Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Riot Platforms Inc shares valued at $344,632 were sold by Werner Ryan D. on Oct 10 ’25. At $23.00 per share, Werner Ryan D. sold 14,984 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 822,775 shares worth approximately $18.21 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Les Jason sold 113,948 shares, netting a total of over 2,283,518 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $20.04 each, the insider now holds 769,911 shares.
Before that, Les Jason had sold 12,800 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $256,000, the CEO traded Riot Platforms Inc shares for $20.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,800 shares, worth approximately $19.56 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on September 26, 2025, Riot Platforms Inc [RIOT] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $19. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of September 24, 2025, Arete has initiated its “Buy” rating for RIOT.
Analyzing RIOT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Riot Platforms Inc [NASDAQ: RIOT] plunged -0.27% to $22.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $21.49, but it reached a high of $23.01 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.64%. Over the course of the year, Riot Platforms Inc shares have jumped approximately 163.14%.
Is Riot Platforms Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Riot Platforms Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by -10.39 million shares to 66.28 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 76.68 million shares. A decline of -15.68% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.51 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.51.
Which companies own the most shares of Riot Platforms Inc (RIOT)?
In terms of Riot Platforms Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 11.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -48.17% from the previous closing price of $22.19. Analysts anticipate Riot Platforms Inc stock to reach 20 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 7.5. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Riot Platforms Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 06, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $13.75.
