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. Azenta Inc shares valued at $9,294 were sold by Marotta John on Sep 10 ’25. At $29.41 per share, Marotta John sold 316 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 105,980 shares worth approximately $3.16 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lin Lawrence Y. purchased 2,500 shares, netting a total of over 69,900 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $27.96 each, the insider now holds 46,013 shares.
Before that, Hughes Violetta had sold 317 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $16,791, the VP, Chief Accounting Officer traded Azenta Inc shares for $52.97 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 317 shares, worth approximately $0.29 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on August 06, 2025, Azenta Inc [AZTA] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $35. As of December 18, 2024, Stephens has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for AZTA. Earlier on April 04, 2024, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for AZTA stock.
Analyzing AZTA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Azenta Inc [NASDAQ: AZTA] plunged -1.32% to $29.81. The stock’s lowest price that day was $29.685, but it reached a high of $30.46 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.13%. Over the course of the year, Azenta Inc shares have dropped approximately -39.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $55.63 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $23.91 on 05/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Azenta Inc (AZTA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 29.51, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 29.20. In the upper region, resistance lies at 30.29. The next price resistance is at 30.77. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.41 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Azenta Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Azenta Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.83 million shares to 3.62 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 4.45 million shares. A decline of -23.03% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.37.
Which companies own the most shares of Azenta Inc (AZTA)?
In terms of Azenta Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 33 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.24% from the previous closing price of $30.21. Analysts anticipate Azenta Inc stock to reach 33 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 33. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Azenta Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 01, 2024, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $79.
