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Taking a look at what insiders are doing to gauge the Twist Bioscience Corp (TWST)’s direction

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Twist Bioscience Corp shares valued at $88,887 were purchased by Laponis Adam on Apr 09 ’25. At $34.97 per share, Laponis Adam acquired 2,542 shares.

Also, Cho Dennis sold 124 shares, netting a total of over 4,803 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $38.73 each, the insider now holds 111,538 shares.

Before that, Finn Patrick John had sold 206 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $7,979, the President and COO traded Twist Bioscience Corp shares for $38.73 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 206 shares, worth approximately $9.8 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Wolfe Research on December 13, 2024, Twist Bioscience Corp [TWST] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $60. Analysts at Guggenheim started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of January 17, 2024, Goldman has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for TWST. Earlier on September 27, 2023, Berenberg initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for TWST stock.

Analyzing TWST Stock Performance

During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.32%. Over the course of the year, Twist Bioscience Corp shares have dropped approximately -21.17%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $55.33 on 01/24/25 and a 52-week low of $33.16 on 04/07/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $42.76, while a 200-day SMA reached $45.65.

Support And Resistance Levels for Twist Bioscience Corp (TWST)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 34.94, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 33.24. In the upper region, resistance lies at 38.30. The next price resistance is at 39.96. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.16 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -2.08, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 71.30%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.

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