Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Chemed Corp shares valued at $875,100 were sold by MCNAMARA KEVIN J on Nov 24 ’25. At $437.55 per share, MCNAMARA KEVIN J sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 94,197 shares worth approximately $41.57 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MCNAMARA KEVIN J purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 876,000 in proceeds.
Before that, MCNAMARA KEVIN J had sold 3,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,383,840, the president and CEO traded Chemed Corp shares for $461.28 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,000 shares, worth approximately $42.46 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on September 02, 2025, Chemed Corp [CHE] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $550. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of March 11, 2020, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for CHE. Earlier on November 01, 2019, JMP Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt outperform” for CHE stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing CHE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Chemed Corp [NYSE: CHE] rose 0.15% to $441.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $438.46, but it reached a high of $443.9999 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.69%. Over the course of the year, Chemed Corp shares have dropped approximately -22.70%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $623.60 on 04/03/25 and a 52-week low of $408.42 on 08/01/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Chemed Corp (CHE)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 438.55, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 435.73. In the upper region, resistance lies at 444.09. The next price resistance is at 446.81. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.67 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Chemed Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Chemed Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 90733.0 shares to 0.68 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 0.59 million shares. A jump of 13.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.54.
Which companies own the most shares of Chemed Corp (CHE)?
In terms of Chemed Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 550 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.8% from the previous closing price of $440.7. Analysts anticipate Chemed Corp stock to reach 550 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 550. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Chemed Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 06, 2019, BofA/Merrill assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $500.
