PMT’s short interest surges to 4.14 million shares

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust shares valued at $34,968 were purchased by Lynch Catherine A. on Apr 24 ’25. At $12.15 per share, Lynch Catherine A. acquired 2,878 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 49,254 shares worth approximately $0.63 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Lynch Catherine A. purchased 1,268 shares, netting a total of over 15,298 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $12.06 each, the insider now holds 50,522 shares.

Before that, Jones Doug had sold 14,530 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $210,685, the Director, President & CMBO traded Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust shares for $14.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 14,530 shares, worth approximately $0.83 million.

As published in a research note from Keefe Bruyette on July 10, 2024, Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust [PMT] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $15.50 from $15. Analysts at Deutsche Bank started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 06, 2023, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for PMT. Earlier on February 17, 2023, BTIG Research downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for PMT stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing PMT Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust [NYSE: PMT] rose 1.82% to $12.89. The stock’s lowest price that day was $12.66, but it reached a high of $12.915 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.29%. Over the course of the year, Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust shares have dropped approximately -6.53%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $14.93 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $11.77 on 01/13/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 12.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 12.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 13.00. The next price resistance is at 13.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust subject to short interest?

Stocks of Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 53728.0 shares to 4.14 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 4.09 million shares. A jump of 1.3% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.11 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.11.

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In terms of Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 14 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.58% from the previous closing price of $12.66. Analysts anticipate Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust stock to reach 14 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 14. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Pennymac Mortgage Investment Trust stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On February 07, 2023, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $15.

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