Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Webtoon Entertainment Inc shares valued at $100,601 were purchased by Kim Junkoo on Mar 20 ’25. At $8.81 per share, Kim Junkoo acquired 11,419 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 510,231 shares worth approximately $4.79 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kim Junkoo purchased 11,372 shares, netting a total of over 99,278 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $8.73 each, the insider now holds 498,812 shares.
Before that, Lee David J. had added 7,205 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $64,845, the insider bought Webtoon Entertainment Inc shares for $9.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 7,205 shares, worth approximately $2.73 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Citigroup on May 15, 2025, Webtoon Entertainment Inc [WBTN] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $11. Analysts at HSBC Securities started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of July 22, 2024, Morgan Stanley has initiated its “an Equal-weight” rating for WBTN. Earlier on July 22, 2024, JP Morgan initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for WBTN stock.
Analyzing WBTN Stock Performance
The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.25, but it reached a high of $9.49 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.43%. Over the course of the year, Webtoon Entertainment Inc shares have dropped approximately -56.49%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $14.69 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $6.75 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Webtoon Entertainment Inc (WBTN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 9.26, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 9.14. In the upper region, resistance lies at 9.50. The next price resistance is at 9.62. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.11 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Webtoon Entertainment Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Webtoon Entertainment Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.25 million shares to 3.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.75 million shares. A jump of 8.22% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.28.
Which companies own the most shares of Webtoon Entertainment Inc (WBTN)?
In terms of Webtoon Entertainment Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 11 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.15% from the previous closing price of $9.39. Analysts anticipate Webtoon Entertainment Inc stock to reach 11 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 11. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Webtoon Entertainment Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 22, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $62.
