Negative sentiment towards KLXE reflected by a jump of 15.48% in short interest

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc shares valued at $97,588 were sold by MCCAFFREY THOMAS P on May 13 ’25. At $1.95 per share, MCCAFFREY THOMAS P sold 50,045 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 143,441 shares worth approximately $0.39 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, MCCAFFREY THOMAS P purchased 50,045 shares, netting a total of over 97,681 in proceeds.

Before that, Lehner Keefer McGovern had added 1,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $3,600, the Officer bought KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc shares for $3.60 each.

As published in a research note from Gabelli & Co on March 16, 2020, KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc [KLXE] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. Analysts at Piper Jaffray downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of April 03, 2019, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for KLXE. Earlier on December 19, 2018, Piper Jaffray initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for KLXE stock.

Analyzing KLXE Stock Performance

On last trading session,, KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: KLXE] plunged -4.23% to $2.72. The stock’s lowest price that day was $2.57, but it reached a high of $2.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 16.99%. Over the course of the year, KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -45.38%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.40 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $1.51 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc (KLXE)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 2.54, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 2.36. In the upper region, resistance lies at 2.92. The next price resistance is at 3.12. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.18 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.25 million shares to 1.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 1.38 million shares. A jump of 15.48% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 10.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 10.65.

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In terms of KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 17.25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 507.39% from the previous closing price of $2.84. Analysts anticipate KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc stock to reach 30 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 4.5. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked KLX Energy Services Holdings Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.

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