Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Xencor Inc shares valued at $1,153,329 were sold by Desjarlais John R on Dec 19 ’25. At $15.72 per share, Desjarlais John R sold 73,367 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 236,574 shares worth approximately $3.08 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Dahiyat Bassil I sold 114,377 shares, netting a total of over 1,796,863 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $15.71 each, the insider now holds 466,635 shares.
Before that, Desjarlais John R had added 73,367 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,153,517, the Officer bought Xencor Inc shares for $15.72 each.
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 2.85% to $13.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $12.61, but it reached a high of $13.1 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.74%. Over the course of the year, Xencor Inc shares have dropped approximately -32.43%.
Is Xencor Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Xencor Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.75 million shares to 10.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 8.89 million shares. A jump of 16.44% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 14.28 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 14.28.
Which companies own the most shares of Xencor Inc (XNCR)?
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 105.7% from the previous closing price of $12.64. Analysts anticipate Xencor Inc stock to reach 42 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Xencor Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
