APLS Analyst Ratings

Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APLS) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Biotechnology industry, with a market capitalization near $5.25B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 705 people, carrying a beta of -0.25 to the broader market. Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Led by Cedric Francois, public since 2017-11-09.

Price Targets

Average Target

$33.40

High

$48.00

Low

$19.00

Recent Upgrades & Downgrades

How to Read APLS Analyst Coverage

Sell-side equity analysts publish three primary outputs: ratings (Strong Buy / Buy / Hold / Sell / Strong Sell, or firm-specific equivalents), price targets, and EPS / revenue estimate revisions. Rating consensus moves slowly relative to price; it reflects 12-month directional conviction rather than near-term momentum. Price targets are more responsive but typically drift behind realized price during sharp moves. The most actionable signal for options traders is a cluster of ratings actions across multiple firms within a short window, which compresses or expands implied volatility on a horizon of days to weeks and shifts the put-call skew toward the directional consensus. The recent-actions table above shows the five most recent firm-level changes; longer histories live behind aggregator sources.

For event-driven options sizing, pair the consensus rating and target distribution with the implied-volatility surface and dealer-positioning view. Aggressive target hikes from multiple firms tend to tighten put skew (downside protection becomes relatively cheaper); aggressive cuts widen put skew. The size of the IV response in the hours after a rating change is visible on the per-ticker volatility skew page and the gamma-exposure page, both of which show how dealer hedging propagates the analyst-driven flow into the listed options chain.

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