EIG’s short interest surges to 0.6 million shares

Jaxson Clark

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Employers Holdings Inc shares valued at $203,995 were purchased by Pedraja Michael on Nov 04 ’25. At $37.09 per share, Pedraja Michael acquired 5,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 17,830 shares worth approximately $0.71 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Pedraja Michael purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 200,200 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $40.04 each, the insider now holds 12,330 shares.

Before that, Mutschink John M. had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $98,240, the EVP, Chief Admin Officer traded Employers Holdings Inc shares for $49.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $0.78 million.

As published in a research note from Janney on February 27, 2024, Employers Holdings Inc [EIG] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at Janney started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late February. As of April 06, 2022, Boenning & Scattergood has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for EIG. Earlier on April 23, 2021, Boenning & Scattergood upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for EIG stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing EIG Stock Performance

On last trading session, Employers Holdings Inc [NYSE: EIG] rose 0.03% to $39.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $39.6, but it reached a high of $40.045 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.56%. Over the course of the year, Employers Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -25.63%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $52.28 on 03/03/25 and a 52-week low of $35.73 on 11/03/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Employers Holdings Inc (EIG)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 39.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 39.30. In the upper region, resistance lies at 39.90. The next price resistance is at 40.19. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.08 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Employers Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Employers Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.11 million shares to 0.6 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 0.49 million shares. A jump of 17.89% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.12.

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