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BKD Stock Forecast: Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 14 Oct 2026
$10
−0.10% on the day

The 6 Wall Street analysts covering Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $18 — +80.5% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 73 of 100 as at 14 Oct 2026 — in the upper half. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$2.4B
Ticker Nerd rank
73 / 100
Median analyst target
$18
Analysts covering
6
Revenue$718.6M−11.6% y/y
Operating income$43.8M
Net income$23.3M
Free cash flow$43.5M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−6.1%
1M
−15.1%
YTD
−6.3%
1Y
+15.7%
From 52W high
−39.7%
From 52W low
+17.4%
$9
$17
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

BKD stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 14 Oct 2026
73 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Growth
82
Volatility
80
Accruals
71
Momentum
70
Issuance
69
Revisions
65
Quality
45
Value
42
Size
32

Growth (82): Sales and profits are climbing, and climbing faster than before.

Value (42): The shares cost a lot relative to the profits and assets behind them.

Size (32): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

BKD stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on BKD, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$10$15$20Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26BKDHigh $23Median $18Low $17

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says6 analysts
6 Buy0 Hold0 Sell
Low $17Median $18High $23

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +80.5% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
11 Aug 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$18 → $17
15 June 2026Compass PointInitiatesBuy$22
15 June 2026Compass PointInitiatesBuy—
9 Apr 2026Stephens & Co.InitiatesOverweight—
3 Feb 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
29 Jan 2026RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
22 Jan 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
6 Jan 2026B of A SecuritiesUpgradeBuy—
17 Nov 2025RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
11 Nov 2025BarclaysUpgradeOverweight—
10 Nov 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
7 Aug 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
9 July 2025RBC CapitalReiteratesOutperform—
8 May 2025RBC CapitalMaintainsOutperform—
16 Apr 2025BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight—
10 Apr 2025RBC CapitalReiteratesOutperform—
1 Apr 2025BarclaysInitiatesEqual-Weight—
12 Mar 2025MacquarieMaintainsOutperform—
20 Feb 2025RBC CapitalReiteratesOutperform—
20 Dec 2024MacquarieMaintainsOutperform—

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. BKD appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

BKD vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 14 Oct 2026, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. returned +15.7% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

BKD vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
100120140160180200Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26BKDS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

BKD analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
Analysts raising
1
Analysts cutting
0
Fundamentals

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
−9.0×

Cheaper than 93% of US stocks

Price / sales
0.8×

Cheaper than 72% of US stocks

Price / book
−87.7×

Cheaper than 99% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
16.2×

Cheaper than 20% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
−8.9%

Higher than 16% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
−11.6%

Higher than 25% of US stocks

Gross margin
28.6%

Higher than 32% of US stocks

Operating margin
6.8%

Higher than 58% of US stocks

Net margin
−4.7%

Higher than 24% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
−349.6%

Higher than 4% of US stocks

Return on assets
1.5%

Higher than 55% of US stocks

Dividend yield
9.9%

Higher than 96% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (BKD) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. has a market value of $2.4B and an enterprise value of $7.5B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $3.1B. The latest quarter shrank 8.9% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: −$138.4M, a −4.5% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $−0.58.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $23.7M, after $200.1M of capital spending.

  • Shares outstanding: 238.8M.

  • Trailing P/E: −9.0×; forward P/E: 84.3× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 9.88%, paying out 0% of earnings.

  • Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. employs 22,440 people — $136K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 13 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

BKD vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelMedical Care Facilities
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
BKDBrookdale Senior Living, Inc.$2.4B
73
GRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services, Inc.$2.6B
81
MDPediatrix Medical Group, Inc.$2.2B
99
ADUSAddus HomeCare Corp.$2.2B
96
AVAHAveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc.$2.7B
88
ACHCAcadia Healthcare Co., Inc.$2.9B
51
SGRYSurgery Partners, Inc.$1.9B
43

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest BKD news & analysis

Brookdale Completes Acquisition of 17 Communities and Announces Mutually Beneficial Agreement to Acquire 30 Additional Leased Communities from Welltower

PRNewsWire · 13 Oct 2026positive

Brookdale completed the acquisition of 17 communities and announced an agreement with Welltower to acquire 30 additional leased communities. The transactions are intended to advance Brookdale’s strategy of increasing real estate ownership and reducing long-term lease obligations.

Why it matters — The transactions relate to Brookdale’s real estate ownership and lease obligations, areas relevant to the company’s operations.

Brookdale Reports September 2026 Occupancy

PRNewsWire · 8 Oct 2026neutral

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. reported its occupancy for September 2026 on October 8, 2026.

Why it matters — Occupancy is an operating metric that BKD watchers may monitor.

Brookdale (BKD) Upgraded to Strong Buy: Here's Why

Zacks Investment Research · 7 Oct 2026positive

Brookdale (BKD) was upgraded to Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about its earnings prospects. The excerpt says this might drive the stock higher in the near term.

Why it matters — BKD watchers may note the upgrade as a sign of increased optimism about the company's earnings prospects.

Is Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) Outperforming Other Medical Stocks This Year?

Zacks Investment Research · 17 Sept 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research has published a piece examining how Brookdale Senior Living (BKD) and Illumina (ILMN) have performed relative to their sector so far this year. The article compares the year-to-date performance of these two medical stocks against their broader sector.

Why it matters — BKD watchers would care because the report provides a year-to-date context on how Brookdale's stock performance stacks up against peers and the medical sector.

Brookdale Reports August 2026 Occupancy

PRNewsWire · 9 Sept 2026neutral

Brookdale Senior Living reported its occupancy figures for August 2026 in a press release issued from its Brentwood, Tenn., headquarters on Sept. 9, 2026. No specific figures or details were included in the available text.

Why it matters — Occupancy is a closely watched operating metric for Brookdale, giving investors insight into the performance of its senior living communities.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about BKD stock

What is the BKD stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 6 Wall Street analysts covering Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $18, with estimates ranging from $17 to $23. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is BKD stock a buy right now?

Of the 6 analysts covering Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., 6 rate it a Buy, 0 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. 73 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 14 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank BKD?

As at 14 Oct 2026, Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. ranks 73 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Growth (82 of 100).

Will BKD stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 6 analysts implies +80.5% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. 73 out of 100 as at 14 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the BKD stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for BKD are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $17 to $23 over the next 12 months.

How has BKD stock performed over the past year?

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. returned +15.7% over the 12 months to 14 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. do?

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. is a U.S.-based senior living operator focused on housing, care, and support services for older adults.

What is the latest news on BKD?

The most recent item we track (PRNewsWire, 13 Oct 2026): "Brookdale Completes Acquisition of 17 Communities and Announces Mutually Beneficial Agreement to Acquire 30 Additional Leased Communities from Welltower". Brookdale completed the acquisition of 17 communities and announced an agreement with Welltower to acquire 30 additional leased communities. The transactions are intended to advance Brookdale’s strategy of increasing real estate ownership and reducing long-term lease obligations.

Company

About Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

Brookdale Senior Living Inc. is a U.S.-based senior living operator focused on housing, care, and support services for older adults. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, and continuing care retirement communities across the United States, serving residents through communities designed for different levels of daily support and specialized care. The company’s services combine residential living with hospitality, wellness, and personal care offerings, making it a key provider in the senior housing and healthcare services market. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. also works within the broader continuum of senior care, helping meet needs that range from active retirement lifestyles to more advanced memory and assistance requirements.

CEO Mr. Nikolas W. Stengle · 22,440 employees · United States · https://www.brookdale.com