Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Minerals Technologies, Inc shares valued at $20,094 were purchased by Motwani Rocky on Jun 16 ’25. At $54.31 per share, Motwani Rocky acquired 370 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 1,192 shares worth approximately $70447.2 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOHNSON KRISTINA M purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 53,785 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $53.79 each, the insider now holds 1,400 shares.
Before that, ALDAG ERIK had added 1,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $50,370, the SVP FINANCE AND TREASURY, CFO bought Minerals Technologies, Inc shares for $50.37 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $0.25 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on January 28, 2025, Minerals Technologies, Inc [MTX] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $103. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early February. As of October 19, 2023, Sidoti has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for MTX. Earlier on July 31, 2023, CL King upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for MTX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing MTX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Minerals Technologies, Inc [NYSE: MTX] rose 0.25% to $59.1. The stock’s lowest price that day was $58.73, but it reached a high of $59.365 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.28%. Over the course of the year, Minerals Technologies, Inc shares have dropped approximately -27.72%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $78.23 on 01/29/25 and a 52-week low of $49.54 on 04/30/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Minerals Technologies, Inc (MTX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 58.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 58.43. In the upper region, resistance lies at 59.40. The next price resistance is at 59.70. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Minerals Technologies, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Minerals Technologies, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.19 million shares to 0.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.48 million shares. A jump of 28.51% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.65.
Which companies own the most shares of Minerals Technologies, Inc (MTX)?
In terms of Minerals Technologies, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 92 in the next 12 months, up nearly 56.06% from the previous closing price of $58.95. Analysts anticipate Minerals Technologies, Inc stock to reach 92 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 92. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Minerals Technologies, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
