The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Ready Capital Corp shares valued at $50,395 were purchased by Ahlborn Andrew on Mar 12 ’25. At $5.04 per share, Ahlborn Andrew acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 310,808 shares worth approximately $1.39 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, NATHAN GILBERT E purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 25,590 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $5.12 each, the insider now holds 118,106 shares.
Before that, Taylor Gary had added 10,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $52,300, the Chief Operating Officer bought Ready Capital Corp shares for $5.23 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $0.94 million.
As published in a research note from Citizens JMP on March 03, 2025, Ready Capital Corp [RC] has been rated down from a Mkt outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at B. Riley Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. Earlier on May 10, 2024, Ladenburg Thalmann downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for RC stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing RC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Ready Capital Corp [NYSE: RC] plunged -1.11% to $4.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.4601, but it reached a high of $4.56 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.29%. Over the course of the year, Ready Capital Corp shares have dropped approximately -47.23%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.14 on 01/17/25 and a 52-week low of $3.92 on 05/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Ready Capital Corp (RC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 4.43, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 4.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 4.53. The next price resistance is at 4.60. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.49 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Ready Capital Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ready Capital Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 6.68 million shares to 33.49 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 26.8 million shares. A jump of 19.96% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 12.01 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 12.01.
Which companies own the most shares of Ready Capital Corp (RC)?
In terms of Ready Capital Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 5.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.68% from the previous closing price of $4.52. Analysts anticipate Ready Capital Corp stock to reach 5.5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 5.5. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Ready Capital Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 04, 2024, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “an Underperform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $8.
