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Understanding the Risks of Investing in Glaukos Corporation (GKOS)

In a filing, Glaukos Corporation revealed its SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Thurman Alex R. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.16 million on Mar 25 ’25. In the deal valued at $106.84 per share,1,520 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Thurman Alex R. now holds 53,431 shares worth roughly $4.96 million.

Then, Thurman Alex R. bought 1,520 shares, generating $162,402 in total proceeds.

Before that, Foley Mark J sold 20,687 shares. Glaukos Corporation shares valued at $2,497,335 were divested by the Director at a price of $120.72 per share. As a result of the transaction, Foley Mark J now holds 54,249 shares, worth roughly $5.04 million.

Mizuho upgraded its Glaukos Corporation [GKOS] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published on February 19, 2025; the price target was increased to $200 from $140. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Citigroup’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid December from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. UBS began covering GKOS with “Buy” recommendation on December 06, 2024. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on December 02, 2024. It rated GKOS as “an Underweight” which previously was an “an Equal-weight”.

Price Performance Review of GKOS

On Monday, Glaukos Corporation [NYSE:GKOS] saw its stock jump 3.15% to $92.91. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 7.95%. Glaukos Corporation shares have fallen nearly -38.04% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -6.40% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $163.71 was reached on 01/23/25, a 52-week low of $77.91 was recorded on 04/04/25. SMA at 50 days reached $115.69, while 200 days put it at $129.61.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For GKOS Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 90.96, which if violated will result in even more drops to 89.02. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 94.04. A further resistance level may holdings at 95.18. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 42.84, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -2.65, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 48.65%. Stochastics %K at 43.16% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in Glaukos Corporation?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Glaukos Corporation stocks on 2025-03-31, dropping by 73954.0 shares to a total of 3.46 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 3.54 million shares. There was a decline of -2.14%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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