PNC short interest jump by 27.32%, reflecting negative sentiment

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. PNC Financial Services Group Inc shares valued at $1,349,040 were sold by Parsley E William III on Jun 13 ’25. At $176.00 per share, Parsley E William III sold 7,665 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 198,347 shares worth approximately $37.74 million following the completion of this transaction.

Before that, DEMCHAK WILLIAM S had sold 1,242 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $220,616, the CEO traded PNC Financial Services Group Inc shares for $177.63 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,242 shares, worth approximately $105.1 million.

As published in a research note from Oppenheimer on July 30, 2025, PNC Financial Services Group Inc [PNC] has been rated up from a Perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $238. Analysts at Keefe Bruyette upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of July 08, 2025, Raymond James has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for PNC. Earlier on July 03, 2025, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Peer perform” for PNC stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing PNC Stock Performance

On last trading session, PNC Financial Services Group Inc [NYSE: PNC] plunged -1.18% to $190.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $189.83, but it reached a high of $192.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.00%. Over the course of the year, PNC Financial Services Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 5.12%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $205.46 on 01/29/25 and a 52-week low of $145.12 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for PNC Financial Services Group Inc (PNC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 189.10, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 187.94. In the upper region, resistance lies at 192.15. The next price resistance is at 194.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.60 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is PNC Financial Services Group Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of PNC Financial Services Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.72 million shares to 6.31 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.59 million shares. A jump of 27.32% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.25.

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In terms of PNC Financial Services Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 238 in the next 12 months, up nearly 23.6% from the previous closing price of $192.55. Analysts anticipate PNC Financial Services Group Inc stock to reach 238 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 238. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked PNC Financial Services Group Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 15, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $233.

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