Days-to-cover ratio for INCY surges to 5.56 due to rise in short interest

Daniel Torres

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 $534,813 were purchased by STEVEN STEIN on Nov 05 ’25. At $102.20 per share, STEVEN STEIN acquired 5,233 shares.

Also, Heeson Lee sold 3,074 shares, netting a total of over 289,017 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $94.02 each, the insider now holds 29,241 shares.

Before that, SHEILA DENTON had added 598 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $60,613, the Officer bought Incyte Corp shares for $101.36 each.

As published in a research note from Guggenheim on November 03, 2025, Incyte Corp [INCY] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $125. Analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 06, 2025, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for INCY. Earlier on August 01, 2025, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for INCY stock.

Analyzing INCY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Incyte Corp [NASDAQ: INCY] rose 2.70% to $105.7. The stock’s lowest price that day was $101.5, but it reached a high of $106.47 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 17.21%. Over the course of the year, Incyte Corp shares have jumped approximately 38.84%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $106.47 on 11/05/25 and a 52-week low of $53.56 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Incyte Corp (INCY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 102.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 99.59. In the upper region, resistance lies at 107.61. The next price resistance is at 109.53. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 81.21 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Incyte Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Incyte Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.67 million shares to 9.36 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 8.7 million shares. A jump of 7.12% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.56 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.56.

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 95 in the next 12 months, down nearly -7.7% from the previous closing price of $102.92. Analysts anticipate Incyte Corp stock to reach 102 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 68. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Incyte Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 16, 2025, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $107.

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