Short interest on OLN sees a significant increase on 2025-07-31

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Olin Corp shares valued at $126,000 were purchased by Teresa Vermillion on Aug 13 ’25. At $21.00 per share, Teresa Vermillion acquired 6,000 shares.

Also, Ehrhardt Marc purchased 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 373,956 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $18.70 each, the insider now holds 20,000 shares.

Before that, Lane Kenneth Todd had added 7,250 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $203,447, the President & CEO bought Olin Corp shares for $28.06 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 7,250 shares, worth approximately $0.16 million.

As published in a research note from JP Morgan on February 27, 2025, Olin Corp [OLN] has been rated down from an Overweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $28 from $50. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of February 04, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Sector perform” for OLN. Earlier on January 28, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for OLN stock.

Analyzing OLN Stock Performance

On last trading session, Olin Corp [NYSE: OLN] rose 8.25% to $21.38. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.7, but it reached a high of $21.39 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 16.13%. Over the course of the year, Olin Corp shares have dropped approximately -47.40%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $34.76 on 01/21/25 and a 52-week low of $17.66 on 04/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Olin Corp (OLN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 20.26, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.13. In the upper region, resistance lies at 21.95. The next price resistance is at 22.51. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.15 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Olin Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Olin Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 1.18 million shares to 6.39 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 5.22 million shares. A jump of 18.39% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.32 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.32.

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In terms of Olin Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 24 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.52% from the previous closing price of $19.75. Analysts anticipate Olin Corp stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 22. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Olin Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 14, 2025, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $40.

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