Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Precigen Inc shares valued at $7,942,150 were sold by KIRK RANDAL J on Dec 22 ’25. At $4.18 per share, KIRK RANDAL J sold 1,900,036 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 341,189 shares worth approximately $1.52 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Randal J. Kirk purchased 1,900,036 shares, netting a total of over 8,208,156 in proceeds.
Before that, KINDLER JEFFREY B had sold 235,467 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $855,899, the Director traded Precigen Inc shares for $3.63 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 235,467 shares, worth approximately $0.49 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on August 15, 2025, Precigen Inc [PGEN] has been rated up from an Underweight to a Neutral. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of May 23, 2023, JP Morgan has initiated its “Neutral” rating for PGEN. Earlier on November 18, 2022, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for PGEN stock.
Analyzing PGEN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Precigen Inc [NASDAQ: PGEN] rose 1.59% to $4.46. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.25, but it reached a high of $4.48 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.95%. Over the course of the year, Precigen Inc shares have jumped approximately 301.80%.
Is Precigen Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Precigen Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 6.15 million shares to 35.58 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 29.44 million shares. A jump of 17.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.23.
Which companies own the most shares of Precigen Inc (PGEN)?
In terms of Precigen Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 6 in the next 12 months, up nearly 36.67% from the previous closing price of $4.39. Analysts anticipate Precigen Inc stock to reach 6 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 6. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Precigen Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On February 25, 2021, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $13.
