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 Morgan Stanley on January 08, 2026, Exelixis Inc [EXEL] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $48. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of November 18, 2025, Wolfe Research has initiated its “Peer perform” rating for EXEL. Earlier on November 03, 2025, Guggenheim downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for EXEL stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing EXEL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Exelixis Inc [NASDAQ: EXEL] rose 2.61% to $45.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $44.02, but it reached a high of $45.335 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.08%. Over the course of the year, Exelixis Inc shares have jumped approximately 28.13%.
Is Exelixis Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Exelixis Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 3.34 million shares to 24.7 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 21.36 million shares. A jump of 13.54% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.74 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 9.74.
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 45 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.09% from the previous closing price of $44.08. Analysts anticipate Exelixis Inc stock to reach 52 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 October 21, 2025, Leerink Partners assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $48.
