Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Boston Beer Co., Inc shares valued at $799,575 were sold by VALETTE JEAN MICHEL on Mar 13 ’25. At $228.45 per share, VALETTE JEAN MICHEL sold 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,905 shares worth approximately $2.2 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, VALETTE JEAN MICHEL purchased 3,500 shares, netting a total of over 799,412 in proceeds.
Before that, O’Boyle Carolyn L. had sold 62 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $18,709, the Chief People Officer traded Boston Beer Co., Inc shares for $301.76 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 62 shares, worth approximately $1.34 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Berenberg on April 02, 2025, Boston Beer Co., Inc [SAM] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $281.10. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of January 23, 2025, Piper Sandler has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for SAM. Earlier on December 06, 2024, Needham initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for SAM stock.
Analyzing SAM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Boston Beer Co., Inc [NYSE: SAM] plunged -1.89% to $201.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $201.1, but it reached a high of $205.635 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.73%. Over the course of the year, Boston Beer Co., Inc shares have dropped approximately -32.81%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $302.68 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $201.10 on 06/18/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Boston Beer Co., Inc (SAM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 199.89, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 198.23. In the upper region, resistance lies at 204.42. The next price resistance is at 207.30. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 25.17 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Boston Beer Co., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Boston Beer Co., Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 39226.0 shares to 0.71 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 0.67 million shares. A jump of 5.55% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.12.
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In terms of Boston Beer Co., Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 281.1 in the next 12 months, up nearly 36.83% from the previous closing price of $205.44. Analysts anticipate Boston Beer Co., Inc stock to reach 281.1 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 281.1. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Boston Beer Co., Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 25, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $325.
