Negative sentiment towards CECO reflected in surge in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ceco Environmental Corp shares valued at $512,932 were sold by Johansson Peter K. on Mar 31 ’25. At $22.80 per share, Johansson Peter K. sold 22,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 62,160 shares worth approximately $1.83 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Johansson Peter K. purchased 22,500 shares, netting a total of over 512,934 in proceeds.

Before that, Johansson Peter K. had sold 5,601 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $135,264, the insider traded Ceco Environmental Corp shares for $24.15 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,601 shares, worth approximately $2.49 million.

As published in a research note from H.C. Wainwright on April 30, 2025, Ceco Environmental Corp [CECO] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $33. Analysts at H.C. Wainwright downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of July 16, 2024, Needham has reiterated its “Buy” rating for CECO. Earlier on January 17, 2024, Northland Capital initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for CECO stock.

Analyzing CECO Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Ceco Environmental Corp [NASDAQ: CECO] plunged -1.48% to $29.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $29.06, but it reached a high of $30.53 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.18%. Over the course of the year, Ceco Environmental Corp shares have dropped approximately -2.88%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $33.42 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $17.57 on 04/21/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Ceco Environmental Corp (CECO)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 28.76, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 28.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 30.26. The next price resistance is at 31.16. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.12 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Ceco Environmental Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Ceco Environmental Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.18 million shares to 2.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.29 million shares. A jump of 7.48% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.58 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 9.58.

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In terms of Ceco Environmental Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 34 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.09% from the previous closing price of $29.80. Analysts anticipate Ceco Environmental Corp stock to reach 34 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 34. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Ceco Environmental Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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