Days-to-cover ratio for FCFS surges to 2.05 due to rise in short interest

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. FirstCash Holdings Inc shares valued at $510,627 were sold by Hambleton Howard F on Jun 10 ’25. At $130.93 per share, Hambleton Howard F sold 3,900 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 32,481 shares worth approximately $4.44 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Howard Francis Hambleton purchased 3,900 shares, netting a total of over 514,566 in proceeds.

Before that, Rippel Douglas Richard had sold 300,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $34,029,000, the 10% Owner traded FirstCash Holdings Inc shares for $113.43 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 300,000 shares, worth approximately $606.15 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Stephens on November 13, 2024, FirstCash Holdings Inc [FCFS] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $137. Analysts at BTIG Research started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of April 29, 2024, Loop Capital has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for FCFS. Earlier on April 10, 2024, TD Cowen upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for FCFS stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing FCFS Stock Performance

On last trading session, FirstCash Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: FCFS] rose 0.01% to $136.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $136.1, but it reached a high of $137.92 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.62%. Over the course of the year, FirstCash Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 31.48%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $138.42 on 06/26/25 and a 52-week low of $102.42 on 01/02/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for FirstCash Holdings Inc (FCFS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 135.94, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 135.11. In the upper region, resistance lies at 137.76. The next price resistance is at 138.75. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.10 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is FirstCash Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of FirstCash Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 43199.0 shares to 0.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.51 million shares. A jump of 7.77% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.05.

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In terms of FirstCash Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 130 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.94% from the previous closing price of $136.76. Analysts anticipate FirstCash Holdings Inc stock to reach 140 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 120. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked FirstCash Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 01, 2023, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $120.

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