Netlist, Inc. (NLST) Stock Forecast and Price Target (2026)
Last updated July 2026
Short answer
There is no meaningful analyst consensus for Netlist, Inc. (NLST): too few analysts publish estimates on it for an average target to mean anything. That is normal for smaller and newer companies and says nothing about the business. What is left is the setup, the drivers and the risks below, which you assess yourself rather than starting from someone else's model. Walnut is not an investment adviser.
Why NLST has no consensus price target
Sell-side coverage follows trading volume and banking relationships, so smaller companies, recent listings, and names outside the major indices often carry little or none. That is the situation with NLST. It says nothing about the quality of the business, but it does mean there is no informed average to anchor to, and that any single target you find elsewhere is one analyst's model rather than a consensus.
Trailing revenue of ~$332.69 million against a ~$1.96 billion market value works out to ~5.9 times sales, a multiple that would be unusual for a memory reseller earning single digit millions. The reconciling item is intellectual property: the Samsung license alone is worth up to ~$750 million to Netlist over five years, and the ~$445 million Micron verdict remains live on appeal. Reported results will look lumpy as license fees land, since the upfront payment and the quarterly fees follow contract dates rather than the shipment cycle that drives the resale line.
What could move NLST from here
In short: the drivers cited most often are The Samsung license turns a verdict into a payment schedule, Memory pricing and a $1.5 billion Samsung supply line, Micron and the ITC docket are the remaining optionality. The risk cited most often against it is nLST is quoted on OTCQB, not on Nasdaq or the NYSE.
Both sides are worked through properly, with the high and low targets used as the bull and bear anchors, on the NLST is it a buy page. This page deliberately stops at the numbers.
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FAQ
What is the price target for Netlist, Inc. (NLST)?
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There is no meaningful consensus price target for NLST, because too few analysts publish on it. That is common for smaller and newer companies. Where only one or two analysts cover a stock, an "average target" is really one person's model, so we do not print a number that would imply more agreement than exists. Check your broker's research tab for whatever individual coverage exists.
Why does NLST have no analyst forecast?
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Sell-side coverage follows trading volume and banking relationships, so small caps, recent listings, and companies outside the major indices often carry little or none. A lack of coverage says nothing about the business itself. It does mean you are doing the analysis yourself rather than starting from someone else's model.
What could move NLST?
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The drivers and the risks are laid out on this page and in more depth on the NLST "is it a buy" page. Without analyst estimates to anchor to, the honest framing is scenarios rather than a number.
Walnut is informational, not investment advice, and does not publish price targets of its own. The analyst figures on this page come from a August 2026 data pull of published third-party research, are approximate, and change constantly. Verify current figures with your broker before acting on them.