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. Oportun Financial Corp shares valued at $157,220 were sold by Mueller Casey on Mar 10 ’25. At $5.99 per share, Mueller Casey sold 26,247 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 171,693 shares worth approximately $0.96 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Kirscht Patrick sold 45,341 shares, netting a total of over 271,593 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $5.99 each, the insider now holds 288,019 shares.
Before that, Layton Kathleen I. had sold 12,717 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $76,175, the Chief Legal Officer traded Oportun Financial Corp shares for $5.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,717 shares, worth approximately $0.5 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BTIG Research on March 05, 2025, Oportun Financial Corp [OPRT] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $10. Analysts at JMP Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of March 14, 2024, Jefferies has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for OPRT. Earlier on October 17, 2023, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for OPRT stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing OPRT Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -11.79%. Over the course of the year, Oportun Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 44.59%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $9.24 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $3.45 on 01/10/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $5.37, while a 200-day SMA reached $3.63.
Support And Resistance Levels for Oportun Financial Corp (OPRT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 5.37, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 5.14. In the upper region, resistance lies at 6.05. The next price resistance is at 6.50. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.41 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -0.74, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 98.85%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at buying indicates that the stock is to be held.
