Rise in CMA’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Comerica, Inc shares valued at $1,089,471 were sold by Sefzik Peter L on May 01 ’25. At $54.63 per share, Sefzik Peter L sold 19,941 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 47,325 shares worth approximately $3.12 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Sefzik Peter L purchased 19,941 shares, netting a total of over 1,089,457 in proceeds.

Before that, McKinney Cassandra M. had added 2,783 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $163,947, the Officer bought Comerica, Inc shares for $58.91 each.

As published in a research note from Jefferies on August 06, 2025, Comerica, Inc [CMA] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at Raymond James downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of May 21, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “an Underperform” rating for CMA. Earlier on April 22, 2025, JP Morgan downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for CMA stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing CMA Stock Performance

On last trading session, Comerica, Inc [NYSE: CMA] plunged -0.74% to $66.01. The stock’s lowest price that day was $65.32, but it reached a high of $67.52 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.31%. Over the course of the year, Comerica, Inc shares have jumped approximately 27.98%.

Is Comerica, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Comerica, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.66 million shares to 5.48 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.82 million shares. A jump of 12.05% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.33.

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In terms of Comerica, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 62.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -6.02% from the previous closing price of $66.5. Analysts anticipate Comerica, Inc stock to reach 68 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 60. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Comerica, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On April 22, 2025, Evercore ISI assigned a price target of “an Underperform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $50.

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