Negative sentiment towards TXRH reflected in surge in short interest

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Texas Roadhouse Inc shares valued at $377,384 were sold by Mujica Hernan E. on Aug 21 ’25. At $172.40 per share, Mujica Hernan E. sold 2,189 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 17,553 shares worth approximately $2.9 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, HERNAN MUJICA purchased 2,189 shares, netting a total of over 377,384 in proceeds.

Before that, Tobin Regina A. had sold 3,153 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $547,140, the PRESIDENT traded Texas Roadhouse Inc shares for $173.53 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,153 shares, worth approximately $2.52 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Mizuho on October 28, 2025, Texas Roadhouse Inc [TXRH] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $190. Analysts at Evercore ISI downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”an In-line”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of July 14, 2025, Melius has initiated its “Buy” rating for TXRH. Earlier on April 23, 2025, Citigroup downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for TXRH stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing TXRH Stock Performance

On last trading session, Texas Roadhouse Inc [NASDAQ: TXRH] plunged -3.16% to $165.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $161.96, but it reached a high of $168.555 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.22%. Over the course of the year, Texas Roadhouse Inc shares have dropped approximately -12.06%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $199.99 on 05/27/25 and a 52-week low of $148.73 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Texas Roadhouse Inc (TXRH)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 162.07, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 158.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 168.66. The next price resistance is at 171.91. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 39.92 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Texas Roadhouse Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Texas Roadhouse Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.24 million shares to 2.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 2.42 million shares. A jump of 9.06% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.19 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.19.

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In terms of Texas Roadhouse Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 190 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.23% from the previous closing price of $170.82. Analysts anticipate Texas Roadhouse Inc stock to reach 212 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 175. In spite of this, 17 analysts ranked Texas Roadhouse Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $213.

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