Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Alkermes plc shares valued at $150,005 were purchased by Hopkinson Craig C. on Jan 08 ’26. At $30.00 per share, Hopkinson Craig C. acquired 5,000 shares.
Also, Hopkinson Craig C. sold 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 150,005 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $30.00 each, the insider now holds 61,740 shares.
Before that, Hopkinson Craig C. had sold 4,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $112,000, the EVP R&D, Chief Medical Officer traded Alkermes plc shares for $28.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $1.83 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 0.82% to $29.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $29.06, but it reached a high of $30.03 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.79%. Over the course of the year, Alkermes plc shares have jumped approximately 3.97%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $30.08 on 01/08/26 and a 52-week low of $27.50 on 01/06/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Alkermes plc (ALKS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 29.08, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 28.56. In the upper region, resistance lies at 30.10. The next price resistance is at 30.60. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.73 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 2025-12-15 jumping by 2.74 million shares to 20.03 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 17.3 million shares. A jump of 13.67% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 10.51 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 10.51.
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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 53.27% from the previous closing price of $29.36. Analysts anticipate Alkermes plc stock to reach 56 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 43. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Alkermes plc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 17, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $42.
