Decline in DKS’s short interest indicates Bullish sentiment

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc shares valued at $4,432,133 were sold by Hobart Lauren R on Sep 29 ’25. At $220.69 per share, Hobart Lauren R sold 20,083 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 299,990 shares worth approximately $67.14 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Hobart Lauren R purchased 20,083 shares, netting a total of over 4,432,127 in proceeds.

Before that, Gupta Navdeep had sold 13,334 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,000,150, the EVP, Chief Financial Officer traded Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc shares for $225.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 13,334 shares, worth approximately $16.66 million.

As published in their initiating research note from BNP Paribas Exane on September 26, 2025, Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc [DKS] has been an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $177. As of September 09, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for DKS. Earlier on August 22, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for DKS stock.

Analyzing DKS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc [NYSE: DKS] plunged -1.46% to $223.82. The stock’s lowest price that day was $222.2218, but it reached a high of $228.28 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.86%. Over the course of the year, Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc shares have jumped approximately 8.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $254.60 on 01/24/25 and a 52-week low of $166.37 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc (DKS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 221.27, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 218.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 227.33. The next price resistance is at 230.83. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.01 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by 79682.0 shares to 4.99 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 5.07 million shares. A decline of -1.6% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.17 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.17.

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In terms of Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 246 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.3% from the previous closing price of $227.14. Analysts anticipate Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc stock to reach 275 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 177. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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