Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Stock Yards Bancorp Inc shares valued at $312,000 were sold by Wells Laura L on Jun 11 ’25. At $78.00 per share, Wells Laura L sold 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,954 shares worth approximately $1.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CROCE MICHAEL sold 4,100 shares, netting a total of over 315,954 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $77.06 each, the insider now holds 24,600 shares.
Before that, CROCE MICHAEL had added 4,100 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $315,954, the Officer bought Stock Yards Bancorp Inc shares for $77.06 each.
As published in a research note from Stephens on November 15, 2024, Stock Yards Bancorp Inc [SYBT] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $76 from $70. Analysts at Hovde Group downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. Earlier on July 24, 2024, Hovde Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for SYBT stock.
Analyzing SYBT Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Stock Yards Bancorp Inc [NASDAQ: SYBT] rose 0.87% to $74.04. The stock’s lowest price that day was $72.7612, but it reached a high of $74.615 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.78%. Over the course of the year, Stock Yards Bancorp Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.39%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $79.85 on 05/12/25 and a 52-week low of $60.75 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Stock Yards Bancorp Inc (SYBT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 72.96, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 71.88. In the upper region, resistance lies at 74.92. The next price resistance is at 75.80. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.29 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Stock Yards Bancorp Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Stock Yards Bancorp Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 26246.0 shares to 2.17 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.14 million shares. A jump of 1.21% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 21.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 21.12.
Which companies own the most shares of Stock Yards Bancorp Inc (SYBT)?
In terms of Stock Yards Bancorp Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 81 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.35% from the previous closing price of $73.40. Analysts anticipate Stock Yards Bancorp Inc stock to reach 81 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 81. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Stock Yards Bancorp Inc stock as Sell at the end of 2025. On March 06, 2024, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $52.
