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. Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc shares valued at $48,616 were sold by Duggan Kerry C on Sep 16 ’25. At $8.60 per share, Duggan Kerry C sold 5,653 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,680 shares worth approximately $35180.8 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Duggan Kerry C purchased 5,653 shares, netting a total of over 51,555 in proceeds.
Before that, Duff Mark had added 897 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $7,221, the President and CEO bought Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc shares for $8.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 897 shares, worth approximately $1.29 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Craig Hallum on June 03, 2024, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc [PESI] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $18. Analysts at Wedbush upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of November 05, 2010, Wedbush has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for PESI. Earlier on November 09, 2009, Wedbush Morgan upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for PESI stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing PESI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc [NASDAQ: PESI] rose 16.73% to $9.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.36, but it reached a high of $10.27 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 16.73%. Over the course of the year, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc shares have dropped approximately -15.40%.
Is Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by 6143.0 shares to 1.29 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.3 million shares. A decline of -0.48% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 10.57 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 10.57.
Which companies own the most shares of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc (PESI)?
In terms of Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 18 in the next 12 months, up nearly 119.78% from the previous closing price of $8.19. Analysts anticipate Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc stock to reach 18 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 23, 2009, Wedbush Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $2.50.
