Mizuho cuts target for Align Technology stock from USD 220 to USD 200

Published on 10/25/2026 at 00:21 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Results arrive October 28, 2026 with sales guidance of USD 1.00 billion to USD 1.02 billion. Align Technology stock keeps an outperform rating.

Targets and operating context

Mizuho cut its Align Technology target from USD 220.00 to USD 200.00 on October 22, 2026.
Second-quarter revenue rose 4.30 percent year over year to USD 1.06 billion.
Align Technology had a USD 11.0 billion market capitalization on October 23, 2026.
Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 28, 2026.

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Align Technology (ISIN US0162551016) faces a lower Mizuho price target of USD 200.00, down from USD 220.00, while the firm kept its outperform rating on October 22, 2026, according to MarketBeat. Align Technology is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 28, 2026, after the market close.

Three target cuts frame the outlook

Analyst revisions have moved in the same direction. On October 5, Evercore lowered its rating from outperform to in-line and set a USD 155.00 target, according to MarketBeat. On October 9, Stifel Nicolaus cut its target from USD 210.00 to USD 175.00 while retaining a buy rating, the same source reported.

What does the target cut mean?

The lower targets contrast with Align's latest reported growth. For the second quarter of 2026, revenue reached USD 1.06 billion, up 4.30 percent from the year-earlier period, while adjusted earnings per share came to USD 2.64 against a USD 2.61 consensus estimate, according to Benzinga. The reported revenue also exceeded the USD 1.052 billion estimate by USD 4.00 million.

Results date and call

Align Technology scheduled the third-quarter report for October 28, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET, followed by the conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET. Benzinga reported third-quarter sales guidance of USD 1.00 billion to USD 1.02 billion against a USD 1.024 billion analyst estimate.

Valuation remains tied to execution

Align Technology had a market capitalization of USD 11.0 billion on October 23, 2026. Its 52-week range was USD 130.23 to USD 200.44 on that date, placing the upcoming report at the center of the next valuation debate.

Align Technology was last at USD 154.51 on Nasdaq on October 23, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Align Technology stock.