Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Align Technology, Inc shares valued at $996,131 were purchased by HOGAN JOSEPH M on Aug 01 ’25. At $131.49 per share, HOGAN JOSEPH M acquired 7,576 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 184,945 shares worth approximately $25.32 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Wright Emory purchased 2,500 shares, netting a total of over 582,362 in proceeds.
Before that, LARKIN C RAYMOND JR had added 6,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,529,645, the Director bought Align Technology, Inc shares for $235.33 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 6,500 shares, worth approximately $3.87 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on July 31, 2025, Align Technology, Inc [ALGN] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $154. Analysts at HSBC Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of February 14, 2025, Wells Fargo has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for ALGN. Earlier on January 06, 2025, Leerink Partners upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for ALGN stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing ALGN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Align Technology, Inc [NASDAQ: ALGN] plunged -1.97% to $136.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $134.42, but it reached a high of $139.61 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -32.75%. Over the course of the year, Align Technology, Inc shares have dropped approximately -35.88%.
Is Align Technology, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Align Technology, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.28 million shares to 2.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.02 million shares. A decline of -10.2% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.93 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.93.
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In terms of Align Technology, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 182 in the next 12 months, up nearly 30.33% from the previous closing price of $139.65. Analysts anticipate Align Technology, Inc stock to reach 210 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 154. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Align Technology, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 04, 2024, Mizuho assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $295.
