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Checking in on Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT) after recent insiders movement

Sensient Technologies Corp’s recently made public that its President, Color Group Geraghty Michael C unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.32 million on Nov 06 ’24. In the deal valued at $80.48 per share,4,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Geraghty Michael C now holds 36,518 shares worth roughly $2.51 million.

Then, Geraghty Michael C bought 4,000 shares, generating $301,120 in total proceeds.

Before that, McKeithan Gebhardt Deborah sold 2,000 shares. Sensient Technologies Corp shares valued at $142,160 were divested by the Director at a price of $71.08 per share. As a result of the transaction, McKeithan Gebhardt Deborah now holds 0 shares, worth roughly $0.0.

Robert W. Baird upgraded its Sensient Technologies Corp [SXT] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Sidoti’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early October from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Robert W. Baird began covering SXT with “Neutral” recommendation on May 27, 2021. Stephens started covering the stock on July 10, 2020. It rated SXT as “an Overweight”.

Price Performance Review of SXT

On Tuesday, Sensient Technologies Corp [NYSE:SXT] saw its stock fall -5.00% to $68.75. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -8.31%. Sensient Technologies Corp shares have fallen nearly -3.52% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 2.14% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $82.99 was reached on 02/13/25, a 52-week low of $66.14 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $73.12, while 200 days put it at $75.20.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For SXT Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 66.47, which if violated will result in even more drops to 64.20. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 72.34. A further resistance level may holdings at 75.93. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 32.07, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.62, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 88.44%. Stochastics %K at 32.35% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in Sensient Technologies Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Sensient Technologies Corp stocks on 2025-03-14, growing by 0.11 million shares to a total of 0.59 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 0.49 million shares. There was a rise of 18.04%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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