Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Sensient Technologies Corp shares valued at $199,907 were purchased by Plautz David J. on Nov 04 ’25. At $92.98 per share, Plautz David J. acquired 2,150 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 2,999 shares worth approximately $0.29 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Carleone Joseph purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 91,258 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $91.26 each, the insider now holds 22,414 shares.
Before that, Manning Paul had added 20 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,339, the Chairman, President & CEO bought Sensient Technologies Corp shares for $116.94 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 20 shares, worth approximately $7812.0.
As published in their initiating research note from CJS Securities on June 10, 2025, Sensient Technologies Corp [SXT] has been a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $95. Analysts at Robert W. Baird upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of October 10, 2022, Sidoti has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for SXT. Earlier on May 27, 2021, Robert W. Baird initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for SXT stock.
Analyzing SXT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Sensient Technologies Corp [NYSE: SXT] rose 0.36% to $97.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $96.825, but it reached a high of $99.03 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.92%. Over the course of the year, Sensient Technologies Corp shares have jumped approximately 24.13%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $121.54 on 08/14/25 and a 52-week low of $66.14 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 96.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 95.63. In the upper region, resistance lies at 98.85. The next price resistance is at 100.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.60 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Sensient Technologies Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Sensient Technologies Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by -0.48 million shares to 1.04 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 1.51 million shares. A decline of -45.94% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.47 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.47.
Which companies own the most shares of Sensient Technologies Corp (SXT)?
In terms of Sensient Technologies Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 85 in the next 12 months, down nearly -12.64% from the previous closing price of $97.3. Analysts anticipate Sensient Technologies Corp stock to reach 85 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 85. On July 10, 2020, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $70.
