UMB Financial Corp’s filing revealed that its Chairman and CEO KEMPER J MARINER unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.55 million on Jun 02 ’25. In the deal valued at $101.81 per share,5,412 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, KEMPER J MARINER now holds 288,945 shares worth roughly $30.65 million.
Then, Kemper Realty Co bought 1,452 shares, generating $146,347 in total proceeds.
Before that, Pioneer Service Corp bought 3,960 shares. UMB Financial Corp shares valued at $399,128 were divested by the Affiliate at a price of $100.79 per share.
Truist initiated its UMB Financial Corp [UMBF] rating to a Buy in a research note published on May 13, 2025; the price target was $120. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid April with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. Citigroup also remained covering UMBF and has decreased its forecast on February 03, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. RBC Capital Mkts started covering the stock on November 22, 2024. It rated UMBF as “a Sector perform”.
Price Performance Review of UMBF
On Tuesday, UMB Financial Corp [NASDAQ:UMBF] saw its stock jump 0.19% to $106.09. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.45%. UMB Financial Corp shares have fallen nearly -6.00% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 30.96% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in UMB Financial Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in UMB Financial Corp stocks on 2025-05-15, growing by 0.15 million shares to a total of 2.28 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-04-15 was 2.13 million shares. There was a rise of 6.47%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on November 21, 2024 when Morgan Stanley began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $156 price target.
