Days-to-cover ratio for EQH surges to 2.6 due to rise in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Equitable Holdings Inc shares valued at $1,991,952 were sold by Raju Robin M on Sep 22 ’25. At $54.00 per share, Raju Robin M sold 36,888 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 140,258 shares worth approximately $7.06 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, ROBIN RAJU purchased 36,888 shares, netting a total of over 1,991,952 in proceeds.

Before that, Pearson Mark had sold 39,551 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,144,641, the President and CEO traded Equitable Holdings Inc shares for $54.22 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 39,551 shares, worth approximately $34.78 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Wolfe Research on September 16, 2025, Equitable Holdings Inc [EQH] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $61. Analysts at UBS upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of January 23, 2025, BMO Capital Markets has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for EQH. Earlier on January 10, 2025, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for EQH stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing EQH Stock Performance

On last trading session, Equitable Holdings Inc [NYSE: EQH] rose 2.19% to $50.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $49.03, but it reached a high of $50.41 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.04%. Over the course of the year, Equitable Holdings Inc shares have jumped approximately 19.82%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $56.61 on 06/30/25 and a 52-week low of $41.39 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Equitable Holdings Inc (EQH)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 49.46, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 48.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 50.84. The next price resistance is at 51.31. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 38.26 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Equitable Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Equitable Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.48 million shares to 7.1 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 6.62 million shares. A jump of 6.75% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.6 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.6.

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In terms of Equitable Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 63 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.84% from the previous closing price of $49.28. Analysts anticipate Equitable Holdings Inc stock to reach 63 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 63. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Equitable Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 09, 2024, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $58.

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