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. Incyte Corp shares valued at $23,116 were purchased by SHEILA DENTON on Sep 16 ’25. At $83.15 per share, SHEILA DENTON acquired 278 shares.
Also, Denton Sheila A. sold 598 shares, netting a total of over 50,812 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $84.97 each, the insider now holds 33,200 shares.
Before that, SHEILA DENTON had added 598 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $50,812, the Officer bought Incyte Corp shares for $84.97 each.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on August 06, 2025, Incyte Corp [INCY] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $89. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of June 16, 2025, Stifel has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for INCY. Earlier on March 18, 2025, William Blair downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for INCY stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing INCY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Incyte Corp [NASDAQ: INCY] rose 1.07% to $84.8. The stock’s lowest price that day was $83.51, but it reached a high of $85.98 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.68%. Over the course of the year, Incyte Corp shares have jumped approximately 33.42%.
Is Incyte Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Incyte Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 91340.0 shares to 7.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 7.42 million shares. A jump of 1.22% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.02 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.02.
Which companies own the most shares of Incyte Corp (INCY)?
In terms of Incyte Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 68 in the next 12 months, down nearly -18.95% from the previous closing price of $83.9. Analysts anticipate Incyte Corp stock to reach 92 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 67. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Incyte Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
