Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Medifast Inc shares valued at $5,003 were purchased by Chard Daniel R on Jun 13 ’25. At $13.13 per share, Chard Daniel R acquired 381 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 149,698 shares worth approximately $2.18 million following the completion of this transaction.
As published in a research note from DA Davidson on November 05, 2024, Medifast Inc [MED] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $17 from $16.50. Analysts at DA Davidson downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of October 13, 2023, Stephens has initiated its “an Equal-weight” rating for MED. Earlier on November 04, 2022, DA Davidson downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for MED stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing MED Stock Performance
On last trading session, Medifast Inc [NYSE: MED] plunged -0.27% to $14.58. The stock’s lowest price that day was $14.4656, but it reached a high of $14.7539 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.64%. Over the course of the year, Medifast Inc shares have dropped approximately -30.67%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $17.84 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $11.57 on 04/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Medifast Inc (MED)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 14.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 14.31. In the upper region, resistance lies at 14.73. The next price resistance is at 14.89. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Medifast Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Medifast Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.25 million shares to 1.65 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.4 million shares. A jump of 15.09% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.45.
Which companies own the most shares of Medifast Inc (MED)?
In terms of Medifast Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 83.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 471.14% from the previous closing price of $14.62. Analysts anticipate Medifast Inc stock to reach 150 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 17. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Medifast Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On August 04, 2022, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $150.
