Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. PepGen Inc shares valued at $10,393 were purchased by STRECK PAUL on May 30 ’25. At $1.24 per share, STRECK PAUL acquired 8,375 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 27,805 shares worth approximately $33087.95 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, McArthur James G purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 13,550 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $1.35 each, the insider now holds 113,913 shares.
Before that, McArthur James G had added 41,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $47,725, the President and CEO bought PepGen Inc shares for $1.15 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 41,500 shares, worth approximately $0.12 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on December 16, 2024, PepGen Inc [PEPG] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $3. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of December 21, 2022, H.C. Wainwright has initiated its “Buy” rating for PEPG.
Analyzing PEPG Stock Performance
On last trading session, PepGen Inc [NASDAQ: PEPG] plunged -13.14% to $1.19. The stock’s lowest price that day was $1.2, but it reached a high of $1.43 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -13.14%. Over the course of the year, PepGen Inc shares have dropped approximately -87.16%.
Is PepGen Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of PepGen Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.45 million shares to 1.36 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.8 million shares. A decline of -32.81% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.84.
Which companies own the most shares of PepGen Inc (PEPG)?
In terms of PepGen Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 29.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2053.28% from the previous closing price of $1.37. Analysts anticipate PepGen Inc stock to reach 33 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 26. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked PepGen Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
