Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. U.S. Bancorp shares valued at $1,225,750 were sold by Richard Jodi L on Oct 18 ’24. At $49.03 per share, Richard Jodi L sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 129,790 shares worth approximately $6.61 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kotwal Shailesh M sold 35,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,741,040 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $49.74 each, the insider now holds 136,076 shares.
Before that, Richard Jodi L had added 25,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,225,762, the Officer bought U.S. Bancorp shares for $49.03 each.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on January 13, 2025, U.S. Bancorp [USB] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $58. Analysts at DA Davidson upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 19, 2024, Raymond James has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for USB. Earlier on November 25, 2024, Citigroup upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for USB stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing USB Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.52%. Over the course of the year, U.S. Bancorp shares have jumped approximately 6.42%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $51.12 on 01/15/25 and a 52-week low of $47.05 on 01/10/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $50.15, while a 200-day SMA reached $44.81. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 13.7 million shares from 8.75 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for U.S. Bancorp (USB)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 50.39, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 49.87. In the upper region, resistance lies at 51.27. The next price resistance is at 51.63. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.06 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.82, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 5.41%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
