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. Hillenbrand Inc shares valued at $223,099 were purchased by Arora Aneesha on Mar 14 ’25. At $25.19 per share, Arora Aneesha acquired 8,857 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 29,549 shares worth approximately $0.71 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FARRELL NICHOLAS R purchased 1,200 shares, netting a total of over 39,714 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $33.09 each, the insider now holds 57,798 shares.
Before that, Whitted J Michael had added 1,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $32,830, the Sr. VP, Strategy & Corp. Dev. bought Hillenbrand Inc shares for $32.83 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $1.66 million.
As published in a research note from KeyBanc Capital Markets on May 08, 2025, Hillenbrand Inc [HI] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Sector weight. Analysts at DA Davidson downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of July 10, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for HI. Earlier on December 19, 2023, CL King initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Strong buy” for HI stock.
Analyzing HI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Hillenbrand Inc [NYSE: HI] plunged -2.67% to $24.08. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.03, but it reached a high of $25.61 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.94%. Over the course of the year, Hillenbrand Inc shares have dropped approximately -11.79%.
Is Hillenbrand Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hillenbrand Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.33 million shares to 2.25 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.92 million shares. A jump of 14.85% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.18.
Which companies own the most shares of Hillenbrand Inc (HI)?
In terms of Hillenbrand Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 54 in the next 12 months, up nearly 118.27% from the previous closing price of $24.74. Analysts anticipate Hillenbrand Inc stock to reach 54 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 54. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Hillenbrand Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 14, 2020, Barrington Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $44.
