EVR short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

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. Evercore Inc shares valued at $1,422,161 were purchased by HYMAN EDWARD S on Mar 05 ’25. At $218.79 per share, HYMAN EDWARD S acquired 6,500 shares.

Also, HYMAN EDWARD S purchased 52,847 shares, netting a total of over 11,575,607 in proceeds.

Before that, HYMAN EDWARD S had added 16,300 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $3,905,969, the Director bought Evercore Inc shares for $239.63 each.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on June 23, 2025, Evercore Inc [EVR] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $312. Analysts at Citizens JMP upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of April 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for EVR. Earlier on December 20, 2024, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for EVR stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.

Analyzing EVR Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Evercore Inc [NYSE: EVR] rose 1.66% to $271.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $265.73, but it reached a high of $272.695 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 9.99%. Over the course of the year, Evercore Inc shares have jumped approximately 37.96%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $297.63 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $148.63 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Evercore Inc (EVR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 267.20, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 262.89. In the upper region, resistance lies at 274.34. The next price resistance is at 277.17. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 73.56 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Evercore Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Evercore Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 9654.0 shares to 1.25 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.24 million shares. A jump of 0.77% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.37 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.37.

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In terms of Evercore Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 311 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.45% from the previous closing price of $267.06. Analysts anticipate Evercore Inc stock to reach 311 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 311. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Evercore Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 12, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $258.

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