AXTA’s short interest falls to 5.21 million shares

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Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shares valued at $392,869 were sold by Weaver Troy D. on Feb 10 ’25. At $37.57 per share, Weaver Troy D. sold 10,457 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 74,905 shares worth approximately $2.26 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Troy Weaver purchased 10,457 shares, netting a total of over 392,845 in proceeds.

As published in a research note from JP Morgan on May 08, 2025, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [AXTA] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $32. Analysts at Exane BNP Paribas upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of April 07, 2025, UBS has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for AXTA. Earlier on January 17, 2025, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for AXTA stock which previously was a “a Peer perform”.

Analyzing AXTA Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [NYSE: AXTA] plunged -0.43% to $30.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $29.79, but it reached a high of $30.365 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.49%. Over the course of the year, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shares have dropped approximately -11.86%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 39.49 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Axalta Coating Systems Ltd subject to short interest?

Stocks of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.59 million shares to 5.21 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 5.8 million shares. A decline of -11.31% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.86.

Which companies own the most shares of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA)?

In terms of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42 in the next 12 months, up nearly 38.66% from the previous closing price of $30.29. Analysts anticipate Axalta Coating Systems Ltd stock to reach 47 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 37. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Axalta Coating Systems Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 18, 2024, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $41.

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