Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Merit Medical Systems, Inc shares valued at $450,000 were sold by Peterson Neil W. on Jan 06 ’26. At $90.00 per share, Peterson Neil W. sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 28,369 shares worth approximately $2.37 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, NEIL W PETERSON purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 450,000 in proceeds.
Before that, Lampropoulos Fred P. had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $880,377, the Executive Chairman traded Merit Medical Systems, Inc shares for $88.04 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $85.12 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] rose 2.14% to $83.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $82.0, but it reached a high of $84.005 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.92%. Over the course of the year, Merit Medical Systems, Inc shares have dropped approximately -18.90%.
Is Merit Medical Systems, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Merit Medical Systems, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.75 million shares to 3.98 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 3.23 million shares. A jump of 18.78% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.85.
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In terms of Merit Medical Systems, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 106 in the next 12 months, up nearly 29.74% from the previous closing price of $81.7. Analysts anticipate Merit Medical Systems, Inc stock to reach 108 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 99. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Merit Medical Systems, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On February 07, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $87.
