Rise in PNFP’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Daniel Torres

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc shares valued at $438,150 were purchased by THOMPSON G KENNEDY on Oct 20 ’25. At $87.63 per share, THOMPSON G KENNEDY acquired 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 33,372 shares worth approximately $2.85 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, BURNS GREGORY L purchased 652 shares, netting a total of over 60,310 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $92.50 each, the insider now holds 21,384 shares.

Before that, INGRAM DAVID B had added 22,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,981,980, the Director bought Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc shares for $90.09 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 22,000 shares, worth approximately $5.44 million.

As published in a research note from Hovde Group on October 17, 2025, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc [PNFP] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $106. Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of May 21, 2025, Jefferies has initiated its “Buy” rating for PNFP. Earlier on May 13, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for PNFP stock.

Analyzing PNFP Stock Performance

On last trading session, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc [NASDAQ: PNFP] plunged -1.20% to $85.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $84.94, but it reached a high of $86.935 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.87%. Over the course of the year, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc shares have dropped approximately -17.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $127.85 on 01/30/25 and a 52-week low of $81.57 on 04/04/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc (PNFP)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 84.50, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 83.61. In the upper region, resistance lies at 86.67. The next price resistance is at 87.94. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 39.90 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.55 million shares to 2.99 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 2.44 million shares. A jump of 18.51% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.61.

Which companies own the most shares of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc (PNFP)?

In terms of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 105.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 22.06% from the previous closing price of $86.43. Analysts anticipate Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc stock to reach 120 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 97. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 16, 2025, Hovde Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $111.

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