Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Associated Banc-Corp shares valued at $87,567 were sold by Ahern Patrick Edward on Sep 11 ’25. At $26.20 per share, Ahern Patrick Edward sold 3,342 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 41,472 shares worth approximately $1.1 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ahern Patrick Edward purchased 3,342 shares, netting a total of over 87,728 in proceeds.
Before that, Braeger Matthew R had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $52,680, the Executive Vice President traded Associated Banc-Corp shares for $26.34 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $0.35 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on May 13, 2025, Associated Banc-Corp [ASB] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $26. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of July 17, 2024, Robert W. Baird has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for ASB. Earlier on March 08, 2024, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for ASB stock.
Analyzing ASB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Associated Banc-Corp [NYSE: ASB] rose 2.43% to $26.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.95, but it reached a high of $26.64 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.49%. Over the course of the year, Associated Banc-Corp shares have jumped approximately 24.30%.
Is Associated Banc-Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Associated Banc-Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.47 million shares to 6.08 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 5.62 million shares. A jump of 7.7% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.46 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.46.
Which companies own the most shares of Associated Banc-Corp (ASB)?
In terms of Associated Banc-Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 26.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.24% from the previous closing price of $25.92. Analysts anticipate Associated Banc-Corp stock to reach 27 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 26. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Associated Banc-Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On October 04, 2023, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $18.
