MKC short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Jaxson Clark

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. McCormick & Co., Inc shares valued at $3,746,361 were purchased by Brendan Foley on Nov 13 ’25. At $65.56 per share, Brendan Foley acquired 57,144 shares.

Also, Foley Brendan M sold 57,144 shares, netting a total of over 3,746,361 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $65.56 each, the insider now holds 108,652 shares.

Before that, Kurzius Lawrence Erik had sold 39,014 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,517,964, the 10% Owner traded McCormick & Co., Inc shares for $64.54 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 39,014 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on December 15, 2025, McCormick & Co., Inc [MKC] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $75. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of June 16, 2025, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for MKC. Earlier on March 27, 2025, Argus downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for MKC stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing MKC Stock Performance

On last trading session, McCormick & Co., Inc [NYSE: MKC] plunged -0.28% to $68.46. The stock’s lowest price that day was $68.34, but it reached a high of $69.16 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.82%. Over the course of the year, McCormick & Co., Inc shares have dropped approximately -14.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $86.24 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $62.64 on 12/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 68.15, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 67.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 68.97. The next price resistance is at 69.47. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.35 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is McCormick & Co., Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of McCormick & Co., Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.86 million shares to 12.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 11.61 million shares. A jump of 6.88% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.86.

Which companies own the most shares of McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC)?

In terms of McCormick & Co., Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 75 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.25% from the previous closing price of $68.65. Analysts anticipate McCormick & Co., Inc stock to reach 87 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 70. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked McCormick & Co., Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 08, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $90.

Knox Daily
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.