Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Veritex Holdings Inc shares valued at $221,546 were sold by WILLIAM FALLON on Aug 01 ’25. At $30.68 per share, WILLIAM FALLON sold 7,220 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,191 shares worth approximately $0.44 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, WILLIAM FALLON purchased 7,220 shares, netting a total of over 249,091 in proceeds.
Before that, Acosta Arcilia had sold 7,279 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $233,947, the Director traded Veritex Holdings Inc shares for $32.14 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,279 shares, worth approximately $1.7 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on April 02, 2025, Veritex Holdings Inc [VBTX] has been rated down from a Strong buy to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $28 from $31. Analysts at Hovde Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of October 24, 2024, Keefe Bruyette has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for VBTX. Earlier on September 17, 2024, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Strong buy” for VBTX stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing VBTX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Veritex Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: VBTX] plunged -1.28% to $30.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.93, but it reached a high of $31.41 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.40%. Over the course of the year, Veritex Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 36.04%.
Is Veritex Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Veritex Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.15 million shares to 1.32 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.17 million shares. A jump of 11.02% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.15.
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In terms of Veritex Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 28 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.69% from the previous closing price of $31.35. Analysts anticipate Veritex Holdings Inc stock to reach 28 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Veritex Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 05, 2023, Hovde Group assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $20.50.
