Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. LivaNova PLC shares valued at $84,750 were sold by Bianchi Francesco on Aug 25 ’25. At $56.50 per share, Bianchi Francesco sold 1,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,028 shares worth approximately $0.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bianchi Francesco purchased 1,500 shares, netting a total of over 84,750 in proceeds.
Before that, Bianchi Francesco had sold 1,250 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $63,738, the Director traded LivaNova PLC shares for $50.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,250 shares, worth approximately $0.42 million.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on May 20, 2025, LivaNova PLC [LIVN] has been rated up from a Peer perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $60. Analysts at Wolfe Research downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late February. As of October 04, 2024, Goldman has initiated its “Buy” rating for LIVN. Earlier on September 17, 2024, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for LIVN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing LIVN Stock Performance
On last trading session, LivaNova PLC [NASDAQ: LIVN] rose 2.53% to $55.91. The stock’s lowest price that day was $54.565, but it reached a high of $56.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.49%. Over the course of the year, LivaNova PLC shares have jumped approximately 14.59%.
Is LivaNova PLC subject to short interest?
Stocks of LivaNova PLC saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.29 million shares to 1.98 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.28 million shares. A decline of -14.71% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.53 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.53.
Which companies own the most shares of LivaNova PLC (LIVN)?
In terms of LivaNova PLC share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 68 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.7% from the previous closing price of $54.53. Analysts anticipate LivaNova PLC stock to reach 88 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 56. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked LivaNova PLC stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
