Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. M & T Bank Corp shares valued at $485,570 were sold by D’Arcy Peter on Jul 22 ’25. At $197.31 per share, D’Arcy Peter sold 2,461 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,319 shares worth approximately $1.71 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ledgett Richard H. Jr. purchased 1,277 shares, netting a total of over 252,178 in proceeds.
Before that, Ledgett Richard H. Jr. had sold 1,277 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $252,178, the Director traded M & T Bank Corp shares for $197.48 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,277 shares, worth approximately $0.9 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Jefferies on May 21, 2025, M & T Bank Corp [MTB] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $225. Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 24, 2025, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for MTB. Earlier on December 04, 2024, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for MTB stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing MTB Stock Performance
On last trading session, M & T Bank Corp [NYSE: MTB] plunged -0.95% to $183.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $183.13, but it reached a high of $187.175 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.63%. Over the course of the year, M & T Bank Corp shares have jumped approximately 14.86%.
Is M & T Bank Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of M & T Bank Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.57 million shares to 3.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.4 million shares. A decline of -14.84% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.99 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.99.
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In terms of M & T Bank Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 225 in the next 12 months, up nearly 21.29% from the previous closing price of $185.5. Analysts anticipate M & T Bank Corp stock to reach 225 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 225. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked M & T Bank Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 25, 2024, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $230.
