Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Exelixis Inc shares valued at $444,873 were purchased by Haley Patrick J. on Nov 20 ’25. At $41.78 per share, Haley Patrick J. acquired 10,648 shares.
Also, JOHNSON DAVID EDWARD purchased 27,532 shares, netting a total of over 1,187,235 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $43.12 each, the insider now holds 1,553,262 shares.
Before that, Haley Patrick J. had sold 34,187 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,431,757, the EVP, Commercial traded Exelixis Inc shares for $41.88 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 34,187 shares, worth approximately $0.0.
As published in their initiating research note from Wolfe Research on November 18, 2025, Exelixis Inc [EXEL] has been a Peer perform. Analysts at Guggenheim downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 21, 2025, Leerink Partners has increased its “Market perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for EXEL.
Analyzing EXEL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Exelixis Inc [NASDAQ: EXEL] rose 0.96% to $42.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.595, but it reached a high of $42.035 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.26%. Over the course of the year, Exelixis Inc shares have jumped approximately 19.90%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $49.62 on 06/23/25 and a 52-week low of $31.90 on 01/24/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Exelixis Inc (EXEL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 41.69, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 41.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 42.17. The next price resistance is at 42.34. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.43 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Exelixis Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Exelixis Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 1.57 million shares to 21.36 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 19.79 million shares. A jump of 7.34% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.83.
Which companies own the most shares of Exelixis Inc (EXEL)?
In terms of Exelixis Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 44 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.77% from the previous closing price of $41.6. Analysts anticipate Exelixis Inc stock to reach 56 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 30. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Exelixis Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 17, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $40.
