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. McCormick & Co., Inc shares valued at $583,696 were sold by Jenkins Katherine on May 12 ’25. At $76.38 per share, Jenkins Katherine sold 7,642 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Repas Gregory sold 2,750 shares, netting a total of over 223,905 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $81.42 each, the insider now holds 2,266 shares.
Before that, Kurzius Lawrence Erik had sold 50,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $4,090,300, the Director traded McCormick & Co., Inc shares for $81.81 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 50,000 shares, worth approximately $17.29 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on August 20, 2025, McCormick & Co., Inc [MKC] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $83. Analysts at UBS started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of March 27, 2025, Argus has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for MKC. Earlier on January 08, 2025, TD Cowen upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for MKC stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing MKC Stock Performance
On last trading session, McCormick & Co., Inc [NYSE: MKC] plunged -1.16% to $69.86. The stock’s lowest price that day was $68.7, but it reached a high of $70.765 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.70%. Over the course of the year, McCormick & Co., Inc shares have dropped approximately -11.76%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $86.24 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $68.23 on 08/18/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for McCormick & Co., Inc (MKC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 68.78, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 67.69. In the upper region, resistance lies at 70.86. The next price resistance is at 71.85. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is McCormick & Co., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of McCormick & Co., Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.52 million shares to 7.72 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 7.2 million shares. A jump of 6.77% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.33.
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In terms of McCormick & Co., Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 78 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.36% from the previous closing price of $70.68. Analysts anticipate McCormick & Co., Inc stock to reach 79 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 77. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked McCormick & Co., Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 09, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $91.
