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. Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares valued at $1,564,744 were sold by Greenleaf Peter on Mar 03 ’25. At $8.00 per share, Greenleaf Peter sold 195,593 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,953,892 shares worth approximately $16.94 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Greenleaf Peter sold 164,947 shares, netting a total of over 1,306,380 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $7.92 each, the insider now holds 1,788,945 shares.
Before that, Keenan Greg had sold 12,239 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $97,912, the Chief Medical Officer traded Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares for $8.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,239 shares, worth approximately $1.4 million.
As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on November 04, 2022, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc [AUPH] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Perform. As of December 10, 2021, Oppenheimer has increased its “Perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for AUPH. Earlier on October 28, 2021, Oppenheimer downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Perform” for AUPH stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing AUPH Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 9.06%. Over the course of the year, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.45%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $9.11 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $6.55 on 02/27/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $8.18, while a 200-day SMA reached $7.10.
Support And Resistance Levels for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (AUPH)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 8.23, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 7.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 8.98. The next price resistance is at 9.29. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.71 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.27, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 7.63%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at selling indicates that the stock is to be held.
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On January 25, 2021, H.C. Wainwright assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $35.
