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. Commercial Metals Co shares valued at $100,037 were purchased by McPherson John R on Oct 20 ’25. At $58.09 per share, McPherson John R acquired 1,722 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 6,722 shares worth approximately $0.41 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Simpson Stephen William purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 515,200 in proceeds.
Before that, McPherson John R had added 2,475 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $100,040, the Director bought Commercial Metals Co shares for $40.42 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,475 shares, worth approximately $0.92 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on October 24, 2025, Commercial Metals Co [CMC] has been rated up from an Equal-weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $68. Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 17, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for CMC. Earlier on August 14, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for CMC stock.
Analyzing CMC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Commercial Metals Co [NYSE: CMC] rose 0.89% to $61.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $59.0223, but it reached a high of $61.97 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.19%. Over the course of the year, Commercial Metals Co shares have jumped approximately 17.43%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $62.38 on 10/24/25 and a 52-week low of $37.92 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Commercial Metals Co (CMC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 59.37, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 57.71. In the upper region, resistance lies at 62.35. The next price resistance is at 63.66. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.23 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Commercial Metals Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Commercial Metals Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 28866.0 shares to 3.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 3.54 million shares. A jump of 0.81% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.25.
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In terms of Commercial Metals Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 68 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.42% from the previous closing price of $60.49. Analysts anticipate Commercial Metals Co stock to reach 76 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 55. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Commercial Metals Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 30, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $52.
