MTG short interest jump by 3.34%, reflecting negative sentiment

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. MGIC Investment Corp shares valued at $781,110 were sold by Miosi Salvatore A on Jun 05 ’25. At $26.04 per share, Miosi Salvatore A sold 30,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 309,401 shares worth approximately $8.32 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Miosi Salvatore A purchased 30,000 shares, netting a total of over 783,000 in proceeds.

Before that, Maggio Paula C had sold 20,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $529,728, the EVP and General Counsel traded MGIC Investment Corp shares for $26.49 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $4.23 million.

As published in a research note from Compass Point on February 05, 2025, MGIC Investment Corp [MTG] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $27 from $24. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of December 09, 2024, BofA Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “an Underperform” for MTG. Earlier on June 03, 2024, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for MTG stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.

Analyzing MTG Stock Performance

On last trading session,, MGIC Investment Corp [NYSE: MTG] rose 1.36% to $26.90. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.21, but it reached a high of $26.915 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.38%. Over the course of the year, MGIC Investment Corp shares have jumped approximately 13.45%.

Support And Resistance Levels for MGIC Investment Corp (MTG)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.58 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is MGIC Investment Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of MGIC Investment Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.31 million shares to 9.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 9.09 million shares. A jump of 3.34% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.75 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.75.

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In terms of MGIC Investment Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 21 in the next 12 months, down nearly -20.87% from the previous closing price of $26.54. Analysts anticipate MGIC Investment Corp stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 16. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked MGIC Investment Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 04, 2024, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $24.

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