AstraZeneca Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for AstraZeneca (AZN): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▼ 0.2% short float

Options Flow▼ 1.01 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— N/A

Analyst Consensus

Buy

12 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

1.01

More puts — Bearish

3,003 calls · 3,043 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$107

-37.4%

Highest Price Target

$198

+15.8%

CICC

Lowest Price Target

$82

-52.0%

BMO Capital

Short Interest

0.2%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

—

Short Interest — % of Float

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 24, 2026	CICC	Yuan Guo—	+15.8%	$198	Initiate	Outperform
Oct 27, 2025	Jefferies	Michael Leuchten—	—	—	Assumes	Hold→Buy
Feb 13, 2025	UBS	Matthew Weston—	—	—	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy
Nov 20, 2024	UBS	Matthew Weston—	—	—	Upgrade	Sell→Neutral
Sep 11, 2024	Erste Group	Hans Engel—	—	—	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Aug 12, 2024	TD Cowen	Steve Scala—	-44.4%	$90 → $95	Maintained	Buy
May 30, 2024	Argus Research	Jasper Hellweg—	-50.3%	$80 → $85	Maintained	Buy
May 30, 2024	Goldman Sachs	Rajan Sharma—	-43.3%	$97	Initiate	Buy
Apr 26, 2024	BMO Capital	Etzer Darout—	-52.0%	$80 → $82	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 16, 2024	Deutsche Bank	Emmanuel Papada—	—	—	Upgrade	Sell→Hold
Feb 12, 2024	BMO Capital	Etzer Darout—	-53.2%	$82 → $80	Maintained	Outperform
Feb 8, 2024	Deutsche Bank	Emmanuel Papadakis—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Hold
Jan 23, 2024	Morgan Stanley	Mark Purcell—	-50.3%	$85	Initiate	Overweight
Jan 3, 2024	Jefferies	Peter Welford—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Hold