Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Elanco Animal Health Inc shares valued at $109,000 were purchased by Kurzius Lawrence Erik on Mar 07 ’25. At $10.90 per share, Kurzius Lawrence Erik acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 101,459 shares worth approximately $1.4 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kurzius Lawrence Erik purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 102,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $10.20 each, the insider now holds 111,459 shares.
Before that, HOOVER R DAVID had added 25,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $272,558, the Director bought Elanco Animal Health Inc shares for $10.90 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $2.89 million.
As published in their initiating research note from UBS on December 09, 2024, Elanco Animal Health Inc [ELAN] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $18. Analysts at Leerink Partners started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of September 19, 2024, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for ELAN. Earlier on January 05, 2024, Stifel upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ELAN stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing ELAN Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Elanco Animal Health Inc [NYSE: ELAN] rose 1.85% to $13.76. The stock’s lowest price that day was $13.42, but it reached a high of $14.11 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.10%. Over the course of the year, Elanco Animal Health Inc shares have dropped approximately -23.77%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $14.51 on 06/11/25 and a 52-week low of $8.02 on 04/17/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 13.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 13.07. In the upper region, resistance lies at 14.11. The next price resistance is at 14.45. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.95 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Elanco Animal Health Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Elanco Animal Health Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.36 million shares to 26.17 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 24.81 million shares. A jump of 5.19% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.7 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.7.
Which companies own the most shares of Elanco Animal Health Inc (ELAN)?
In terms of Elanco Animal Health Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 11.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -14.88% from the previous closing price of $13.51. Analysts anticipate Elanco Animal Health Inc stock to reach 12 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 11. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Elanco Animal Health Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 19, 2023, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $17.
