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Model output · Signal date 2026-11-09

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (IONS) Stock Forecast Nov. 9, 2026

Analysis updated on Nov. 9, 2026 (UTC) · Total · absolute moveSwitch to Alpha · Nasdaq

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Rank in coverage of 4224 stocks scored
Rank correlation · 90D 20.0% Spearman, 358 dates
Market Cap $6.55B mid-cap · #48 of 60 peers
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (IONS) stock forecast summary

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $6.55B. It ranks number 48 by market capitalization among the 60 Pharmaceutical Preparations issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.

For IONS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 20.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-08-11 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 10.0%, measured on 401 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-10-09. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

Expected absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +6.4%, buy ≥ +4.3%, sell < +2.2%, strong sell < +0.6% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-09 signals)

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Cross-section · 2026-11-09

How IONS ranks among 4224 stocks

90D Total forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).

Fundamentals · 2026-06-30

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (IONS) fundamentals

Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Pharmaceutical Preparations peers listed below that report each metric.

Valuation & Market

MetricIONSIndustry medianRank
Market Cap $6.55B $12.65B 48/60
P/B Ratio 14.90x 7.50x 9/42
EPS $-3.77 – –
Book Value/Share $2.65 – –
Revenue/Share $1.60 – –
FCF/Share $-3.37 – –

Profitability & Margins

MetricIONSIndustry medianRank
ROE -128.5% 5.4% 33/38
ROA -18.9% 1.9% 32/42
ROIC -22.2% 1.3% 33/44
Gross Margin 94.0% 82.1% 5/36
Operating Margin -224.0% 10.3% 35/38
Net Margin -213.0% 6.3% 32/35
EBT Margin -211.8% 9.9% 43/46
Tax Rate -0.6% – –

Financial Health

MetricIONSIndustry medianRank
Current Ratio 7.89x 2.46x 13/58
Quick Ratio 7.73x 1.64x 1/43
D/E Ratio 5.81x 1.22x 3/47
Financial Leverage 6.81x 2.12x 3/47
Interest Coverage -22.1x 1.2x 26/33
Working Capital $2.18B $911M 17/58

Cash Flow

MetricIONSIndustry medianRank
Operating Cash Flow -$496M $198M 55/59
Free Cash Flow -$561M $196M 47/50
Capital Spending -$64M -$52M 27/50
FCF/Sales -211.4% 16.9% 40/42
CapEx/Sales 24.3% 2.8% 3/42

Operational Efficiency

MetricIONSIndustry medianRank
Asset Turnover 0.09x 0.49x 37/39
Inventory Turnover 0.3x 1.7x 34/35
Fixed Assets Turnover 1.7x 8.1x 37/41
Days Inventory 1158 days 216 days 2/35
Payables Period 1087 days 124 days 1/24

Income Statement

MetricIONSIndustry medianRank
Total Revenue $265M $2.90B 43/46
Operating Income -$594M $88M 47/50
Net Income -$565M $81M 39/46
SG&A Expense $528M $1.49B 33/40
Cost of Goods Sold $16M $1.87B 35/37

Dividend & Shareholder Information

MetricIONSIndustry medianRank
Shares Outstanding 166M – –

Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)

Total Current Assets$2.49B83.2% of assets
Cash & Short-term Investments$350M11.7% of assets
Inventory$51M1.7% of assets
Total Liabilities$2.55B85.3% of assets
Short-term Debt$268M8.9% of assets
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Industry Peers · Pharmaceutical Preparations

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (IONS) industry peers

Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (Pharmaceutical Preparations): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.

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Company 90-Day AI Forecast (Total) Market Cap P/E Ratio P/B Ratio
IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc $6.55B – 14.9x
LLY Eli Lilly & Co $1.27T 44.0x 129.6x
JNJ Johnson & Johnson $664.95B 42.0x 8.2x
ABBV Abbvie Inc. $518.30B 44.9x –
MRK Merck & Co., Inc. $362.01B 151.3x 8.1x
NVS Novartis Ag $310.17B 9.8x –
AZN Astrazeneca Plc $293.55B 13.7x –
ABT Abbott Laboratories $192.16B 39.1x 3.8x
NVO Novo Nordisk A S $179.14B 3.0x –
PFE Pfizer Inc $167.51B 37.2x 1.9x
VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma $138.67B 35.2x 6.6x
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co $127.02B 13.8x 5.4x
SNY Sanofi $115.97B – –
GSK Gsk Plc $101.54B 5.6x –
REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $93.11B 20.0x 2.8x
TAK Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd $65.66B 6.3x –
TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd $49.65B 41.0x 6.2x
ONC Beone Medicines Ltd. $46.26B 1130.5x 8.0x
GMAB Genmab A/S $34.50B 2.2x –
ZTS Zoetis Inc. $32.81B 13.5x 9.9x
RPRX Royalty Pharma Plc $28.82B 47.1x 4.2x
ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd. $28.08B – 6.6x
INSM Insmed Inc $25.10B – 34.6x
UTHR United Therapeutics Corp $24.11B 21.2x 3.8x
VTRS Viatris Inc $22.87B – –
ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $20.98B 7.4x 5.8x
ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S $17.07B – –
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc $15.24B 77.5x 3.6x
BBIO Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. $15.18B – –
SMMT Summit Therapeutics Inc. $13.03B – 23.1x
ELAN Elanco Animal Health Inc $12.86B – 1.9x
RDY Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd $12.44B 16.4x –
BMRN Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc $11.07B 571.8x 1.8x
TGTX Tg Therapeutics, Inc. $9.49B 22.6x 15.7x
MDGL Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $9.23B – 14.7x
SYRE Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. $9.16B – 8.7x
PTGX Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc $8.54B 33.6x 7.9x
CORT Corcept Therapeutics Inc $8.11B 44.9x 9.7x
PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. $7.75B – 5.8x
ALKS Alkermes Plc. $7.75B 44.8x 4.2x
RYTM Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $7.73B – 87.9x
CYTK Cytokinetics Inc $7.67B – –
KNSA Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc $7.37B 86.9x 10.4x
AXSM Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. $7.02B – 66.6x
ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $6.96B – 14.9x
ABVX Abivax S.A. $6.83B – –
ORKA Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. $6.81B – 6.1x
AMRX Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $6.80B 141.9x –
BLTE Belite Bio, Inc $6.20B – 8.1x
LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc $6.12B 116.9x 6.4x
MIRM Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $6.09B – –
COGT Cogent Biosciences, Inc. $5.82B – 11.3x
MANE Veradermics, Inc $5.80B – 7.1x
SUPN Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. $5.56B – 5.2x
PTCT Ptc Therapeutics, Inc. $5.47B – –
ERAS Erasca, Inc. $5.04B – 13.9x
EWTX Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. $4.89B 5.4x 3.0x
DNTH Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. /De/ $4.81B – 3.9x
TVTX Travere Therapeutics, Inc. $4.44B – 196.6x
LEGN Legend Biotech Corp $4.33B – –

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What is the Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (IONS) stock forecast?

Our AI scores Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.

How accurate are Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc stock predictions?

For IONS, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 20.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-08-11 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 10.0%, measured on 401 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-10-09. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report

How often are Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc forecasts updated?

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 9, 2026.

Which companies are Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc's industry peers?

60 issuers in our coverage, IONS included, share the SEC industry code Pharmaceutical Preparations. The largest are: Eli Lilly & Co (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Abbvie Inc. (ABBV), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Novartis Ag (NVS), Astrazeneca Plc (AZN).

This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.