Days-to-cover ratio for AXTA surges to 1.96 due to rise in short interest

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. Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shares valued at $99,206 were sold by Tufano Amy on Aug 19 ’25. At $31.06 per share, Tufano Amy sold 3,194 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,087 shares worth approximately $0.37 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Amy Tufano purchased 3,194 shares, netting a total of over 99,209 in proceeds.

Before that, Weaver Troy D. had sold 10,457 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $392,869, the President, Global Refinish traded Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shares for $37.57 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,457 shares, worth approximately $2.32 million.

As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on July 18, 2025, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [AXTA] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $32. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of May 08, 2025, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for AXTA. Earlier on April 10, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for AXTA stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing AXTA Stock Performance

On last trading session, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd [NYSE: AXTA] plunged -1.59% to $30.96. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.815, but it reached a high of $31.555 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.62%. Over the course of the year, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd shares have dropped approximately -12.81%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $38.37 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $27.58 on 08/01/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Axalta Coating Systems Ltd (AXTA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 30.66, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 30.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 31.40. The next price resistance is at 31.85. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.93 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Axalta Coating Systems Ltd subject to short interest?

Stocks of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.89 million shares to 6.44 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 5.55 million shares. A jump of 13.83% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.96 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.96.

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In terms of Axalta Coating Systems Ltd share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 41 in the next 12 months, up nearly 30.32% from the previous closing price of $31.46. Analysts anticipate Axalta Coating Systems Ltd stock to reach 47 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 35. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Axalta Coating Systems Ltd stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 07, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $40.

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