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. Merit Medical Systems, Inc shares valued at $880,377 were sold by Lampropoulos Fred P. on Nov 25 ’25. At $88.04 per share, Lampropoulos Fred P. sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,019,955 shares worth approximately $85.97 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, FRED LAMPROPOULOS purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 880,377 in proceeds.
Before that, Lampropoulos Fred P. had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,182,750, the Executive Chairman traded Merit Medical Systems, Inc shares for $87.31 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $86.81 million.
As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on March 28, 2025, Merit Medical Systems, Inc [MMSI] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $120. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of June 28, 2024, Robert W. Baird has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for MMSI. Earlier on April 11, 2024, CL King initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for MMSI stock.
Analyzing MMSI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Merit Medical Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: MMSI] plunged -0.12% to $84.29. The stock’s lowest price that day was $84.09, but it reached a high of $85.38 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.78%. Over the course of the year, Merit Medical Systems, Inc shares have dropped approximately -18.87%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $111.45 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $78.12 on 10/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Merit Medical Systems, Inc (MMSI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 83.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 83.30. In the upper region, resistance lies at 85.08. The next price resistance is at 85.88. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.41 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Merit Medical Systems, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Merit Medical Systems, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by -0.41 million shares to 2.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 3.33 million shares. A decline of -14.13% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.76 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.76.
Which companies own the most shares of Merit Medical Systems, Inc (MMSI)?
In terms of Merit Medical Systems, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 104 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.24% from the previous closing price of $84.39. Analysts anticipate Merit Medical Systems, Inc stock to reach 106 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 103. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Merit Medical Systems, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 07, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $87.
