Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Incyte Corp shares valued at $23,581 were purchased by SHEILA DENTON on Oct 15 ’25. At $85.13 per share, SHEILA DENTON acquired 277 shares.
Also, Denton Sheila A. sold 3,501 shares, netting a total of over 299,476 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $85.54 each, the insider now holds 26,569 shares.
Before that, Denton Sheila A. had sold 599 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $52,502, the EVP & General Counsel traded Incyte Corp shares for $87.65 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 599 shares, worth approximately $2.93 million.
As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on October 08, 2025, Incyte Corp [INCY] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Perform. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of August 01, 2025, Barclays has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for INCY. Earlier on June 16, 2025, Stifel upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for INCY stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing INCY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Incyte Corp [NASDAQ: INCY] rose 2.55% to $88.15. The stock’s lowest price that day was $85.13, but it reached a high of $88.49 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.24%. Over the course of the year, Incyte Corp shares have jumped approximately 33.32%.
Is Incyte Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Incyte Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 0.99 million shares to 8.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 7.51 million shares. A jump of 11.62% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.68 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.68.
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 67.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -21.48% from the previous closing price of $85.96. Analysts anticipate Incyte Corp stock to reach 68 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.
