Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Alkermes plc shares valued at $106,489 were sold by Nichols Christian Todd on Jun 09 ’25. At $31.95 per share, Nichols Christian Todd sold 3,333 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 89,542 shares worth approximately $2.59 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Nichols Christian Todd sold 3,334 shares, netting a total of over 103,654 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $31.09 each, the insider now holds 86,208 shares.
Before that, Nichols Christian Todd had added 3,334 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $103,654, the Officer bought Alkermes plc shares for $31.09 each.
As published in a research note from UBS on June 17, 2025, Alkermes plc [ALKS] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $42. Analysts at Needham started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of March 13, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has initiated its “Sector perform” rating for ALKS. Earlier on March 04, 2025, UBS upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for ALKS stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing ALKS Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Alkermes plc [NASDAQ: ALKS] plunged -1.53% to $28.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.87, but it reached a high of $29.365 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.92%. Over the course of the year, Alkermes plc shares have jumped approximately 15.83%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $36.45 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $25.56 on 04/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Alkermes plc (ALKS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 28.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 28.54. In the upper region, resistance lies at 29.22. The next price resistance is at 29.55. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.21 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Alkermes plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Alkermes plc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.2 million shares to 11.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 12.76 million shares. A decline of -10.37% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.8 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.8.
Which companies own the most shares of Alkermes plc (ALKS)?
In terms of Alkermes plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 42 in the next 12 months, up nearly 43.1% from the previous closing price of $29.35. Analysts anticipate Alkermes plc stock to reach 42 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 42. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Alkermes plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 11, 2025, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $40.
