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. Azenta Inc shares valued at $16,791 were sold by Hughes Violetta on Feb 03 ’25. At $52.97 per share, Hughes Violetta sold 317 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,603 shares worth approximately $0.29 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Zhou Ginger purchased 417 shares, netting a total of over 19,132 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $45.88 each, the insider now holds 27,916 shares.
Before that, Pirogova Olga had sold 548 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $21,958, the SVP and CHRO traded Azenta Inc shares for $40.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 548 shares, worth approximately $0.59 million.
As published in a research note from Stephens on December 18, 2024, Azenta Inc [AZTA] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $60 from $50. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of February 01, 2024, B. Riley Securities has reiterated its “Buy” rating for AZTA. Earlier on July 19, 2023, Raymond James initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for AZTA stock.
Analyzing AZTA Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Azenta Inc [NASDAQ: AZTA] rose 1.33% to $30.51. The stock’s lowest price that day was $29.84, but it reached a high of $31.205 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.09%. Over the course of the year, Azenta Inc shares have dropped approximately -46.16%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $55.63 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $23.91 on 05/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Azenta Inc (AZTA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 29.83, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 29.15. In the upper region, resistance lies at 31.20. The next price resistance is at 31.89. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.34 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Azenta Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Azenta Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.34 million shares to 4.57 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 4.91 million shares. A decline of -7.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.4.
Which companies own the most shares of Azenta Inc (AZTA)?
In terms of Azenta Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 64 in the next 12 months, up nearly 112.55% from the previous closing price of $30.11. Analysts anticipate Azenta Inc stock to reach 78 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 62. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Azenta Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
