Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Pacira BioSciences (PCRX)

Pacira BioSciences (NASDAQ: PCRX) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

  • 9/1/2026 – Pacira BioSciences was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
  • 8/17/2026 – Pacira BioSciences had its “sell (d+)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
  • 8/17/2026 – Pacira BioSciences is now covered by Truist Financial Corporation. They set a “buy” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock.
  • 8/16/2026 – Pacira BioSciences was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
  • 8/8/2026 – Pacira BioSciences was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
  • 8/5/2026 – Pacira BioSciences had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $24.00 to $25.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
  • 8/5/2026 – Pacira BioSciences had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $32.00 to $33.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Insider Transactions at Pacira BioSciences

In related news, SVP Lauren Riker sold 6,115 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.50, for a total value of $143,702.50. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 62,284 shares in the company, valued at $1,463,674. This represents a 8.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Jonathan Slonin sold 3,040 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.23, for a total transaction of $70,619.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 216,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,026,600.32. This represents a 1.39% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Pacira BioSciences, Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing non-opioid, non-addictive pain management and regenerative health solutions. The company’s flagship product, EXPAREL, is a bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension designed to provide long-lasting postsurgical analgesia. EXPAREL is used by clinicians across a broad range of surgical procedures to reduce reliance on opioid medications and to help manage acute postoperative pain.

In addition to its marketed offering, Pacira maintains an active pipeline of investigational products aimed at addressing unmet needs in pain management and inflammation control.

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