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. Innospec Inc shares valued at $25,191 were purchased by PARRETTE LESLIE J on Nov 14 ’25. At $74.09 per share, PARRETTE LESLIE J acquired 340 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 5,837 shares worth approximately $0.44 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, PARRETTE LESLIE J sold 446 shares, netting a total of over 40,421 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $90.63 each, the insider now holds 5,497 shares.
Before that, Cleminson Ian had sold 4,275 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $431,679, the EVP & CFO traded Innospec Inc shares for $100.98 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,275 shares, worth approximately $1.18 million.
As published in a research note from Seaport Research Partners on April 21, 2025, Innospec Inc [IOSP] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $115. Analysts at Seaport Research Partners started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of September 04, 2019, CL King has initiated its “Buy” rating for IOSP. Earlier on April 12, 2019, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector weight” for IOSP stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing IOSP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Innospec Inc [NASDAQ: IOSP] rose 0.03% to $74.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $73.471, but it reached a high of $75.38 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.19%. Over the course of the year, Innospec Inc shares have dropped approximately -37.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $117.08 on 01/22/25 and a 52-week low of $70.10 on 11/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Innospec Inc (IOSP)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 73.55, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 72.56. In the upper region, resistance lies at 75.46. The next price resistance is at 76.38. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.18 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Innospec Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Innospec Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by -0.13 million shares to 0.45 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 0.58 million shares. A decline of -29.98% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.58 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.58.
Which companies own the most shares of Innospec Inc (IOSP)?
In terms of Innospec Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 115 in the next 12 months, up nearly 54.3% from the previous closing price of $74.53. Analysts anticipate Innospec Inc stock to reach 115 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 115. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Innospec Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
