Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Honest Company Inc shares valued at $57,169 were sold by Winchell Stephen on May 21 ’25. At $5.32 per share, Winchell Stephen sold 10,746 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 421,098 shares worth approximately $2.05 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Sternweis Thomas sold 5,138 shares, netting a total of over 27,334 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $5.32 each, the insider now holds 296,032 shares.
Before that, Vernon Carla had sold 98,950 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $526,414, the Chief Executive Officer traded Honest Company Inc shares for $5.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 98,950 shares, worth approximately $15.09 million.
As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on January 10, 2025, Honest Company Inc [HNST] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $7. Analysts at Loop Capital downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 13, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for HNST. Earlier on November 13, 2024, Alliance Global Partners resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for HNST stock.
Analyzing HNST Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Honest Company Inc [NASDAQ: HNST] rose 1.04% to $4.87. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.735, but it reached a high of $4.9199 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 11.44%. Over the course of the year, Honest Company Inc shares have jumped approximately 94.80%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.10 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $3.78 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Honest Company Inc (HNST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 4.75, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 4.64. In the upper region, resistance lies at 4.95. The next price resistance is at 5.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.16 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Honest Company Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Honest Company Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 2.0 million shares to 8.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 6.07 million shares. A jump of 24.81% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.23.
Which companies own the most shares of Honest Company Inc (HNST)?
In terms of Honest Company Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 6 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.48% from the previous closing price of $4.82. Analysts anticipate Honest Company Inc stock to reach 7 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3.75. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Honest Company Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 10, 2024, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $6.50.
