PCAR 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. Paccar Inc shares valued at $3,977,333 were sold by FEIGHT R PRESTON on Jul 29 ’25. At $99.52 per share, FEIGHT R PRESTON sold 39,965 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 223,190 shares worth approximately $22.04 million following the completion of this transaction.

Before that, SCHIPPERS HARRIE had added 10,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,007,357, the Officer bought Paccar Inc shares for $100.74 each.

As published in a research note from Argus on July 28, 2025, Paccar Inc [PCAR] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $121. Analysts at UBS upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of April 30, 2025, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for PCAR. Earlier on April 16, 2025, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for PCAR stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing PCAR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Paccar Inc [NASDAQ: PCAR] plunged -0.24% to $98.76. The stock’s lowest price that day was $97.545, but it reached a high of $99.945 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.63%. Over the course of the year, Paccar Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.33%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $115.43 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $84.65 on 04/29/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Paccar Inc (PCAR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 97.56, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 96.35. In the upper region, resistance lies at 99.96. The next price resistance is at 101.15. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.11 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Paccar Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Paccar Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.04 million shares to 13.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 12.04 million shares. A jump of 7.92% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.62 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.62.

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In terms of Paccar Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 110 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.11% from the previous closing price of $99.0. Analysts anticipate Paccar Inc stock to reach 120 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 100. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Paccar Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 07, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Sell” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $78.

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