Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Jackson Financial Inc shares valued at $1,432,550 were sold by Smith Craig Donald on Apr 07 ’25. At $69.52 per share, Smith Craig Donald sold 20,607 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 116,423 shares worth approximately $10.35 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Raub Christopher sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 163,320 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $81.66 each, the insider now holds 26,545 shares.
Before that, Smith Craig Donald had sold 7,974 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $643,900, the President and CEO PPM America traded Jackson Financial Inc shares for $80.75 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,974 shares, worth approximately $12.16 million.
As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on November 14, 2024, Jackson Financial Inc [JXN] has been rated down from an In-line to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $95 from $74. Analysts at Barclays started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of May 14, 2024, Keefe Bruyette has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for JXN. Earlier on February 28, 2024, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for JXN stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing JXN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Jackson Financial Inc [NYSE: JXN] plunged -4.08% to $88.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $88.305, but it reached a high of $93.565 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.55%. Over the course of the year, Jackson Financial Inc shares have jumped approximately 28.68%.
Is Jackson Financial Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Jackson Financial Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.74 million shares to 2.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.66 million shares. A decline of -25.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.51 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.51.
Which companies own the most shares of Jackson Financial Inc (JXN)?
In terms of Jackson Financial Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 91 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.83% from the previous closing price of $92.7. Analysts anticipate Jackson Financial Inc stock to reach 91 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 91. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Jackson Financial Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On January 02, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $55.
