HOLX short interest jump by 11.14%, reflecting negative sentiment

Jaxson Clark

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Hologic, Inc shares valued at $540,864 were sold by Stamoulis Christiana on Oct 20 ’25. At $73.07 per share, Stamoulis Christiana sold 7,402 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 47,336 shares worth approximately $3.5 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Stamoulis Christiana purchased 7,402 shares, netting a total of over 540,864 in proceeds.

Before that, MACMILLAN STEPHEN P had sold 138,358 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $9,266,118, the Chairman, President and CEO traded Hologic, Inc shares for $66.97 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 138,358 shares, worth approximately $91.34 million.

As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on October 07, 2025, Hologic, Inc [HOLX] has been rated up from an In-line to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $78. Analysts at Argus upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of August 06, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for HOLX. Earlier on July 09, 2025, Citigroup upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for HOLX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing HOLX Stock Performance

On last trading session, Hologic, Inc [NASDAQ: HOLX] plunged -0.04% to $73.98. The stock’s lowest price that day was $73.885, but it reached a high of $74.09 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.07%. Over the course of the year, Hologic, Inc shares have dropped approximately -8.47%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $74.71 on 10/21/25 and a 52-week low of $51.90 on 05/06/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Hologic, Inc (HOLX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 73.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 73.77. In the upper region, resistance lies at 74.09. The next price resistance is at 74.19. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.62 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Hologic, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Hologic, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.39 million shares to 3.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 3.11 million shares. A jump of 11.14% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.57 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.57.

Which companies own the most shares of Hologic, Inc (HOLX)?

In terms of Hologic, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 78 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.39% from the previous closing price of $74.01. Analysts anticipate Hologic, Inc stock to reach 78 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 65. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Hologic, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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