AXTA’s short interest shows a sharp rise on 2025-09-15

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shares valued at $99,206 were sold by Tufano Amy on Aug 19 ’25. At $31.06 per share, Tufano Amy sold 3,194 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,087 shares worth approximately $0.32 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Amy Tufano purchased 3,194 shares, netting a total of over 99,209 in proceeds.

Before that, Weaver Troy D. had sold 10,457 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $392,869, the President, Global Refinish traded Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shares for $37.57 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,457 shares, worth approximately $2.0 million.

As published in a research note from Citigroup on October 06, 2025, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [AXTA] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $34. Analysts at Evercore ISI downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of July 18, 2025, Deutsche Bank has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for AXTA. Earlier on July 16, 2025, BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Market perform” for AXTA stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing AXTA Stock Performance

On last trading session, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [NYSE: AXTA] plunged -2.23% to $26.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.74, but it reached a high of $27.445 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.14%. Over the course of the year, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shares have dropped approximately -25.39%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $38.37 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $26.74 on 10/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 26.50, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 26.27. In the upper region, resistance lies at 27.21. The next price resistance is at 27.68. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 28.21 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Is Axalta Coating Systems Ltd subject to short interest?

Stocks of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 1.1 million shares to 7.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 6.44 million shares. A jump of 14.6% 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.

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In terms of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 32.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.83% from the previous closing price of $27.35. Analysts anticipate Axalta Coating Systems Ltd stock to reach 33 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 32. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Axalta Coating Systems Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 08, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $32.

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