Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. World Acceptance Corp shares valued at $149,213 were sold by Calmes John L Jr on Dec 17 ’25. At $149.21 per share, Calmes John L Jr sold 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 54,395 shares worth approximately $8.04 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Prashad R Chad sold 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 442,997 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $147.67 each, the insider now holds 73,660 shares.
Before that, Prashad R Chad had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $442,992, the Officer bought World Acceptance Corp shares for $147.66 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Stephens on November 13, 2024, World Acceptance Corp [WRLD] has been an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $10. Analysts at Stephens downgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of July 22, 2021, Stephens has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for WRLD. Earlier on December 18, 2019, Janney upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for WRLD stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing WRLD Stock Performance
On last trading session, World Acceptance Corp [NASDAQ: WRLD] rose 1.72% to $147.82. The stock’s lowest price that day was $144.7717, but it reached a high of $148.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.23%. Over the course of the year, World Acceptance Corp shares have jumped approximately 36.82%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $185.48 on 09/29/25 and a 52-week low of $104.99 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for World Acceptance Corp (WRLD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 145.37, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 142.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 149.60. The next price resistance is at 151.38. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.66 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is World Acceptance Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of World Acceptance Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 30914.0 shares to 0.26 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 0.23 million shares. A jump of 11.86% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.54.
