Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc shares valued at $91,174 were sold by Cunningham Patrick A. on Jun 13 ’25. At $4.93 per share, Cunningham Patrick A. sold 18,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 327,869 shares worth approximately $1.9 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, J.H. Whitney Equity Partners V sold 750,000 shares, netting a total of over 3,900,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $5.20 each, the insider now holds 28,890,756 shares.
Before that, VIGANO PAUL R had sold 750,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,900,000, the 10% Owner traded Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc shares for $5.20 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 750,000 shares, worth approximately $167.86 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on July 21, 2025, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc [AVAH] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $6. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of December 13, 2023, JP Morgan has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underweight” for AVAH. Earlier on November 30, 2023, UBS initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sell” for AVAH stock.
Analyzing AVAH Stock Performance
On last trading session, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: AVAH] rose 49.36% to $5.81. The stock’s lowest price that day was $5.22, but it reached a high of $6.2 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 46.35%. Over the course of the year, Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 77.68%.
Is Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.14 million shares to 2.19 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.05 million shares. A jump of 6.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.45.
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In terms of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 28.53% from the previous closing price of $3.89. Analysts anticipate Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc stock to reach 6 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 2. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc stock as Strong Buy at the end of 2025.
