Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares valued at $314,634 were sold by Brege Laura on Jun 04 ’25. At $21.78 per share, Brege Laura sold 14,446 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,095 shares worth approximately $0.33 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LAURA BREGE purchased 14,446 shares, netting a total of over 314,638 in proceeds.
Before that, Kihara James had sold 4,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $90,000, the PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER traded Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares for $22.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $0.44 million.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on May 21, 2025, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [ACAD] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $35. Analysts at Deutsche Bank started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of January 03, 2025, Guggenheim has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for ACAD.
Analyzing ACAD Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc [NASDAQ: ACAD] plunged -2.51% to $21.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $21.61, but it reached a high of $22.39 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.87%. Over the course of the year, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc shares have jumped approximately 18.47%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.54 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.4 million shares to 16.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 15.26 million shares. A jump of 8.38% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.73 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.73.
