Days-to-cover ratio for KVUE surges to 2.34 due to rise in short interest

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Kenvue Inc shares valued at $2,415,700 were purchased by Ruh Paul on May 16 ’25. At $24.03 per share, Ruh Paul acquired 100,531 shares.

Also, Ruh Paul purchased 50,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,213,000 in proceeds.

Before that, Lawson Carlton had sold 17,100 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $393,813, the Group President EMEA & LA traded Kenvue Inc shares for $23.03 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 17,100 shares, worth approximately $1.04 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Redburn Atlantic on April 10, 2025, Kenvue Inc [KVUE] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $23.50. Analysts at Evercore ISI started covering the stock with ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of January 06, 2025, Piper Sandler has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for KVUE. Earlier on December 12, 2024, Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for KVUE stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing KVUE Stock Performance

On last trading session, Kenvue Inc [NYSE: KVUE] plunged -2.12% to $18.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $18.05, but it reached a high of $18.95 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.68%. Over the course of the year, Kenvue Inc shares have dropped approximately -19.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.17 on 05/08/25 and a 52-week low of $17.15 on 09/05/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Kenvue Inc (KVUE)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 18.03, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.59. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.93. The next price resistance is at 19.39. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 28.11 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Is Kenvue Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Kenvue Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 8.0 million shares to 44.39 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 36.4 million shares. A jump of 18.01% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.34 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.34.

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In terms of Kenvue Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.89% from the previous closing price of $18.87. Analysts anticipate Kenvue Inc stock to reach 23 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Kenvue Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 24, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $27.

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