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. Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc shares valued at $1,560,000 were purchased by MORENO ARTURO R on Aug 01 ’25. At $1.04 per share, MORENO ARTURO R acquired 1,500,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 67,112,859 shares worth approximately $73.82 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MORENO ARTURO R purchased 500,000 shares, netting a total of over 530,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $1.06 each, the insider now holds 67,612,859 shares.
Before that, MORENO ARTURO R had added 1,000,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,070,000, the 10% Owner bought Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc shares for $1.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,000,000 shares, worth approximately $72.17 million.
As published in a research note from Barrington Research on April 23, 2025, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc [CCO] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of December 20, 2023, Wells Fargo has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for CCO. Earlier on July 08, 2022, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for CCO stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing CCO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc [NYSE: CCO] plunged -6.78% to $1.1. The stock’s lowest price that day was $1.1, but it reached a high of $1.1689 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.85%. Over the course of the year, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -24.14%.
Is Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -7.09 million shares to 19.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 26.9 million shares. A decline of -35.77% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.05.
Which companies own the most shares of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc (CCO)?
In terms of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 3.25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 175.42% from the previous closing price of $1.18. Analysts anticipate Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc stock to reach 3.25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3.25. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 11, 2021, Barrington Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $5.
