KD Logo

A company insider recently bought 3,500 shares of Elanco Animal Health Inc [ELAN]. Should You Buy?

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Elanco Animal Health Inc shares valued at $51,974 were purchased by Harrington Michael J on Aug 22 ’24. At $14.85 per share, Harrington Michael J acquired 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 81,094 shares worth approximately $1.01 million following the completion of this transaction.

3 Tiny Stocks Primed to Explode The world's greatest investor — Warren Buffett — has a simple formula for making big money in the markets. He buys up valuable assets when they are very cheap. For stock market investors that means buying up cheap small cap stocks like these with huge upside potential.

We've set up an alert service to help smart investors take full advantage of the small cap stocks primed for big returns.

Click here for full details and to join for free
Sponsored

Also, Simmons Jeffrey N purchased 100,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,300,610 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $13.01 each, the insider now holds 145,000 shares.

Before that, DOYLE WILLIAM F had added 15,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $254,700, the Director bought Elanco Animal Health Inc shares for $16.98 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 15,000 shares, worth approximately $0.95 million.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on September 19, 2024, Elanco Animal Health Inc [ELAN] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $15 from $17. Analysts at Stifel upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 19, 2023, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for ELAN. Earlier on December 15, 2023, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for ELAN stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.

Analyzing ELAN Stock Performance

During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.66%. Over the course of the year, Elanco Animal Health Inc shares have dropped approximately -16.04%. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 3.7 million shares from 3.65 million shares the previous day.

Support And Resistance Levels for Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 28.78 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Most Popular