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. Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc shares valued at $167,750 were purchased by MCMORROW WILLIAM J on May 19 ’25. At $6.71 per share, MCMORROW WILLIAM J acquired 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 8,074,517 shares worth approximately $58.62 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MCMORROW WILLIAM J purchased 200,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,272,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $6.36 each, the insider now holds 8,049,517 shares.
Before that, ZAX STANLEY R had added 41,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $350,960, the Director bought Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc shares for $8.56 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 41,000 shares, worth approximately $3.97 million.
Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of December 16, 2022, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for KW. Earlier on September 08, 2020, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for KW stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing KW Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc [NYSE: KW] plunged -1.09% to $7.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $7.25, but it reached a high of $7.365 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.02%. Over the course of the year, Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -29.38%.
Is Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.18 million shares to 3.62 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.45 million shares. A jump of 4.89% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.06 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.06.