Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. DENTSPLY Sirona Inc shares valued at $912,420 were purchased by LUCIER GREGORY T on Dec 08 ’25. At $11.10 per share, LUCIER GREGORY T acquired 82,200 shares.
Also, LUCIER GREGORY T sold 82,200 shares, netting a total of over 915,708 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $11.14 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.
Before that, VARON LESLIE F had added 9,337 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $99,999, the Director bought DENTSPLY Sirona Inc shares for $10.71 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 9,337 shares, worth approximately $0.73 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Barclays on December 09, 2025, DENTSPLY Sirona Inc [XRAY] has been an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $12. Analysts at William Blair downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of April 15, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for XRAY. Earlier on March 13, 2025, Needham downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for XRAY stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing XRAY Stock Performance
On last trading session, DENTSPLY Sirona Inc [NASDAQ: XRAY] rose 5.73% to $12.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $12.0957, but it reached a high of $12.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.03%. Over the course of the year, DENTSPLY Sirona Inc shares have dropped approximately -32.13%.
Is DENTSPLY Sirona Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of DENTSPLY Sirona Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.78 million shares to 14.98 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 14.2 million shares. A jump of 5.18% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.36.
Which companies own the most shares of DENTSPLY Sirona Inc (XRAY)?
In terms of DENTSPLY Sirona Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 13 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.88% from the previous closing price of $12.05. Analysts anticipate DENTSPLY Sirona Inc stock to reach 23 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 12. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked DENTSPLY Sirona Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On February 14, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $20.
