Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc shares valued at $615,250 were sold by Garateix Ernie J on Sep 15 ’25. At $24.61 per share, Garateix Ernie J sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,245,808 shares worth approximately $30.98 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lusk Kirk sold 20,000 shares, netting a total of over 483,400 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $24.17 each, the insider now holds 598,756 shares.
Before that, RICHARD A WIDDICOMBE had added 250,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $6,022,500, the Director bought Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc shares for $24.09 each.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on August 09, 2024, Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc [HRTG] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $13 from $9. Analysts at JMP Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of February 13, 2023, Piper Sandler has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for HRTG. Earlier on April 06, 2020, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for HRTG stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing HRTG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc [NYSE: HRTG] rose 1.59% to $24.87. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.3, but it reached a high of $25.67 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 12.94%. Over the course of the year, Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 60.35%.
Is Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 80603.0 shares to 1.97 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.89 million shares. A jump of 4.08% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.38.
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In terms of Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 12.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -48.94% from the previous closing price of $24.48. Analysts anticipate Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc stock to reach 13 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 12.
