CVS 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. CVS Health Corp shares valued at $100,009 were purchased by SANSONE GUY P on Jun 05 ’25. At $63.70 per share, SANSONE GUY P acquired 1,570 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 12,007 shares worth approximately $0.8 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, ROBBINS LARRY sold 2,276,068 shares, netting a total of over 154,444,758 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $67.86 each, the insider now holds 9,670,731 shares.

Before that, ROBBINS LARRY had sold 1,323,932 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $89,249,945, the Director traded CVS Health Corp shares for $67.41 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,323,932 shares, worth approximately $555.9 million.

As published in a research note from Leerink Partners on February 13, 2025, CVS Health Corp [CVS] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $75 from $55. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of January 30, 2025, Edward Jones has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for CVS. Earlier on December 03, 2024, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for CVS stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing CVS Stock Performance

On last trading session,, CVS Health Corp [NYSE: CVS] plunged -4.28% to $66.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $66.54, but it reached a high of $69.11 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.35%. Over the course of the year, CVS Health Corp shares have jumped approximately 12.77%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $72.51 on 05/01/25 and a 52-week low of $44.11 on 01/02/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for CVS Health Corp (CVS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 65.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 64.85. In the upper region, resistance lies at 68.29. The next price resistance is at 69.99. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.34 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is CVS Health Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of CVS Health Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 2.81 million shares to 18.71 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 15.9 million shares. A jump of 15.04% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.22 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.22.

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In terms of CVS Health Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 78 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.1% from the previous closing price of $69.58. Analysts anticipate CVS Health Corp stock to reach 79 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 77. In spite of this, 20 analysts ranked CVS Health Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 18, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $66.

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