Freshpet Inc’s filing revealed that its President Morris Scott James unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.79 million on Dec 04 ’24. In the deal valued at $157.38 per share,5,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Morris Scott James now holds 122,380 shares worth roughly $18.32 million.
Then, Morris Scott James bought 5,000 shares, generating $786,875 in total proceeds.
Before that, Morris Scott James sold 10,000 shares. Freshpet Inc shares valued at $1,574,500 were divested by the President at a price of $157.45 per share. As a result of the transaction, Morris Scott James now holds 122,380 shares, worth roughly $18.32 million.
Redburn Atlantic upgraded its Freshpet Inc [FRPT] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Deutsche Bank’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late May with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Truist also remained covering FRPT and has increased its forecast on March 11, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Citigroup started covering the stock on February 01, 2024. It rated FRPT as “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of FRPT
On Monday, Freshpet Inc [NASDAQ:FRPT] saw its stock fall -3.02% to $149.71. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.94%. Freshpet Inc shares have risen nearly 72.56% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 98.27% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $160.91 was reached on 11/25/24, a 52-week low of $71.98 was recorded on 01/04/24. SMA at 50 days reached $145.57, while 200 days put it at $128.76.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For FRPT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 147.59, which if violated will result in even more drops to 145.47. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 153.42. A further resistance level may holdings at 157.13. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 47.03, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.88, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 95.52%. Stochastics %K at 31.13% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Freshpet Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Freshpet Inc stocks on 2024-11-15, dropping by 67634.0 shares to a total of 4.87 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-10-15 was 4.93 million shares. There was a decline of -1.39%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on December 19, 2023 when Jefferies began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Hold”‘ rating along with a $80 price target.