MBRX’s short interest surges to 1.93 million shares

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. Moleculin Biotech Inc shares valued at $100,000 were purchased by Foster Jonathan P. on Jun 23 ’25. At $0.37 per share, Foster Jonathan P. acquired 270,270 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 287,587 shares worth approximately $0.1 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, KLEMP WALTER V purchased 675,675 shares, netting a total of over 250,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $0.37 each, the insider now holds 743,607 shares.

Analysts at Maxim Group downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February.

Analyzing MBRX Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Moleculin Biotech Inc [NASDAQ: MBRX] rose 7.09% to $0.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $0.3111, but it reached a high of $0.36 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 17.96%. Over the course of the year, Moleculin Biotech Inc shares have dropped approximately -90.13%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $3.6499 on 02/13/25 and a 52-week low of $0.2500 on 06/20/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Moleculin Biotech Inc (MBRX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 0.3191, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 0.2906. In the upper region, resistance lies at 0.3680. The next price resistance is at 0.3884. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 29.95 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Is Moleculin Biotech Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Moleculin Biotech Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.95 million shares to 1.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.98 million shares. A jump of 49.22% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.21 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.21.

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