Cencora Inc [COR] short interest surges, jumping by 4.88 million million shares

Anna Perez

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cencora Inc shares valued at $578,565 were sold by Battaglia Silvana on Dec 19 ’25. At $345.00 per share, Battaglia Silvana sold 1,677 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,796 shares worth approximately $6.35 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Campbell Elizabeth S sold 3,351 shares, netting a total of over 1,146,377 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $342.10 each, the insider now holds 23,891 shares.

Before that, Mauch Robert P. had sold 5,096 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,750,221, the President & CEO traded Cencora Inc shares for $343.45 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,096 shares, worth approximately $22.99 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Barclays on December 09, 2025, Cencora Inc [COR] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $400. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. Earlier on September 18, 2024, BofA Securities downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for COR stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing COR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Cencora Inc [NYSE: COR] plunged -0.67% to $337.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $337.69, but it reached a high of $340.65 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.83%. Over the course of the year, Cencora Inc shares have jumped approximately 48.83%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $377.54 on 11/25/25 and a 52-week low of $223.92 on 01/02/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Cencora Inc (COR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 336.74, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 335.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 339.71. The next price resistance is at 341.66. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 40.76 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Cencora Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Cencora Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.42 million shares to 4.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 4.46 million shares. A jump of 8.62% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.92 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.92.

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In terms of Cencora Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 392 in the next 12 months, up nearly 15.28% from the previous closing price of $340.04. Analysts anticipate Cencora Inc stock to reach 415 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 330. In spite of this, 18 analysts ranked Cencora Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On February 26, 2024, Leerink Partners assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $261.

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