Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Lancaster Colony Corp shares valued at $3,250,230 were sold by Ciesinski David Alan on Feb 13 ’25. At $191.19 per share, Ciesinski David Alan sold 17,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 54,644 shares worth approximately $9.24 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ciesinski David Alan purchased 17,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,179,000 in proceeds.
Before that, Fullen Elliot K. had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $507,000, the Director bought Lancaster Colony Corp shares for $169.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 3,000 shares, worth approximately $0.9 million.
As published in a research note from The Benchmark Company on May 01, 2025, Lancaster Colony Corp [LANC] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $185. Analysts at Stephens downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early February. As of December 08, 2023, DA Davidson has initiated its “Neutral” rating for LANC. Earlier on November 27, 2023, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for LANC stock.
Analyzing LANC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Lancaster Colony Corp [NASDAQ: LANC] rose 0.73% to $169.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $166.635, but it reached a high of $170.575 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.53%. Over the course of the year, Lancaster Colony Corp shares have dropped approximately -2.38%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $198.39 on 02/26/25 and a 52-week low of $156.14 on 04/30/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 166.89, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 164.75. In the upper region, resistance lies at 170.90. The next price resistance is at 172.78. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.44 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Lancaster Colony Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lancaster Colony Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 75118.0 shares to 0.69 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 0.61 million shares. A jump of 10.95% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.19 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.19.
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In terms of Lancaster Colony Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 216 in the next 12 months, up nearly 28.72% from the previous closing price of $167.80. Analysts anticipate Lancaster Colony Corp stock to reach 232 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 200. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Lancaster Colony Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 13, 2023, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $205.
