The average analyst price target is the consensus (mean) price the Wall Street analysts covering a stock expect it to reach over the next 12 months. Quantustik shows it next to the current price and next to the model's own forecast so you can see where they disagree.
Two things an average hides. The spread: an average of $200 built from targets ranging $150–$260 tells you far less than one where every analyst clusters near $200 — a wide range means genuine disagreement, which is why the high and low targets matter too. And the lag: analysts tend to raise targets after a stock has already climbed and cut them after it has already fallen, so the target often follows the tape rather than leading it.
Almost always the next 12 months — where the analyst expects the stock to trade roughly a year out, not a same-day or long-term value.
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