In a filing, Avanos Medical Inc revealed its Director BLACKFORD GARY acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.44 million on Aug 13 ’25. In the deal valued at $10.99 per share,40,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, BLACKFORD GARY now holds 40,000 shares worth roughly $0.45 million.
Then, BLACKFORD GARY bought 20,000 shares, generating $219,500 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $10.97, the Director now owns 91,593 shares.
Before that, Holbrook Kerr sold 7,000 shares. Avanos Medical Inc shares valued at $106,778 were divested by the SVP, Chief Commercial Officer at a price of $15.25 per share. As a result of the transaction, Holbrook Kerr now holds 82,047 shares, worth roughly $0.92 million.
KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its Avanos Medical Inc [AVNS] rating to a Sector weight from a an Overweight in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including CL King’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late May with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Stephens also remained covering AVNS and has decreased its forecast on August 04, 2021 with a “an Equal-weight” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Barclays revised its rating on April 13, 2020. It rated AVNS as “an Equal weight” which previously was an “an Underweight”.
Price Performance Review of AVNS
On Friday, Avanos Medical Inc [NYSE:AVNS] saw its stock jump 2.19% to $11.2. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.51%. Avanos Medical Inc shares have fallen nearly -50.38% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -29.65% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $25.36 was reached on 01/30/25, a 52-week low of $9.30 was recorded on 08/05/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AVNS Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 10.84, which if violated will result in even more drops to 10.47. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 11.39. A further resistance level may holdings at 11.57.
How much short interest is there in Avanos Medical Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Avanos Medical Inc stocks on 2025-07-31, growing by 0.45 million shares to a total of 1.9 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-30 was 1.46 million shares. There was a rise of 23.41%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
