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. Neogen Corp shares valued at $99,987 were purchased by Gupta Aashima on May 12 ’25. At $6.25 per share, Gupta Aashima acquired 16,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 21,917 shares worth approximately $0.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Woteki Catherine E purchased 5,770 shares, netting a total of over 29,831 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $5.17 each, the insider now holds 13,244 shares.
Before that, BOREL JAMES C had added 30,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $149,700, the Director bought Neogen Corp shares for $4.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 30,000 shares, worth approximately $0.44 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Guggenheim on December 19, 2024, Neogen Corp [NEOG] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $15. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of November 22, 2022, William Blair has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for NEOG. Earlier on July 12, 2022, Piper Sandler initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for NEOG stock.
Analyzing NEOG Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Neogen Corp [NASDAQ: NEOG] plunged -1.22% to $4.87. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.795, but it reached a high of $4.965 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.77%. Over the course of the year, Neogen Corp shares have dropped approximately -70.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $13.40 on 01/07/25 and a 52-week low of $3.87 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Neogen Corp (NEOG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 4.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 4.71. In the upper region, resistance lies at 4.96. The next price resistance is at 5.05. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.59 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Neogen Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Neogen Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.4 million shares to 26.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 27.14 million shares. A decline of -1.5% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.85.
Which companies own the most shares of Neogen Corp (NEOG)?
In terms of Neogen Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.42% from the previous closing price of $4.93. Analysts anticipate Neogen Corp stock to reach 5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 5. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Neogen Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
