Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Astronics Corp shares valued at $5,402,000 were sold by Keane Robert S on May 08 ’25. At $27.01 per share, Keane Robert S sold 200,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Keane Robert S sold 37,700 shares, netting a total of over 999,050 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $26.50 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.
Before that, Robert Keane had added 200,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $5,480,000, the Director bought Astronics Corp shares for $27.40 each.
As published in a research note from Truist on July 11, 2025, Astronics Corp [ATRO] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $49. Analysts at Colliers Securities upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of December 01, 2020, Truist has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Hold” for ATRO. Earlier on November 20, 2020, CJS Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Market outperform” for ATRO stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing ATRO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Astronics Corp [NASDAQ: ATRO] plunged -15.15% to $30.01. The stock’s lowest price that day was $27.2701, but it reached a high of $30.07 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -16.92%. Over the course of the year, Astronics Corp shares have jumped approximately 63.99%.
Is Astronics Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Astronics Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.63 million shares to 4.15 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.51 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 5.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.4.
Which companies own the most shares of Astronics Corp (ATRO)?
In terms of Astronics Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, down nearly -34.97% from the previous closing price of $35.37. Analysts anticipate Astronics Corp stock to reach 23 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 23. On November 20, 2020, Canaccord Genuity assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $15.
