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 a research note from BofA Securities on January 05, 2026, Exelixis Inc [EXEL] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $41. Analysts at Wolfe Research started covering the stock with ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of November 03, 2025, Guggenheim has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for EXEL. Earlier on October 21, 2025, Leerink Partners upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for EXEL stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing EXEL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Exelixis Inc [NASDAQ: EXEL] rose 5.75% to $46.19. The stock’s lowest price that day was $44.035, but it reached a high of $46.3 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.88%. Over the course of the year, Exelixis Inc shares have jumped approximately 35.97%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $46.31 on 01/07/26 and a 52-week low of $41.93 on 01/05/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Exelixis Inc (EXEL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 44.71, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 43.24. In the upper region, resistance lies at 46.99. The next price resistance is at 47.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.58 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 2025-12-15 jumping by 2.69 million shares to 22.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 20.15 million shares. A jump of 11.78% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.67.
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 43.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -0.41% from the previous closing price of $43.68. Analysts anticipate Exelixis Inc stock to reach 56 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 30. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Exelixis Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 19, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $40.
