Sensient Technologies Corp’s recent filing unveils 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 $3.32 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 Friday, Sensient Technologies Corp [NYSE:SXT] saw its stock jump 13.54% to $90.99. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 22.04%. Sensient Technologies Corp shares have risen nearly 27.69% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 30.19% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $82.99 was reached on 04/25/25, a 52-week low of $66.14 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $73.33, while 200 days put it at $75.37.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For SXT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 83.61, which if violated will result in even more drops to 76.24. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 94.75. A further resistance level may holdings at 98.52. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 82.46, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 7.51, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 0.64%. Stochastics %K at 95.55% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Sensient Technologies Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Sensient Technologies Corp stocks on 2025-04-15, growing by 0.28 million shares to a total of 0.87 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-14 was 0.59 million shares. There was a rise of 31.92%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
