Positive sentiment towards INSW reflected in decline in short interest

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. International Seaways Inc shares valued at $107,633 were sold by Zabrocky Lois K on Nov 17 ’25. At $53.82 per share, Zabrocky Lois K sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 184,421 shares worth approximately $9.79 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Pribor Jeffrey sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 53,580 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $53.58 each, the insider now holds 71,734 shares.

Before that, Small James D III had sold 20,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,071,972, the CAO,SVP,Sec. & General Counsel traded International Seaways Inc shares for $53.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $2.62 million.

As published in a research note from BTIG Research on August 06, 2025, International Seaways Inc [INSW] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $60. Analysts at Stifel downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 11, 2022, Deutsche Bank has initiated its “Buy” rating for INSW. Earlier on July 27, 2022, BTIG Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for INSW stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing INSW Stock Performance

On last trading session, International Seaways Inc [NYSE: INSW] plunged -1.39% to $53.09. The stock’s lowest price that day was $53.09, but it reached a high of $54.125 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.25%. Over the course of the year, International Seaways Inc shares have jumped approximately 36.45%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $55.18 on 11/20/25 and a 52-week low of $27.20 on 04/04/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for International Seaways Inc (INSW)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 52.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 52.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 53.83. The next price resistance is at 54.56. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.70 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is International Seaways Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of International Seaways Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by -0.68 million shares to 2.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 3.15 million shares. A decline of -27.41% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.85.

Which companies own the most shares of International Seaways Inc (INSW)?

In terms of International Seaways Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 53 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.56% from the previous closing price of $53.84. Analysts anticipate International Seaways Inc stock to reach 56 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked International Seaways Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 21, 2022, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $30.

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