Positive sentiment towards CNS reflected in decline in short interest

Jaxson Clark

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cohen & Steers Inc shares valued at $2,916,099 were purchased by STEERS ROBERT HAMILTON on Nov 04 ’25. At $67.96 per share, STEERS ROBERT HAMILTON acquired 42,909 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 7,109,168 shares worth approximately $486.55 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, STEERS ROBERT HAMILTON purchased 38,650 shares, netting a total of over 2,635,839 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $68.20 each, the insider now holds 7,081,234 shares.

Before that, STEERS ROBERT HAMILTON had added 19,329 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,306,834, the Executive Chairman bought Cohen & Steers Inc shares for $67.61 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 19,329 shares, worth approximately $487.87 million.

As published in their initiating research note from BofA Securities on June 30, 2025, Cohen & Steers Inc [CNS] has been an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $67. Analysts at UBS upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of January 05, 2024, UBS has initiated its “Sell” rating for CNS. Earlier on February 18, 2021, Sidoti upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for CNS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing CNS Stock Performance

On last trading session, Cohen & Steers Inc [NYSE: CNS] rose 1.92% to $68.44. The stock’s lowest price that day was $67.055, but it reached a high of $68.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.45%. Over the course of the year, Cohen & Steers Inc shares have dropped approximately -30.19%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $93.22 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $64.29 on 10/02/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Cohen & Steers Inc (CNS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 67.44, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 66.43. In the upper region, resistance lies at 69.01. The next price resistance is at 69.57. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.43 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Cohen & Steers Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Cohen & Steers Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -0.23 million shares to 1.75 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 1.99 million shares. A decline of -13.15% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.34 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.34.

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In terms of Cohen & Steers Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 87.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 30.31% from the previous closing price of $67.15. Analysts anticipate Cohen & Steers Inc stock to reach 102 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 73. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Cohen & Steers Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 21, 2021, Sidoti assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $83.

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