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. American Superconductor Corp shares valued at $5,495,526 were sold by McGahn Daniel P on Aug 04 ’25. At $54.49 per share, McGahn Daniel P sold 100,848 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,183,134 shares worth approximately $64.92 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kosiba John W JR sold 50,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,729,456 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $54.59 each, the insider now holds 352,890 shares.
Before that, Kosiba John W JR had sold 9,843 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $543,924, the SVP, CFO & Treasurer traded American Superconductor Corp shares for $55.26 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,843 shares, worth approximately $0.0.
Analysts at Canaccord Genuity downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of January 24, 2020, Canaccord Genuity has initiated its “Buy” rating for AMSC.
Analyzing AMSC Stock Performance
On last trading session, American Superconductor Corp [NASDAQ: AMSC] plunged -1.35% to $54.87. The stock’s lowest price that day was $54.24, but it reached a high of $55.7786 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 24.87%. Over the course of the year, American Superconductor Corp shares have jumped approximately 156.16%.
Is American Superconductor Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of American Superconductor Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.39 million shares to 3.09 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.7 million shares. A jump of 12.67% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.75 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.75.
Which companies own the most shares of American Superconductor Corp (AMSC)?
In terms of American Superconductor Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 29 in the next 12 months, down nearly -47.86% from the previous closing price of $55.62. Analysts anticipate American Superconductor Corp stock to reach 33 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 20. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked American Superconductor Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 21, 2017, FBR & Co. assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $6.
