Rise in NEM’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

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. Newmont Corp shares valued at $176,779 were sold by Brook Bruce R on Oct 01 ’25. At $84.99 per share, Brook Bruce R sold 2,080 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 36,869 shares worth approximately $3.45 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Brook Bruce R purchased 2,080 shares, netting a total of over 176,779 in proceeds.

Before that, Brook Bruce R had sold 2,077 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $154,923, the Director traded Newmont Corp shares for $74.59 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,077 shares, worth approximately $3.64 million.

As published in a research note from Goldman on October 13, 2025, Newmont Corp [NEM] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $104.30. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of September 02, 2025, Macquarie has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for NEM. Earlier on July 09, 2025, Stifel initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for NEM stock.

Analyzing NEM Stock Performance

On last trading session, Newmont Corp [NYSE: NEM] rose 3.36% to $93.58. The stock’s lowest price that day was $91.265, but it reached a high of $93.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.86%. Over the course of the year, Newmont Corp shares have jumped approximately 72.34%.

Is Newmont Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Newmont Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 2.51 million shares to 23.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 21.0 million shares. A jump of 10.69% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.87.

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In terms of Newmont Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 95.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.48% from the previous closing price of $90.54. Analysts anticipate Newmont Corp stock to reach 112 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 63. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Newmont Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 08, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $60.90.

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