The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc shares valued at $822,036 were sold by Graham James D on May 23 ’25. At $6.85 per share, Graham James D sold 120,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 492,249 shares worth approximately $5.63 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Graham James D purchased 120,000 shares, netting a total of over 822,038 in proceeds.
Before that, BALDWIN JOHN T had added 4,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $34,800, the Director bought Cleveland-Cliffs Inc shares for $8.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $1.52 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on August 14, 2025, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [CLF] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $10. Analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of May 29, 2025, Jefferies has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for CLF. Earlier on December 02, 2024, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CLF stock.
Analyzing CLF Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [NYSE: CLF] rose 1.24% to $11.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $10.95, but it reached a high of $11.53 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.05%. Over the course of the year, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc shares have dropped approximately -2.72%.
Is Cleveland-Cliffs Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by -3.56 million shares to 77.65 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 81.21 million shares. A decline of -4.58% in short interest reflects a positive 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) decline to 4.38.
Which companies own the most shares of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF)?
In terms of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 20.6 in the next 12 months, up nearly 82.46% from the previous closing price of $11.29. Analysts anticipate Cleveland-Cliffs Inc stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 10.13. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Cleveland-Cliffs Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 27, 2024, Seaport Research Partners assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $16.50.
