Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Kearny Financial Corp shares valued at $24,525 were sold by Joyce Patrick M on Jun 09 ’25. At $6.13 per share, Joyce Patrick M sold 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 50,622 shares worth approximately $0.35 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Joyce Patrick M purchased 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 24,640 in proceeds.
Before that, Wong-Zaza Melvina had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $36,172, the Director bought Kearny Financial Corp shares for $7.23 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $0.19 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on January 06, 2025, Kearny Financial Corp [KRNY] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $8.50 from $9. Analysts at Compass Point upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of October 28, 2022, Compass Point has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for KRNY. Earlier on January 06, 2022, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for KRNY stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing KRNY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kearny Financial Corp [NASDAQ: KRNY] rose 1.76% to $6.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $6.85, but it reached a high of $6.985 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.09%. Over the course of the year, Kearny Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 15.83%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.66 on 02/10/25 and a 52-week low of $5.45 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kearny Financial Corp (KRNY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 6.87, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 6.79. In the upper region, resistance lies at 7.01. The next price resistance is at 7.06. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.47 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Kearny Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kearny Financial Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by 66568.0 shares to 0.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.87 million shares. A decline of -8.26% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.11 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.11.
