Analysts have provided the following ratings for Acceleron Pharma XLRN within the last quarter:

According to 7 analyst offering 12-month price targets in the last 3 months, Acceleron Pharma has an average price target of $179.86 with a high of $180.00 and a low of $179.00.

Below is a summary of how these 7 analysts rated Acceleron Pharma over the past 3 months. The greater the number of bullish ratings, the more positive analysts are on the stock and the greater the number of bearish ratings, the move negative analysts are on the stock

This average price target has increased by 20.17% over the past month.

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