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Checking in on Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD) after recent insiders movement

In a filing, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc revealed its Director GAROFALO ELIZABETH A. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $89673.0 on Mar 05 ’25. In the deal valued at $18.23 per share,4,919 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, GAROFALO ELIZABETH A. now holds 17,595 shares worth roughly $0.3 million.

Then, GAROFALO ELIZABETH A. bought 4,919 shares, generating $89,673 in total proceeds.

Before that, Kihara James sold 475 shares. Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares valued at $9,481 were divested by the PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER at a price of $19.96 per share. As a result of the transaction, Kihara James now holds 20,228 shares, worth roughly $0.35 million.

Deutsche Bank initiated its Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [ACAD] rating to a Hold in a research note published on February 11, 2025; the price target was $22. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Guggenheim’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early January from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on August 07, 2024. It rated ACAD as “an Equal-weight” which previously was an “an Overweight”.

Price Performance Review of ACAD

On Monday, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ:ACAD] saw its stock fall -1.71% to $17.20. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.06%. Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares have fallen nearly -6.27% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -12.07% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $20.68 was reached on 02/21/25, a 52-week low of $14.15 was recorded on 03/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $18.38, while 200 days put it at $16.78.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For ACAD Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 16.93, which if violated will result in even more drops to 16.67. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 17.56. A further resistance level may holdings at 17.92. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 40.11, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.71, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 84.86%. Stochastics %K at 14.14% indicates the stock is a buying.

How much short interest is there in Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, dropping by -1.83 million shares to a total of 14.4 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 16.23 million shares. There was a decline of -12.7%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on June 27, 2024 when BMO Capital Markets began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $31 price target.

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