STBA’s short interest surges to 0.67 million shares

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. S & T Bancorp, Inc shares valued at $91,363 were purchased by GRUBE JEFFREY D on Oct 28 ’25. At $36.55 per share, GRUBE JEFFREY D acquired 2,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 44,985 shares worth approximately $1.78 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Gurt Peter G purchased 135 shares, netting a total of over 5,027 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $37.23 each, the insider now holds 260 shares.

Before that, Gurt Peter G had added 125 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $4,963, the Director bought S & T Bancorp, Inc shares for $39.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 125 shares, worth approximately $4936.25.

As published in their initiating research note from Piper Sandler on July 18, 2025, S & T Bancorp, Inc [STBA] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $42. Analysts at Hovde Group started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of September 29, 2022, Janney has initiated its “Neutral” rating for STBA.

Analyzing STBA Stock Performance

On last trading session, S & T Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ: STBA] plunged -2.81% to $39.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $39.47, but it reached a high of $40.635 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.17%. Over the course of the year, S & T Bancorp, Inc shares have dropped approximately -9.09%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $41.80 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $30.84 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for S & T Bancorp, Inc (STBA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 39.09, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 38.69. In the upper region, resistance lies at 40.26. The next price resistance is at 41.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.63 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is S & T Bancorp, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of S & T Bancorp, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 53608.0 shares to 0.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 0.61 million shares. A jump of 8.04% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.66 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.66.

Which companies own the most shares of S & T Bancorp, Inc (STBA)?

In terms of S & T Bancorp, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 40 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.55% from the previous closing price of $40.63. Analysts anticipate S & T Bancorp, Inc stock to reach 40 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 40. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked S & T Bancorp, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On January 11, 2021, DA Davidson assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $29.

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