Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Whitestone REIT shares valued at $25,130 were purchased by GATHRIGHT KRISTIAN M on Mar 21 ’25. At $14.36 per share, GATHRIGHT KRISTIAN M acquired 1,750 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 3,503 shares worth approximately $46449.78 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Feng Amy Shih-Hua purchased 875 shares, netting a total of over 12,528 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $14.32 each, the insider now holds 54,225 shares.
Before that, Buthman Julia Bruns had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $64,950, the Director bought Whitestone REIT shares for $12.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $0.11 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Alliance Global Partners on March 18, 2024, Whitestone REIT [WSR] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $15. Analysts at Truist upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of August 30, 2022, Truist has initiated its “Hold” rating for WSR. Earlier on July 07, 2022, JMP Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt outperform” for WSR stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing WSR Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.49%. Over the course of the year, Whitestone REIT shares have dropped approximately -6.42%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $14.77 on 03/31/25 and a 52-week low of $12.27 on 04/09/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $13.79, while a 200-day SMA reached $13.79.
Support And Resistance Levels for Whitestone REIT (WSR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 13.12, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 12.97. In the upper region, resistance lies at 13.40. The next price resistance is at 13.54. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 43.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.28, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 60.48%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
