A company insider recently sold 8,000 shares of Balchem Corp [BCPC]. Should You Sale?

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Balchem Corp shares valued at $1,231,748 were sold by Fischer David B on Dec 03 ’25. At $153.97 per share, Fischer David B sold 8,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,989 shares worth approximately $1.25 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, van Gunsteren Job Leonard sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 919,723 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $153.29 each, the insider now holds 9,446 shares.

Before that, van Gunsteren Job Leonard had added 6,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $919,722, the Officer bought Balchem Corp shares for $153.29 each.

As published in their initiating research note from Rothschild & Co Redburn on December 05, 2025, Balchem Corp [BCPC] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $162. Analysts at Sidoti upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late February. As of November 29, 2021, Sidoti has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for BCPC. Earlier on August 02, 2021, Stephens downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for BCPC stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing BCPC Stock Performance

On last trading session, Balchem Corp [NASDAQ: BCPC] rose 0.25% to $157.02. The stock’s lowest price that day was $155.62, but it reached a high of $158.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.64%. Over the course of the year, Balchem Corp shares have dropped approximately -5.12%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $177.40 on 03/06/25 and a 52-week low of $139.17 on 10/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Balchem Corp (BCPC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 155.44, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 153.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 158.78. The next price resistance is at 160.55. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.45 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Balchem Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Balchem Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 19157.0 shares to 0.48 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 0.46 million shares. A jump of 4.03% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.83.

Which companies own the most shares of Balchem Corp (BCPC)?

In terms of Balchem Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 175.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.05% from the previous closing price of $156.63. Analysts anticipate Balchem Corp stock to reach 189 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 162. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Balchem Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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