Negative sentiment towards PAHC reflected in surge in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Phibro Animal Health Corp shares valued at $5,787,096 were purchased by BFI Co., LLC on May 19 ’25. At $24.00 per share, BFI Co., LLC acquired 241,129 shares.

Also, CORCORAN E THOMAS purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 110,500 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $22.10 each, the insider now holds 30,000 shares.

Before that, BFI Co., LLC had added 247,769 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $6,385,007, the 10% Owner bought Phibro Animal Health Corp shares for $25.77 each.

As published in a research note from BNP Paribas Exane on June 16, 2025, Phibro Animal Health Corp [PAHC] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $24. Analysts at JP Morgan started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of December 07, 2023, Exane BNP Paribas has initiated its “an Underperform” rating for PAHC. Earlier on December 21, 2022, ROTH Capital initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for PAHC stock.

Analyzing PAHC Stock Performance

On last trading session, Phibro Animal Health Corp [NASDAQ: PAHC] rose 0.21% to $28.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $27.89, but it reached a high of $28.49 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 11.46%. Over the course of the year, Phibro Animal Health Corp shares have jumped approximately 64.32%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $28.49 on 07/03/25 and a 52-week low of $16.16 on 04/21/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Phibro Animal Health Corp (PAHC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 27.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 27.53. In the upper region, resistance lies at 28.36. The next price resistance is at 28.73. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 78.27 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Phibro Animal Health Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Phibro Animal Health Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 54551.0 shares to 0.99 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.94 million shares. A jump of 5.5% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.25.

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In terms of Phibro Animal Health Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 26 in the next 12 months, down nearly -6.94% from the previous closing price of $27.94. Analysts anticipate Phibro Animal Health Corp stock to reach 26 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 26. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Phibro Animal Health Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 25, 2022, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $22.

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