Short interest on FHN sees a significant increase on 2025-09-15

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. First Horizon Corporation shares valued at $2,249,520 were sold by POPWELL DAVID T on Aug 22 ’25. At $22.50 per share, POPWELL DAVID T sold 100,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 462,581 shares worth approximately $10.67 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, POPWELL DAVID T purchased 100,000 shares, netting a total of over 2,244,514 in proceeds.

Before that, POPWELL DAVID T had sold 38,010 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $843,864, the SEVP Sr Strategic Executive traded First Horizon Corporation shares for $22.20 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 38,010 shares, worth approximately $12.68 million.

As published in their initiating research note from DA Davidson on September 26, 2025, First Horizon Corporation [FHN] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $24. Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of May 21, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for FHN. Earlier on May 13, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for FHN stock.

Analyzing FHN Stock Performance

On last trading session, First Horizon Corporation [NYSE: FHN] rose 0.35% to $23.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.74, but it reached a high of $23.215 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.13%. Over the course of the year, First Horizon Corporation shares have jumped approximately 48.11%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $23.47 on 10/06/25 and a 52-week low of $15.19 on 04/04/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for First Horizon Corporation (FHN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.77, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 22.49. In the upper region, resistance lies at 23.31. The next price resistance is at 23.57. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.31 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is First Horizon Corporation subject to short interest?

Stocks of First Horizon Corporation saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 3.04 million shares to 12.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 9.89 million shares. A jump of 23.48% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.16.

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In terms of First Horizon Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.79% from the previous closing price of $22.98. Analysts anticipate First Horizon Corporation stock to reach 29 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 24. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked First Horizon Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 07, 2025, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $22.

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