WAVE Life Sciences (WVE) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

WAVE Life Sciences (NASDAQ: WVE) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

  • 5/4/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $30.00 to $24.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 5/2/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong sell” to “hold”.
  • 4/30/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences had its price target lowered by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from $52.00 to $43.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/29/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences is now covered by Truist Financial Corporation. They set a “buy” rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock.
  • 4/20/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
  • 4/14/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences had its price target lowered by HC Wainwright from $30.00 to $18.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 4/12/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “strong sell”.
  • 3/27/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences had its price target lowered by Bank of America Corporation from $38.00 to $21.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 3/27/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $27.00 to $13.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
  • 3/25/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences was upgraded by Truist Financial Corporation to “strong-buy”.
  • 3/25/2026 – WAVE Life Sciences had its price target raised by Mizuho from $22.00 to $27.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other WAVE Life Sciences news, insider Chris Francis sold 33,194 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.05, for a total value of $499,569.70. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 61,867 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $931,098.35. This trade represents a 34.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 24.30% of the company’s stock.

WAVE Life Sciences is a clinical-stage genetic medicines company focused on the discovery and development of stereopure oligonucleotide therapies designed to address serious diseases with high unmet medical need. Leveraging proprietary chemistry and precision synthesis, WAVE engineers drug candidates with defined stereochemistry to optimize potency, safety and manufacturability. This approach aims to enhance target specificity and improve therapeutic profiles compared with traditional oligonucleotide medicines.

The company’s pipeline includes programs in neuromuscular disorders such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy and neurodegenerative conditions including Huntington’s disease, as well as early-stage cardiovascular and liver indications.

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