UMBF short interest jump by 4.28%, reflecting negative sentiment

Jaxson Clark

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. UMB Financial Corp shares valued at $138,850 were purchased by R C Kemper Charitable Trust & on Dec 01 ’25. At $111.08 per share, R C Kemper Charitable Trust & acquired 1,250 shares.

Also, R C Kemper Jr Charitable Trust purchased 2,550 shares, netting a total of over 283,254 in proceeds.

Before that, Bebe & Crosby Kemper Foundatio had added 576 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $63,982, the Affiliate bought UMB Financial Corp shares for $111.08 each.

As published in a research note from RBC Capital Mkts on November 06, 2025, UMB Financial Corp [UMBF] has been rated up from a Sector perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $128. Analysts at Hovde Group started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of May 13, 2025, Truist has initiated its “Buy” rating for UMBF. Earlier on April 16, 2025, BofA Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for UMBF stock.

Analyzing UMBF Stock Performance

On last trading session, UMB Financial Corp [NASDAQ: UMBF] rose 0.77% to $115.88. The stock’s lowest price that day was $114.06, but it reached a high of $116.07 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.45%. Over the course of the year, UMB Financial Corp shares have dropped approximately -7.09%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $126.14 on 09/09/25 and a 52-week low of $82.00 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for UMB Financial Corp (UMBF)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 114.60, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 113.33. In the upper region, resistance lies at 116.61. The next price resistance is at 117.35. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.38 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is UMB Financial Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of UMB Financial Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.11 million shares to 2.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 2.43 million shares. A jump of 4.28% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.03.

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In terms of UMB Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 130 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.04% from the previous closing price of $115.0. Analysts anticipate UMB Financial Corp stock to reach 155 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 124. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked UMB Financial Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On February 03, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $127.

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