Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Embecta Corp shares valued at $105,995 were purchased by Melcher David F on May 23 ’25. At $10.60 per share, Melcher David F acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 86,681 shares worth approximately $0.89 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Melcher David F purchased 13,000 shares, netting a total of over 177,646 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $13.67 each, the insider now holds 76,681 shares.
Before that, Morris Milton Mayo had sold 3,100 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $50,783, the Director traded Embecta Corp shares for $16.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,100 shares, worth approximately $0.37 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Mizuho on April 10, 2025, Embecta Corp [EMBC] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $15. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of November 27, 2024, BTIG Research has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for EMBC. Earlier on October 20, 2023, Wolfe Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Peer perform” for EMBC stock.
Analyzing EMBC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Embecta Corp [NASDAQ: EMBC] plunged -0.10% to $10.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.96, but it reached a high of $10.3783 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.22%. Over the course of the year, Embecta Corp shares have dropped approximately -18.00%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $21.23 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $9.20 on 06/27/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Embecta Corp (EMBC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 10.01, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 9.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 10.43. The next price resistance is at 10.61. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.74 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Embecta Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Embecta Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 2.07 million shares to 4.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.35 million shares. A jump of 46.84% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.34 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.34.
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In terms of Embecta Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 143.66% from the previous closing price of $10.26. Analysts anticipate Embecta Corp stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Embecta Corp stock as Sell at the end of 2025. On January 06, 2023, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $28.
