Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. First Business Financial Services Inc shares valued at $263,367 were sold by Ovokaitys Daniel on Feb 07 ’25. At $54.55 per share, Ovokaitys Daniel sold 4,828 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 7,718 shares worth approximately $0.36 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ovokaitys Daniel purchased 4,828 shares, netting a total of over 261,195 in proceeds.
Before that, Sanders Carol P had sold 8,211 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $400,906, the Director traded First Business Financial Services Inc shares for $48.83 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,211 shares, worth approximately $0.14 million.
As published in a research note from DA Davidson on August 05, 2024, First Business Financial Services Inc [FBIZ] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $50 from $36. Analysts at Piper Sandler started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of February 03, 2021, Janney has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for FBIZ. Earlier on February 01, 2021, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for FBIZ stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing FBIZ Stock Performance
On last trading session,, First Business Financial Services Inc [NASDAQ: FBIZ] rose 0.89% to $47.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $46.78, but it reached a high of $47.77 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.02%. Over the course of the year, First Business Financial Services Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.98%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $56.46 on 02/07/25 and a 52-week low of $42.18 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for First Business Financial Services Inc (FBIZ)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 46.51, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 45.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 47.84. The next price resistance is at 48.47. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.56 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is First Business Financial Services Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of First Business Financial Services Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 4001.0 shares to 54549.0. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 50548.0 shares. A jump of 7.33% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.63 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.63.
Which companies own the most shares of First Business Financial Services Inc (FBIZ)?
In terms of First Business Financial Services Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 62 in the next 12 months, up nearly 32.51% from the previous closing price of $46.79. Analysts anticipate First Business Financial Services Inc stock to reach 62 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 62. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked First Business Financial Services Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 17, 2020, Raymond James assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $19.
