Kite Realty Group Trust [KRG] short interest surges, jumping by 11.88 million million shares

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Kite Realty Group Trust shares valued at $1,133,249 were purchased by Kite John A on Sep 03 ’25. At $22.66 per share, Kite John A acquired 50,000 shares.

Also, Kite John A sold 50,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,135,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $22.70 each, the insider now holds 54,121 shares.

Before that, Grimes Steven P had sold 13,576 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $307,089, the Director traded Kite Realty Group Trust shares for $22.62 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 13,576 shares, worth approximately $15.27 million.

Analysts at Citigroup downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of September 09, 2025, Ladenburg Thalmann has initiated its “Buy” rating for KRG. Earlier on July 01, 2025, UBS initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for KRG stock.

Analyzing KRG Stock Performance

On last trading session, Kite Realty Group Trust [NYSE: KRG] plunged -1.57% to $21.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $21.86, but it reached a high of $22.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.53%. Over the course of the year, Kite Realty Group Trust shares have dropped approximately -15.18%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.17 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $18.51 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 21.65, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 21.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.36. The next price resistance is at 22.82. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.55 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Kite Realty Group Trust subject to short interest?

Stocks of Kite Realty Group Trust saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 2.12 million shares to 11.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 9.76 million shares. A jump of 17.87% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.97 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.97.

Which companies own the most shares of Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG)?

In terms of Kite Realty Group Trust share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.36% from the previous closing price of $22.25. Analysts anticipate Kite Realty Group Trust stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Kite Realty Group Trust stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 13, 2025, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $25.

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