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Argus upgrades Restaurant Brands International Inc (QSR) stock to a Buy

Restaurant Brands International Inc’s filing revealed that its Chief Financial Officer Siddiqui Sami A. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.85 million on Mar 19 ’25. In the deal valued at $68.12 per share,12,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Siddiqui Sami A. now holds 235,228 shares worth roughly $15.18 million.

Then, CURTIS THOMAS BENJAMIN sold 23,000 shares, generating $1,572,740 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $68.38, the Pres., BK US & CA now owns 73,898 shares.

Before that, THOMAS CURTIS bought 23,003 shares. Restaurant Brands International Inc shares valued at $1,572,872 were divested by the Officer at a price of $68.38 per share.

Argus upgraded its Restaurant Brands International Inc [QSR] rating to a Buy from a a Hold in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid February from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. Argus also remained covering QSR and has decreased its forecast on February 13, 2025 with a “Hold” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Guggenheim revised its rating on January 24, 2025. It rated QSR as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.

Price Performance Review of QSR

On Friday, Restaurant Brands International Inc [NYSE:QSR] saw its stock fall -6.14% to $64.52. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.70%. Restaurant Brands International Inc shares have fallen nearly -1.01% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -17.97% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $80.02 was reached on 03/10/25, a 52-week low of $59.67 was recorded on 02/03/25. SMA at 50 days reached $64.78, while 200 days put it at $68.20.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For QSR Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 63.32, which if violated will result in even more drops to 62.13. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 66.81. A further resistance level may holdings at 69.11. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 42.65, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.08, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 97.88%. Stochastics %K at 40.21% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in Restaurant Brands International Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Restaurant Brands International Inc stocks on 2025-03-14, growing by 2.72 million shares to a total of 10.54 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-14 was 7.82 million shares. There was a rise of 25.79%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on October 22, 2024 when Oppenheimer resumed its ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $86.

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