Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares valued at $314,634 were sold by Brege Laura on Jun 04 ’25. At $21.78 per share, Brege Laura sold 14,446 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,095 shares worth approximately $0.34 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LAURA BREGE purchased 14,446 shares, netting a total of over 314,638 in proceeds.
Before that, Kihara James had sold 4,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $90,000, the PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER traded Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares for $22.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $0.45 million.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on May 21, 2025, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [ACAD] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $35. Analysts at Deutsche Bank started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of January 03, 2025, Guggenheim has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for ACAD.
Analyzing ACAD Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: ACAD] plunged -1.29% to $22.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.18, but it reached a high of $23.09 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.22%. Over the course of the year, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares have jumped approximately 39.86%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.23 on 05/16/25 and a 52-week low of $13.40 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 21.90, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.58. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.81. The next price resistance is at 23.40. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.05 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.19 million shares to 15.44 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 15.24 million shares. A jump of 1.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.15.
Which companies own the most shares of Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD)?
In terms of Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.22% from the previous closing price of $22.5. Analysts anticipate Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc stock to reach 32 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 20. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 07, 2024, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $20.
