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Recent Insider Activity Suggests Potential Gains for Heartland Financial USA, Inc (HTLF)

Heartland Financial USA, Inc’s filing revealed that its Director Hopkins Jennifer K unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.39 million on Dec 09 ’24. In the deal valued at $67.56 per share,5,811 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Hopkins Jennifer K now holds 6,963 shares worth roughly $0.43 million.

Then, Frank Mark A sold 432 shares, generating $29,047 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $67.24, the EVP, Chief Operations Officer now owns 1,060 shares.

Before that, Hopkins Jennifer K sold 1,189 shares. Heartland Financial USA, Inc shares valued at $79,128 were divested by the Director at a price of $66.55 per share. As a result of the transaction, Hopkins Jennifer K now holds 12,774 shares, worth roughly $0.8 million.

Keefe Bruyette upgraded its Heartland Financial USA, Inc [HTLF] rating to an Outperform from a a Mkt perform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Raymond James’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late February from “a Mkt perform” to “a Strong buy”. Keefe Bruyette also remained covering HTLF and has decreased its forecast on December 13, 2022 with a “Mkt perform” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. DA Davidson revised its rating on October 06, 2022. It rated HTLF as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of HTLF

On Friday, Heartland Financial USA, Inc [NASDAQ:HTLF] saw its stock jump 1.56% to $62.31. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.76%. Heartland Financial USA, Inc shares have risen nearly 65.67% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 66.96% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $70.27 was reached on 11/25/24, a 52-week low of $32.03 was recorded on 02/13/24. SMA at 50 days reached $63.75, while 200 days put it at $50.21.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For HTLF Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 60.84, which if violated will result in even more drops to 59.36. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 63.30. A further resistance level may holdings at 64.28. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 39.72, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -4.35, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 79.17%. Stochastics %K at 8.95% indicates the stock is a buying.

How much short interest is there in Heartland Financial USA, Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Heartland Financial USA, Inc stocks on 2024-11-29, growing by 0.11 million shares to a total of 0.72 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-10-31 was 0.61 million shares. There was a rise of 15.35%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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