Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. GMS Inc shares valued at $255,500 were purchased by Turner John C JR on Apr 07 ’25. At $70.00 per share, Turner John C JR acquired 3,650 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 66,928 shares worth approximately $6.6 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gilliam Theron I sold 12,474 shares, netting a total of over 916,340 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $73.46 each, the insider now holds 31,507 shares.
Before that, Gilliam Theron I had added 12,474 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $904,864, the Director bought GMS Inc shares for $72.54 each.
As published in a research note from DA Davidson on November 26, 2024, GMS Inc [GMS] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $97. Analysts at DA Davidson started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of December 09, 2022, Loop Capital has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for GMS. Earlier on September 07, 2022, Truist downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for GMS stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing GMS Stock Performance
On last trading session,, GMS Inc [NYSE: GMS] plunged -0.26% to $98.54. The stock’s lowest price that day was $97.78, but it reached a high of $99.26 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 21.64%. Over the course of the year, GMS Inc shares have jumped approximately 22.33%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $105.14 on 06/20/25 and a 52-week low of $65.77 on 04/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for GMS Inc (GMS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 97.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 97.05. In the upper region, resistance lies at 99.27. The next price resistance is at 100.01. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 75.17 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is GMS Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of GMS Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.28 million shares to 1.85 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.57 million shares. A jump of 15.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.82 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.82.
Which companies own the most shares of GMS Inc (GMS)?
In terms of GMS Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 80 in the next 12 months, down nearly -19.03% from the previous closing price of $98.8. Analysts anticipate GMS Inc stock to reach 95.2 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 80. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked GMS Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 22, 2022, RBC Capital Mkts assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $46.
