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▲ 0.1% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.62 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▲ Net Buyer (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

12 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.62

More calls — Bullish

1,527 calls · 941 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$107

-31.8%

Highest Price Target

$198

+26.1%

CICC

Lowest Price Target

$82

-47.8%

BMO Capital

Short Interest

0.1%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Buyer

Short Interest — % of Float

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 24, 2026	CICC	Yuan Guo—	+26.1%	$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—	-39.5%	$90 → $95	Maintained	Buy
May 30, 2024	Argus Research	Jasper Hellweg—	-45.8%	$80 → $85	Maintained	Buy
May 30, 2024	Goldman Sachs	Rajan Sharma—	-38.2%	$97	Initiate	Buy
Apr 26, 2024	BMO Capital	Etzer Darout—	-47.8%	$80 → $82	Maintained	Outperform
Apr 16, 2024	Deutsche Bank	Emmanuel Papada—	—	—	Upgrade	Sell→Hold
Feb 12, 2024	BMO Capital	Etzer Darout—	-49.0%	$82 → $80	Maintained	Outperform
Feb 8, 2024	Deutsche Bank	Emmanuel Papadakis—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Hold
Jan 23, 2024	Morgan Stanley	Mark Purcell—	-45.8%	$85	Initiate	Overweight
Jan 3, 2024	Jefferies	Peter Welford—	—	—	Downgrade	Buy→Hold