Sharp increase in XNCR’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Daniel Torres

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Xencor Inc shares valued at $20,422 were sold by Montgomery Alan Bruce on Jun 16 ’25. At $9.22 per share, Montgomery Alan Bruce sold 2,215 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 20,611 shares worth approximately $0.37 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, GUSTAFSON KURT A sold 2,993 shares, netting a total of over 27,595 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $9.22 each, the insider now holds 20,183 shares.

Before that, GORMAN KEVIN CHARLES had sold 3,173 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $29,255, the Director traded Xencor Inc shares for $9.22 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,173 shares, worth approximately $0.34 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Truist on November 24, 2025, Xencor Inc [XNCR] has been a Buy. Analysts at Barclays upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. Earlier on September 03, 2025, BofA Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for XNCR stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing XNCR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Xencor Inc [NASDAQ: XNCR] rose 4.79% to $18.14. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.02, but it reached a high of $18.68 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.37%. Over the course of the year, Xencor Inc shares have dropped approximately -32.41%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $24.66 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $6.92 on 08/11/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Xencor Inc (XNCR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.21, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.87. The next price resistance is at 19.61. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Xencor Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Xencor Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.36 million shares to 8.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 8.05 million shares. A jump of 4.24% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.15.

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In terms of Xencor Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 26 in the next 12 months, up nearly 50.2% from the previous closing price of $17.31. Analysts anticipate Xencor Inc stock to reach 42 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Xencor Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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