NEM short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Newmont Corp shares valued at $168,397 were sold by Brook Bruce R on Nov 03 ’25. At $80.96 per share, Brook Bruce R sold 2,080 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 34,789 shares worth approximately $2.84 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Palmer Thomas Ronald sold 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 406,700 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $81.34 each, the insider now holds 279,923 shares.

Before that, Brook Bruce R had added 2,080 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $168,397, the Director bought Newmont Corp shares for $80.96 each.

As published in a research note from Scotiabank on October 23, 2025, Newmont Corp [NEM] has been rated up from a Sector perform to a Sector outperform and the price target has been revised to $114. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of September 10, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for NEM. Earlier on September 02, 2025, Macquarie downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for NEM stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing NEM Stock Performance

On last trading session, Newmont Corp [NYSE: NEM] rose 3.46% to $81.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $80.49, but it reached a high of $81.915 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.46%. Over the course of the year, Newmont Corp shares have jumped approximately 80.36%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $98.58 on 10/16/25 and a 52-week low of $37.68 on 01/06/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Newmont Corp (NEM)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 80.77, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 79.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 82.20. The next price resistance is at 82.77. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.80 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Newmont Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Newmont Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -1.54 million shares to 21.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 23.05 million shares. A decline of -7.17% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.77.

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In terms of Newmont Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 104.3 in the next 12 months, up nearly 32.19% from the previous closing price of $78.9. Analysts anticipate Newmont Corp stock to reach 114 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 72. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Newmont Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 09, 2025, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $73.

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