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. Americas Car Mart, Inc shares valued at $5,029 were purchased by Collins Jonathan M. on Jun 17 ’25. At $49.30 per share, Collins Jonathan M. acquired 102 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 6,247 shares worth approximately $0.23 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Peterson Adam K sold 88,000 shares, netting a total of over 5,008,110 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $56.91 each, the insider now holds 1,428,094 shares.
Before that, Peterson Adam K had sold 53,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,940,970, the 10% Owner traded Americas Car Mart, Inc shares for $55.49 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 53,000 shares, worth approximately $55.35 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Stephens on November 13, 2024, Americas Car Mart, Inc [CRMT] has been an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at BTIG Research started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of January 02, 2024, Stephens has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for CRMT. Earlier on July 17, 2023, Stephens upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for CRMT stock which previously was a “an Equal-weight”.
Analyzing CRMT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Americas Car Mart, Inc [NASDAQ: CRMT] plunged -18.23% to $36.51. The stock’s lowest price that day was $34.02, but it reached a high of $37.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -21.84%. Over the course of the year, Americas Car Mart, Inc shares have dropped approximately -39.68%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $62.72 on 07/08/25 and a 52-week low of $34.02 on 09/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Americas Car Mart, Inc (CRMT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 34.40, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 32.28. In the upper region, resistance lies at 38.25. The next price resistance is at 39.98. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 25.15 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Americas Car Mart, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Americas Car Mart, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 80550.0 shares to 0.8 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 0.72 million shares. A jump of 10.1% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.84.
Which companies own the most shares of Americas Car Mart, Inc (CRMT)?
In terms of Americas Car Mart, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 45 in the next 12 months, up nearly 0.78% from the previous closing price of $44.65. Analysts anticipate Americas Car Mart, Inc stock to reach 113 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Americas Car Mart, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 19, 2022, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $83.
