Savant51% | $10 → $12 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 1228.13% | TD Cowen | Daniel Brennan43% | $15 → $17 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2023 | Buy Now | 915.63% | Cantor Fitzgerald | Ross Osborn43% | $12 → $13 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2023 | Buy Now | 1071.88% | TD Cowen | Dan Brennan63% | $13 → $15 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2023 | Buy Now | 837.5% | Scotiabank | Sung Ji Nam47% | → $12 | Initiates | → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/16/2022 | Buy Now | 993.75% | Canaccord Genuity | Kyle Mikson41% | $12 → $14 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2022 | Buy Now | 485.94% | Piper Sandler | David Westenberg61% | $6 → $7.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Pacific Biosciences (PACB) stock?
The latest price target for Pacific Biosciences (NASDAQ:PACB) was reported by Piper Sandler on May 15, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $1.25 expecting PACB to fall to within 12 months (a possible -2.34% downside). 17 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Pacific Biosciences (PACB)?
The latest analyst rating for Pacific Biosciences (NASDAQ:PACB) was provided by Piper Sandler, and Pacific Biosciences maintained their neutral rating.
When was the last upgrade for Pacific Biosciences (PACB)?
The last upgrade for Pacific Biosciences of California Inc happened on November 17, 2023 when UBS raised their price target to $10. UBS previously had a neutral for Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Pacific Biosciences (PACB)?
The last downgrade for Pacific Biosciences of California Inc happened on November 11, 2024 when UBS changed their price target from N/A to $2 for Pacific Biosciences of California Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Pacific Biosciences (PACB)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Pacific Biosciences, 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 Pacific Biosciences was filed on May 15, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 15, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Pacific Biosciences (PACB) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Pacific Biosciences (PACB) rating was a maintained with a price target of $2.00 to $1.25. The current price Pacific Biosciences (PACB) is trading at is $1.28, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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