Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Barnwell Industries Inc shares valued at $16,500 were purchased by Hopkins Craig Douglas on Jan 17 ’25. At $1.65 per share, Hopkins Craig Douglas acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 151,000 shares worth approximately $0.22 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hopkins Craig Douglas purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 12,500 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $2.50 each, the insider now holds 75,000 shares.
Before that, Hopkins Craig Douglas had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $11,850, the President and CEO bought Barnwell Industries Inc shares for $2.37 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $0.1 million.
Analyzing BRN Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Barnwell Industries Inc [AMEX: BRN] plunged -27.78% to $1.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $1.3301, but it reached a high of $1.9816 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 15.32%. Over the course of the year, Barnwell Industries Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.30%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $2.2800 on 06/16/25 and a 52-week low of $1.1500 on 06/02/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Barnwell Industries Inc (BRN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 1.1795, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 0.9291. In the upper region, resistance lies at 1.8310. The next price resistance is at 2.2321. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.10 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Barnwell Industries Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Barnwell Industries Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 3319.0 shares to 7365.0. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 4046.0 shares. A jump of 45.06% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.28.
