KRG’s short interest falls to 9.87 million shares

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Kite Realty Group Trust shares valued at $1,133,249 were purchased by Kite John A on Sep 03 ’25. At $22.66 per share, Kite John A acquired 50,000 shares.

Also, Kite John A sold 50,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,135,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $22.70 each, the insider now holds 54,121 shares.

Before that, Grimes Steven P had sold 13,576 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $307,089, the Director traded Kite Realty Group Trust shares for $22.62 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 13,576 shares, worth approximately $15.75 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Ladenburg Thalmann on September 09, 2025, Kite Realty Group Trust [KRG] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $30. Analysts at UBS started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of February 13, 2025, Piper Sandler has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for KRG. Earlier on January 02, 2025, Jefferies downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for KRG stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing KRG Stock Performance

On last trading session, Kite Realty Group Trust [NYSE: KRG] plunged -0.66% to $22.59. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.52, but it reached a high of $22.895 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.75%. Over the course of the year, Kite Realty Group Trust shares have dropped approximately -11.97%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.17 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $18.51 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.44, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 22.29. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.82. The next price resistance is at 23.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.22 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Kite Realty Group Trust subject to short interest?

Stocks of Kite Realty Group Trust saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.71 million shares to 9.87 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 10.58 million shares. A decline of -7.16% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.95.

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In terms of Kite Realty Group Trust share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 24 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.54% from the previous closing price of $22.74. Analysts anticipate Kite Realty Group Trust stock to reach 24 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 24. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Kite Realty Group Trust stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 28, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $26.

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