The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Portillos Inc shares valued at $83,994 were purchased by Osanloo Michael on Aug 08 ’25. At $7.42 per share, Osanloo Michael acquired 11,320 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 63,317 shares worth approximately $0.51 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Osanloo Michael purchased 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 16,000 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $8.00 each, the insider now holds 65,317 shares.
Before that, LEE EUGENE I JR had added 130,250 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,000,320, the Director bought Portillos Inc shares for $7.68 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 130,250 shares, worth approximately $1.05 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on April 07, 2025, Portillos Inc [PTLO] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $12. Analysts at Stifel upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of November 06, 2024, Stifel has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for PTLO. Earlier on October 07, 2024, Stephens downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for PTLO stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing PTLO Stock Performance
On last trading session, Portillos Inc [NASDAQ: PTLO] rose 1.70% to $8.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $7.749, but it reached a high of $8.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.68%. Over the course of the year, Portillos Inc shares have dropped approximately -24.70%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $15.78 on 02/18/25 and a 52-week low of $7.20 on 08/05/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Portillos Inc (PTLO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 7.82, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 7.57. In the upper region, resistance lies at 8.23. The next price resistance is at 8.39. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 32.45 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Portillos Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Portillos Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.46 million shares to 9.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 9.07 million shares. A jump of 4.84% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.31 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.31.
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In terms of Portillos Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 10 in the next 12 months, up nearly 26.1% from the previous closing price of $7.93. Analysts anticipate Portillos Inc stock to reach 12 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 8. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Portillos Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 12, 2024, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $20.
