Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Masco Corp shares valued at $225,302 were sold by Straber Renee on Mar 11 ’25. At $71.78 per share, Straber Renee sold 3,139 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 33,027 shares worth approximately $2.29 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Straber Renee purchased 3,139 shares, netting a total of over 225,302 in proceeds.
Before that, Alexander Mark R. had sold 20,172 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,493,359, the Director traded Masco Corp shares for $74.03 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,172 shares, worth approximately $1.24 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on July 22, 2025, Masco Corp [MAS] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at Deutsche Bank started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of January 10, 2025, Oppenheimer has increased its “Perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for MAS. Earlier on December 17, 2024, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for MAS stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing MAS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Masco Corp [NYSE: MAS] rose 0.03% to $69.35. The stock’s lowest price that day was $69.12, but it reached a high of $70.61 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.79%. Over the course of the year, Masco Corp shares have dropped approximately -5.54%.
Is Masco Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Masco Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.73 million shares to 7.15 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.43 million shares. A jump of 24.12% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.14.
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In terms of Masco Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 75 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.18% from the previous closing price of $69.33. Analysts anticipate Masco Corp stock to reach 80 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 71. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Masco Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 16, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $89.
