Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Medtronic Plc shares valued at $3,058,451 were sold by Smith Gregory L on Nov 19 ’25. At $101.95 per share, Smith Gregory L sold 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 46,016 shares worth approximately $4.59 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Smith Gregory L purchased 30,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,058,452 in proceeds.
Before that, KIIL HARRY SKIP had sold 8,605 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $788,048, the EVP & President Cardiovascular traded Medtronic Plc shares for $91.58 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,605 shares, worth approximately $3.55 million.
As published in a research note from William Blair on January 06, 2026, Medtronic Plc [MDT] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of June 30, 2025, Wolfe Research has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Peer perform” for MDT. Earlier on June 16, 2025, Leerink Partners initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for MDT stock.
Analyzing MDT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Medtronic Plc [NYSE: MDT] plunged -0.54% to $99.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $99.37, but it reached a high of $101.32 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.22%. Over the course of the year, Medtronic Plc shares have jumped approximately 23.25%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $101.32 on 01/07/26 and a 52-week low of $95.17 on 01/05/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Medtronic Plc (MDT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 98.99, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 98.20. In the upper region, resistance lies at 100.94. The next price resistance is at 102.10. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.98 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Medtronic Plc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Medtronic Plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 1.6 million shares to 15.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 13.53 million shares. A jump of 10.57% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.87.
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In terms of Medtronic Plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 111 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.66% from the previous closing price of $100.31. Analysts anticipate Medtronic Plc stock to reach 120 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 103. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Medtronic Plc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On March 04, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $107.
