Days-to-cover ratio for BYD surges to 2.08 due to rise in short interest

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Boyd Gaming Corp shares valued at $8,662,000 were sold by JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD on Sep 04 ’25. At $86.62 per share, JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD sold 100,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,704,379 shares worth approximately $145.33 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, JOHNSON MARIANNE BOYD purchased 100,000 shares, netting a total of over 8,658,298 in proceeds.

Before that, Hirsberg Josh had sold 40,035 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,419,389, the CFO & Treasurer traded Boyd Gaming Corp shares for $85.41 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 40,035 shares, worth approximately $35.83 million.

As published in a research note from Susquehanna on July 11, 2025, Boyd Gaming Corp [BYD] has been rated down from a Positive to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $86. Analysts at JP Morgan started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of March 12, 2025, Susquehanna has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Positive” for BYD. Earlier on February 24, 2025, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for BYD stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing BYD Stock Performance

On last trading session, Boyd Gaming Corp [NYSE: BYD] plunged -0.08% to $85.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $84.83, but it reached a high of $85.72 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.08%. Over the course of the year, Boyd Gaming Corp shares have jumped approximately 42.78%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $87.83 on 08/28/25 and a 52-week low of $58.94 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 84.82, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 84.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 85.73. The next price resistance is at 86.19. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.62 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Boyd Gaming Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Boyd Gaming Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.16 million shares to 2.71 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 2.55 million shares. A jump of 6.04% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.08 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.08.

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In terms of Boyd Gaming Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 85 in the next 12 months, down nearly -0.4% from the previous closing price of $85.34. Analysts anticipate Boyd Gaming Corp stock to reach 89 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 75. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Boyd Gaming Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 03, 2025, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $92.

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