Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Mesa Laboratories, Inc shares valued at $188,312 were sold by Owens Gary M on Jun 16 ’25. At $97.12 per share, Owens Gary M sold 1,939 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 45,824 shares worth approximately $4.26 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Archbold Brian David sold 472 shares, netting a total of over 45,840 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $97.12 each, the insider now holds 558 shares.
Before that, Sakys John had sold 642 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $62,350, the CFO traded Mesa Laboratories, Inc shares for $97.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 642 shares, worth approximately $1.2 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on August 28, 2024, Mesa Laboratories, Inc [MLAB] has been an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $120. Analysts at Evercore ISI upgraded the stock from ‘”an In-line”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of January 04, 2021, Evercore ISI has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “an In-line” for MLAB. Earlier on November 10, 2020, KeyBanc Capital Markets initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sector weight” for MLAB stock.
Analyzing MLAB Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Mesa Laboratories, Inc [NASDAQ: MLAB] rose 0.28% to $92.99. The stock’s lowest price that day was $91.62, but it reached a high of $95.17 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.02%. Over the course of the year, Mesa Laboratories, Inc shares have dropped approximately -29.48%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $155.12 on 02/10/25 and a 52-week low of $87.80 on 06/17/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Mesa Laboratories, Inc (MLAB)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 91.11, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 89.23. In the upper region, resistance lies at 95.02. The next price resistance is at 97.05. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 30.80 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Mesa Laboratories, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Mesa Laboratories, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by 17748.0 shares to 0.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 0.2 million shares. A decline of -9.69% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.64.
Which companies own the most shares of Mesa Laboratories, Inc (MLAB)?
In terms of Mesa Laboratories, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 120 in the next 12 months, up nearly 29.41% from the previous closing price of $92.73. Analysts anticipate Mesa Laboratories, Inc stock to reach 120 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 120. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Mesa Laboratories, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 02, 2020, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $260.
