The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 8X8 Inc. shares valued at $36,613 were sold by Wilson Samuel C. on Mar 18 ’24. At $2.66 per share, Wilson Samuel C. sold 13,740 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,022,288 shares worth approximately $2.53 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Middleton Hunter sold 10,023 shares, netting a total of over 26,708 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $2.66 each, the insider now holds 435,446 shares.
Before that, Denny Laurence had sold 3,498 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $9,321, the Chief Legal Officer traded 8X8 Inc. shares for $2.66 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,498 shares, worth approximately $0.45 million.
As published in a research note from Craig Hallum on November 02, 2023, 8X8 Inc. [EGHT] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $4.50. Analysts at Craig Hallum downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of March 24, 2023, Rosenblatt has initiated its “Buy” rating for EGHT. Earlier on December 15, 2022, Wedbush initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for EGHT stock.
Analyzing EGHT Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.14%. Over the course of the year, 8X8 Inc. shares have dropped approximately -34.66%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $3.80 on 01/02/24 and a 52-week low of $2.34 on 04/11/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $2.73, while a 200-day SMA reached $3.17. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 0.77 million shares from 0.71 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for 8X8 Inc. (EGHT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 2.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 2.30. In the upper region, resistance lies at 2.51. The next price resistance is at 2.56. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.10, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 76.36%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
Is 8X8 Inc. subject to short interest?
Stocks of 8X8 Inc. saw a sharp steep in short interest on Mar 28, 2024 dropping by -0.83 million shares to 15.08 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on Feb 29, 2024 was 15.91 million shares. A decline of -5.5% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 11.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 11.65.
