Riot Platforms Inc’s recently made public that its CEO Les Jason unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.51 million on Jul 21 ’25. In the deal valued at $15.12 per share,100,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Les Jason now holds 919,911 shares worth roughly $10.52 million.
Then, Jason Les bought 100,000 shares, generating $1,386,000 in total proceeds.
Before that, Werner Ryan D. sold 3,747 shares. Riot Platforms Inc shares valued at $44,514 were divested by the SVP, CAO at a price of $11.88 per share. As a result of the transaction, Werner Ryan D. now holds 837,759 shares, worth roughly $9.58 million.
Citigroup initiated its Riot Platforms Inc [RIOT] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on August 06, 2025; the price target was $13.75. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late July from “an Overweight” to “a Neutral”. Keefe Bruyette began covering RIOT with “an Outperform” recommendation on January 08, 2025. Piper Sandler started covering the stock on December 17, 2024. It rated RIOT as “an Overweight”.
Price Performance Review of RIOT
On Tuesday, Riot Platforms Inc [NASDAQ:RIOT] saw its stock jump 2.97% to $11.44. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.79%. Riot Platforms Inc shares have risen nearly 38.00% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 12.05% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $15.87 was reached on 07/21/25, a 52-week low of $6.19 was recorded on 04/17/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For RIOT Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 11.22, which if violated will result in even more drops to 11.00. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 11.59. A further resistance level may holdings at 11.74.
How much short interest is there in Riot Platforms Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Riot Platforms Inc stocks on 2025-07-31, dropping by -8.42 million shares to a total of 74.85 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-30 was 83.28 million shares. There was a decline of -11.26%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 25, 2024 when Macquarie began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating along with a $15 price target.
