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A company insider recently bought 160,314 shares of Moderna Inc [MRNA]. Should You Buy?

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. Moderna Inc shares valued at $5,004,318 were purchased by Bancel Stephane on Mar 03 ’25. At $31.22 per share, Bancel Stephane acquired 160,314 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 9,210,686 shares worth approximately $289.95 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, SAGAN PAUL purchased 31,620 shares, netting a total of over 1,004,251 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $31.76 each, the insider now holds 312,027 shares.

Before that, Klinger Shannon Thyme had sold 529 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $23,637, the Chief Legal Officer traded Moderna Inc shares for $44.68 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 529 shares, worth approximately $0.64 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Citigroup on March 13, 2025, Moderna Inc [MRNA] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $40. Analysts at Barclays downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of January 29, 2025, Goldman has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for MRNA. Earlier on December 18, 2024, Argus downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for MRNA stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing MRNA Stock Performance

During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.52%. Over the course of the year, Moderna Inc shares have dropped approximately -24.29%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $48.92 on 01/07/25 and a 52-week low of $29.25 on 02/14/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $34.85, while a 200-day SMA reached $65.15.

Support And Resistance Levels for Moderna Inc (MRNA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 30.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 29.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 33.28. The next price resistance is at 35.07. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.56 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.81, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 97.22%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.

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