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. Alkermes plc shares valued at $273,442 were sold by Hopkinson Craig C. on Nov 03 ’25. At $30.38 per share, Hopkinson Craig C. sold 9,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 69,740 shares worth approximately $2.21 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hopkinson Craig C. purchased 9,000 shares, netting a total of over 273,442 in proceeds.
Before that, Hopkinson Craig C. had sold 9,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $283,776, the EVP R&D, Chief Medical Officer traded Alkermes plc shares for $31.53 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,000 shares, worth approximately $2.34 million.
As published in a research note from RBC Capital Mkts on September 26, 2025, Alkermes plc [ALKS] has been rated up from a Sector perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $44. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of July 15, 2025, Goldman has initiated its “Buy” rating for ALKS. Earlier on June 17, 2025, UBS upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ALKS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing ALKS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Alkermes plc [NASDAQ: ALKS] rose 1.96% to $31.68. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.6591, but it reached a high of $32.49 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.79%. Over the course of the year, Alkermes plc shares have jumped approximately 19.14%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $36.45 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $25.17 on 09/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Alkermes plc (ALKS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 30.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 29.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 32.56. The next price resistance is at 33.44. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.32 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Alkermes plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Alkermes plc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -0.65 million shares to 14.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 15.06 million shares. A decline of -4.55% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.65 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 7.65.
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In terms of Alkermes plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 45 in the next 12 months, up nearly 44.83% from the previous closing price of $31.07. Analysts anticipate Alkermes plc stock to reach 56 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 42. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Alkermes plc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 28, 2025, Needham assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $45.
