Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Alkermes plc shares valued at $112,447 were sold by Hopkinson Craig C. on Dec 03 ’25. At $30.00 per share, Hopkinson Craig C. sold 3,748 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 65,740 shares worth approximately $1.92 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hopkinson Craig C. purchased 3,748 shares, netting a total of over 112,447 in proceeds.
Before that, Hopkinson Craig C. had sold 4,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $117,200, the EVP R&D, Chief Medical Officer traded Alkermes plc shares for $29.30 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $1.92 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on November 11, 2025, Alkermes plc [ALKS] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of September 03, 2025, Wells Fargo has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for ALKS. Earlier on July 15, 2025, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for ALKS stock.
Analyzing ALKS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Alkermes plc [NASDAQ: ALKS] rose 1.92% to $29.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.555, but it reached a high of $29.341 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.44%. Over the course of the year, Alkermes plc shares have dropped approximately -6.83%. 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 28.70, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 28.24. In the upper region, resistance lies at 29.49. The next price resistance is at 29.81. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.23 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Alkermes plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Alkermes plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 2.93 million shares to 18.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 15.9 million shares. A jump of 15.58% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.4.
Which companies own the most shares of Alkermes plc (ALKS)?
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 57.23% from the previous closing price of $28.62. 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 June 17, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $42.
