Negative sentiment towards DFIN reflected by a jump of 27.61% in short interest

Jaxson Clark

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc shares valued at $420,880 were sold by Aguilar Luis A on Aug 27 ’25. At $56.71 per share, Aguilar Luis A sold 7,421 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 53,343 shares worth approximately $2.37 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Aguilar Luis A purchased 7,421 shares, netting a total of over 417,728 in proceeds.

Before that, Leib Daniel had sold 20,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,110,857, the Chief Executive Officer traded Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc shares for $55.54 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $25.71 million.

As published in a research note from DA Davidson on April 12, 2024, Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc [DFIN] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $72 from $60. Analysts at Needham started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of May 06, 2021, DA Davidson has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for DFIN. Earlier on November 05, 2020, B. Riley Securities resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for DFIN stock.

Analyzing DFIN Stock Performance

On last trading session, Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc [NYSE: DFIN] plunged -14.00% to $44.46. The stock’s lowest price that day was $44.17, but it reached a high of $52.02 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -14.29%. Over the course of the year, Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc shares have dropped approximately -30.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $69.93 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $37.80 on 04/11/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc (DFIN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 41.75, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 39.03. In the upper region, resistance lies at 49.60. The next price resistance is at 54.73. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 29.10 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.

Is Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.42 million shares to 1.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 1.1 million shares. A jump of 27.61% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.52 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.52.

Which companies own the most shares of Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc (DFIN)?

In terms of Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 70 in the next 12 months, up nearly 35.4% from the previous closing price of $51.7. Analysts anticipate Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc stock to reach 70 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 70. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 27, 2020, BTIG Research assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $11.

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