Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. 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 $16.39 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 -0.84% to $66.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $65.9584, but it reached a high of $66.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.10%. Over the course of the year, McCormick & Co., Inc shares have dropped approximately -21.84%.
Is McCormick & Co., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of McCormick & Co., Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.84 million shares to 8.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 7.72 million shares. A jump of 9.79% 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 16.75% from the previous closing price of $66.81. 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.
