Negative sentiment towards INCY reflected by a jump of 10.65% in short interest

Anna Perez

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. Incyte Corp shares valued at $19,773,750 were sold by Hoppenot Herve on Nov 10 ’25. At $105.46 per share, Hoppenot Herve sold 187,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 329,646 shares worth approximately $35.69 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, CHRISTIANA STAMOULIS purchased 7,442 shares, netting a total of over 811,178 in proceeds.

Before that, HERVE HOPPENOT had added 187,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $19,773,454, the Officer bought Incyte Corp shares for $105.46 each.

As published in a research note from Guggenheim on November 03, 2025, Incyte Corp [INCY] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $125. Analysts at Oppenheimer downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 06, 2025, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for INCY. Earlier on August 01, 2025, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for INCY stock.

Analyzing INCY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Incyte Corp [NASDAQ: INCY] rose 0.09% to $108.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $106.81, but it reached a high of $109.275 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.42%. Over the course of the year, Incyte Corp shares have jumped approximately 29.84%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $109.28 on 11/12/25 and a 52-week low of $53.56 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Incyte Corp (INCY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 106.96, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 105.65. In the upper region, resistance lies at 109.42. The next price resistance is at 110.58. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 82.27 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Incyte Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Incyte Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 1.01 million shares to 9.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 8.5 million shares. A jump of 10.65% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.39 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.39.

Which companies own the most shares of Incyte Corp (INCY)?

In terms of Incyte Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 95 in the next 12 months, down nearly -12.17% from the previous closing price of $108.16. Analysts anticipate Incyte Corp stock to reach 102 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 68. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Incyte Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 16, 2025, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $107.

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