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. Vir Biotechnology Inc shares valued at $137,219 were sold by SATO VICKI L on Jan 08 ’25. At $12.52 per share, SATO VICKI L sold 10,960 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,312,391 shares worth approximately $13.53 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, VICKI LEE SATO purchased 43,840 shares, netting a total of over 345,898 in proceeds.
Before that, de Verneuil Vanina had sold 76 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $625, the EVP and General Counsel traded Vir Biotechnology Inc shares for $8.22 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 76 shares, worth approximately $0.59 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on January 29, 2024, Vir Biotechnology Inc [VIR] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $9 from $23. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of March 06, 2023, JP Morgan has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for VIR. Earlier on February 21, 2023, Goldman upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for VIR stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing VIR Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.95%. Over the course of the year, Vir Biotechnology Inc shares have jumped approximately 40.46%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $14.45 on 01/08/25 and a 52-week low of $7.23 on 01/03/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $8.55, while a 200-day SMA reached $8.81. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.78 million shares from 1.57 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vir Biotechnology Inc (VIR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 10.06, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 9.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 10.78. The next price resistance is at 11.25. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.38 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.00, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 89.79%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
