MongoDB (MDB.NASDAQ) AI FORECASTS & ADVISOR ANALYSIS
Read and compare the 12 individual AI Advisor deep-dive reports, including their forecast paths, ratings, price targets, and reasoning.
Updated on 2 July 2026Deep analysis 5 July 2026
Niccolo Machiavelli AI
Price-adjusted rating
Buy
5-Year Return Est.
+112.3%
MDB.NASDAQ does not currently pay dividends
1. Investment Thesis — Base Case
The 'True Pricetrue priceAn estimate of long-term fair value after temporary noise and short-term sentiment are filtered out.View full glossary entry' path for MongoDB is built on its indispensable role as the data toll bridgetoll bridgeToll bridge describes a business model that earns recurring fees by controlling access to an essential network, platform, or transaction pathway.View full glossary entry for the agentic software era. The market currently penalizes MDB for slowing headline growth, missing the structural transition from a generic NoSQL database to the foundational unstructured memory layer for AI. As the Alpha Gapalpha gapA difference between an investment view of potential excess return and the excess return implied by current market expectations.View full glossary entry closes, MDB's unique ability to run vector search both multi-cloud and completely on-premise will capture the massive, compliance-driven 'Sovereign AIsovereign aiA national strategy to develop or control domestic AI models, data, computing capacity, skills, and governance.View full glossary entry' market that hyperscalershyperscalersVery large cloud or internet-platform operators that run computing infrastructure at global scale.View full glossary entry cannot touch.
- New CEO CJ Desai's ruthless early-2026 sales restructuring and guidance reset provides a highly achievable beat-and-raise runway.
- The shift to token-heavy, autonomous AI agentsautonomous ai agentsAI-based software agents that plan and execute tasks with limited direct human intervention.View full glossary entry mechanically drives up database read/write intensity, accelerating consumption billing.
- A pristine, unlevered balance sheetbalance sheetA financial statement showing assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific point in time.View full glossary entry and roughly 20% FCF marginsfcf marginsFree cash flow as a percentage of revenue.View full glossary entry provide massive downside protection in a high-rate macro regimemacro regimeA persistent combination of growth, inflation, policy, and liquidity conditions affecting asset prices.View full glossary entry.
- Open-source Postgres (pgvector) and hyperscaler clones lack the distributed, massive-scale latency requirements needed for production-grade agentic workflowsagentic workflowsProcesses in which AI agents plan and execute multi-step tasks with limited human intervention.View full glossary entry.
- Stock-Based Compensation remains the primary friction, but aggressive $400M+ annual buybacks neutralize the dilutiondilutionReduction in ownership percentage for existing shareholders caused by the issuance of new equity shares.View full glossary entry threat.
At a $29B market cap, the valuation is entirely realistic given the trillions flowing into AI infrastructureai infrastructureThe compute, networking, storage, power, cooling, software, and facilities used to develop and operate AI systems.View full glossary entry, making MDB a dominant, independent data plane.
Historical prices and published forecast
- Observed price
- Published advisor forecast
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| Series | Date | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Observed price | 2021-06-28 | 389 |
| Observed price | 2021-07-18 | 337 |
| Observed price | 2021-07-26 | 361 |
| Observed price | 2021-08-07 | 371 |
| Observed price | 2021-08-23 | 380 |
| Observed price | 2021-09-16 | 510 |
| Observed price | 2021-09-24 | 508 |
| Observed price | 2021-10-02 | 458 |
| Observed price | 2021-10-30 | 501 |
| Observed price | 2021-11-07 | 566 |
| Observed price | 2021-11-19 | 570 |
| Observed price | 2021-12-05 | 442 |
| Observed price | 2021-12-25 | 556 |
| Observed price | 2022-01-06 | 430 |
| Observed price | 2022-01-10 | 435 |
| Observed price | 2022-01-26 | 358 |
| Observed price | 2022-02-11 | 445 |
| Observed price | 2022-03-03 | 327 |
| Observed price | 2022-03-07 | 280 |
| Observed price | 2022-03-31 | 444 |
| Observed price | 2022-04-04 | 459 |
| Observed price | 2022-04-28 | 357 |
| Observed price | 2022-05-02 | 347 |
| Observed price | 2022-05-26 | 240 |
| Observed price | 2022-05-30 | 245 |
| Observed price | 2022-06-07 | 296 |
| Observed price | 2022-07-01 | 268 |
| Observed price | 2022-07-21 | 318 |
| Observed price | 2022-07-25 | 289 |
| Observed price | 2022-08-10 | 380 |
| Observed price | 2022-08-26 | 354 |
| Observed price | 2022-09-15 | 234 |
| Observed price | 2022-09-19 | 219 |
| Observed price | 2022-10-13 | 177 |
| Observed price | 2022-10-21 | 189 |
| Observed price | 2022-11-06 | 146 |
| Observed price | 2022-11-26 | 146 |
| Observed price | 2022-12-08 | 194 |
| Observed price | 2022-12-12 | 203 |
| Observed price | 2023-01-05 | 172 |
| Observed price | 2023-01-09 | 178 |
| Observed price | 2023-02-02 | 225 |
| Observed price | 2023-02-14 | 225 |
| Observed price | 2023-03-02 | 205 |
| Observed price | 2023-03-06 | 220 |
| Observed price | 2023-03-10 | 194 |
| Observed price | 2023-04-07 | 214 |
| Observed price | 2023-04-27 | 239 |
| Observed price | 2023-05-01 | 223 |
| Observed price | 2023-05-21 | 285 |
| Observed price | 2023-05-29 | 290 |
| Observed price | 2023-06-06 | 388 |
| Observed price | 2023-06-26 | 389 |
| Observed price | 2023-07-20 | 413 |
| Observed price | 2023-08-01 | 425 |
| Observed price | 2023-08-17 | 351 |
| Observed price | 2023-08-21 | 359 |
| Observed price | 2023-09-10 | 390 |
| Observed price | 2023-09-26 | 331 |
| Observed price | 2023-10-12 | 358 |
| Observed price | 2023-11-05 | 332 |
| Observed price | 2023-11-09 | 373 |
| Observed price | 2023-12-03 | 434 |
| Observed price | 2023-12-07 | 384 |
| Observed price | 2023-12-15 | 420 |
| Observed price | 2024-01-04 | 362 |
| Observed price | 2024-01-08 | 378 |
| Observed price | 2024-02-01 | 418 |
| Observed price | 2024-02-13 | 487 |
| Observed price | 2024-02-21 | 427 |
| Observed price | 2024-03-04 | 439 |
| Observed price | 2024-03-24 | 355 |
| Observed price | 2024-04-21 | 339 |
| Observed price | 2024-04-25 | 377 |
| Observed price | 2024-04-29 | 370 |
| Observed price | 2024-05-11 | 355 |
| Observed price | 2024-05-27 | 340 |
| Observed price | 2024-06-16 | 223 |
| Observed price | 2024-06-24 | 227 |
| Observed price | 2024-07-02 | 264 |
| Observed price | 2024-07-26 | 254 |
| Observed price | 2024-08-07 | 225 |
| Observed price | 2024-08-27 | 239 |
| Observed price | 2024-09-12 | 293 |
| Observed price | 2024-09-16 | 288 |
| Observed price | 2024-10-02 | 255 |
| Observed price | 2024-10-14 | 287 |
| Observed price | 2024-10-22 | 266 |
| Observed price | 2024-11-19 | 283 |
| Observed price | 2024-12-05 | 334 |
| Observed price | 2024-12-09 | 350 |
| Observed price | 2024-12-29 | 236 |
| Observed price | 2025-01-14 | 242 |
| Observed price | 2025-01-26 | 273 |
| Observed price | 2025-02-15 | 295 |
| Observed price | 2025-02-27 | 268 |
| Observed price | 2025-03-03 | 258 |
| Observed price | 2025-03-27 | 186 |
| Observed price | 2025-03-31 | 177 |
| Observed price | 2025-04-20 | 155 |
| Observed price | 2025-05-02 | 172 |
| Observed price | 2025-05-14 | 194 |
| Observed price | 2025-05-26 | 189 |
| Observed price | 2025-06-07 | 218 |
| Observed price | 2025-06-23 | 203 |
| Observed price | 2025-07-17 | 215 |
| Observed price | 2025-07-29 | 244 |
| Observed price | 2025-08-10 | 208 |
| Observed price | 2025-08-22 | 214 |
| Observed price | 2025-09-11 | 332 |
| Observed price | 2025-09-15 | 334 |
| Observed price | 2025-09-27 | 316 |
| Observed price | 2025-10-17 | 319 |
| Observed price | 2025-11-02 | 358 |
| Observed price | 2025-11-26 | 326 |
| Observed price | 2025-12-04 | 408 |
| Observed price | 2025-12-24 | 437 |
| Observed price | 2026-01-01 | 407 |
| Observed price | 2026-01-05 | 427 |
| Observed price | 2026-01-29 | 374 |
| Observed price | 2026-02-10 | 377 |
| Observed price | 2026-02-22 | 318 |
| Observed price | 2026-03-22 | 272 |
| Observed price | 2026-03-26 | 241 |
| Observed price | 2026-04-11 | 233 |
| Observed price | 2026-04-19 | 262 |
| Observed price | 2026-05-01 | 263 |
| Observed price | 2026-05-17 | 323 |
| Observed price | 2026-05-25 | 309 |
| Observed price | 2026-06-02 | 386 |
| Observed price | 2026-06-26 | 314 |
| Observed price | 2026-07-08 | 359 |
| Observed price | 2026-07-24 | 298 |
| Observed price | 2026-08-13 | 472 |
| Observed price | 2026-08-29 | 449 |
| Observed price | 2026-09-06 | 362 |
| Observed price | 2026-09-16 | 376 |
| Observed price | 2026-09-17 | 393 |
| Observed price | 2026-09-18 | 384 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2026-07-02 | 355 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2026-10-02 | 376 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2027-01-02 | 406 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2027-04-02 | 447 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2027-07-02 | 469 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2027-10-02 | 450 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2028-01-02 | 464 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2028-04-02 | 441 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2028-07-02 | 476 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2028-10-02 | 505 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2029-01-02 | 540 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2029-04-02 | 567 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2029-07-02 | 590 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2029-10-02 | 613 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2030-01-02 | 644 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2030-04-02 | 682 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2030-07-02 | 703 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2030-10-02 | 731 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2031-01-02 | 753 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2031-04-02 | 783 |
| Published advisor forecast | 2031-07-02 | 814 |
2. Scenarios & Signals
Bull case
MongoDB becomes the undisputed, default data operating system for enterprise AI. If the sovereign aiA national strategy to develop or control domestic AI models, data, computing capacity, skills, and governance. on-premise mandate triggers massive Department of Defense and Fortune 100 exclusivity, and hyperscalersVery large cloud or internet-platform operators that run computing infrastructure at global scale. fail to match MDB's vector search latency, the consumption flywheel accelerates exponentially.
- Agentic AI workflowsagentic ai workflowsAutonomous software systems capable of executing complex tasks, reducing human labor requirements and corporate overhead.View full glossary entry drive Atlas consumption into hyper-growth.
- Margin expansionmargin expansionAn increase in profit as a percentage of revenue.View full glossary entry triggers a massive GAAP profitabilitygaap profitabilityGAAP profitability refers to earnings that remain positive under generally accepted accounting principles, including standard operating and noncash expense recognition.View full glossary entry inflection.
- A legacy tech giant launches a hostile buyout bid at a massive premium to secure the AI data layer.
- The implied valuation comfortably approaches the $80B-$100B range.
Bear case
The generative AIgenerative aiArtificial intelligence that produces new text, images, audio, code, video, or other content from learned patterns and user input.View full glossary entry hype cycle collapses into an 'ROI Winter,' where enterprises abandon agentic pilots due to hallucination risks and cost overruns. Simultaneously, open-source Postgres captures the low-end market, while AWS and Azure ruthlessly bundle their native document databases to starve MDB of enterprise renewals.
- Atlas consumption growth flatlines as SME budgets evaporate under high rates.
- The insider liquidity overhang and relentless SBCstock based compensationStock based compensation (SBC) is employee pay delivered through shares, options, or similar equity awards rather than only cash wages.View full glossary entry crush per-share value.
- MDB is relegated to a niche transactional database, entirely missing the AI monetization wave.
Current crowd narrative
The market and media treat MongoDB as an expensive, decelerating NoSQL database that is desperately trying to pivot into the ai infrastructureThe compute, networking, storage, power, cooling, software, and facilities used to develop and operate AI systems. space. The dominant consensus trade views MDB as highly vulnerable to hyperscaler competition and open-source defection (Postgres pgvector). The severe March 2026 stock crash after a guidance cut anchored a bias that the company's hyper-growth era is permanently over, and that it is losing the architectural war to unified data platforms like Snowflake and Databricks.
Alpha-gap assessment
The crowd is entirely mispricing the architectural demands of Agentic AIagentic aiAutonomous artificial intelligence systems capable of performing complex tasks and decision-making without constant human intervention.View full glossary entry and the geopolitical reality of 'sovereign aiA national strategy to develop or control domestic AI models, data, computing capacity, skills, and governance..' AI agents do not natively read relational SQL tables; they digest unstructured JSON documents and vector embeddings. MongoDB is the only independent, cloud-agnostic platform capable of running these advanced AI workflows both in the public cloud and securely on-premise behind firewalls. Furthermore, the market misinterpreted new CEO CJ Desai's initial guidance cut as structural weakness, failing to recognize it as a classic Machiavellian 'kitchen sink' maneuver to reset the bar and engineer a durable runway of earnings beats.
Convergence catalyst
The catalyst will be consecutive quarters of accelerating Atlas consumption metrics driven explicitly by highly regulated enterprise and defense-sector deployments of on-premise vector search. As RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) applications move from pilot to production, MDB's billing will mechanically spike.
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