Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. PennyMac Financial Services Inc shares valued at $341,143 were sold by Perotti Daniel Stanley on Sep 05 ’25. At $116.63 per share, Perotti Daniel Stanley sold 2,925 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 225,250 shares worth approximately $28.42 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Perotti Daniel Stanley purchased 2,925 shares, netting a total of over 341,143 in proceeds.
Before that, Perotti Daniel Stanley had sold 5,850 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $632,970, the Chief Financial Officer traded PennyMac Financial Services Inc shares for $108.20 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,850 shares, worth approximately $28.79 million.
Analysts at Keefe Bruyette upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of July 22, 2024, Keefe Bruyette has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for PFSI. Earlier on April 09, 2024, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for PFSI stock which previously was a “a Mkt perform”.
Analyzing PFSI Stock Performance
On last trading session, PennyMac Financial Services Inc [NYSE: PFSI] rose 1.73% to $126.16. The stock’s lowest price that day was $124.426, but it reached a high of $130.02 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.84%. Over the course of the year, PennyMac Financial Services Inc shares have jumped approximately 9.48%.
Is PennyMac Financial Services Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of PennyMac Financial Services Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -0.12 million shares to 1.69 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.81 million shares. A decline of -6.91% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.41.
Which companies own the most shares of PennyMac Financial Services Inc (PFSI)?
In terms of PennyMac Financial Services Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 117.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -5.26% from the previous closing price of $124.02. Analysts anticipate PennyMac Financial Services Inc stock to reach 120 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 115. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked PennyMac Financial Services Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 10, 2024, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $115.
