Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Sensient Technologies Corp shares valued at $159,215 were sold by Ferruzzi Mario on May 09 ’25. At $95.45 per share, Ferruzzi Mario sold 1,668 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,946 shares worth approximately $0.77 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ferruzzi Mario purchased 1,668 shares, netting a total of over 157,993 in proceeds.
Before that, Geraghty Michael C had sold 4,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $321,932, the President, Color Group traded Sensient Technologies Corp shares for $80.48 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $3.52 million.
As published in their initiating research note from CJS Securities on June 10, 2025, Sensient Technologies Corp [SXT] has been a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $95. Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of October 10, 2022, Sidoti has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for SXT. Earlier on May 27, 2021, Robert W. Baird initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for SXT stock.
Analyzing SXT Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Sensient Technologies Corp [NYSE: SXT] rose 1.90% to $96.37. The stock’s lowest price that day was $94.575, but it reached a high of $96.985 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.31%. Over the course of the year, Sensient Technologies Corp shares have jumped approximately 35.24%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $98.27 on 05/12/25 and a 52-week low of $66.14 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 94.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 93.39. In the upper region, resistance lies at 97.42. The next price resistance is at 98.48. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 64.17 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Sensient Technologies Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Sensient Technologies Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 60200.0 shares to 1.32 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.26 million shares. A jump of 4.54% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.05.
Which companies own the most shares of Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT)?
In terms of Sensient Technologies Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 85 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.12% from the previous closing price of $94.57. Analysts anticipate Sensient Technologies Corp stock to reach 85 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 85. On July 10, 2020, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $70.
