PB short interest jump by 17.63%, reflecting negative sentiment

Daniel Torres

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Prosperity Bancshares Inc shares valued at $41,986 were sold by HOLMES NED S on Jan 07 ’26. At $69.98 per share, HOLMES NED S sold 600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 42,400 shares worth approximately $3.05 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, HOLMES NED S sold 500 shares, netting a total of over 34,987 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $69.97 each, the insider now holds 84,915 shares.

Before that, HOLMES NED S had sold 600 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $41,625, the Director traded Prosperity Bancshares Inc shares for $69.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 600 shares, worth approximately $3.06 million.

As published in a research note from Raymond James on January 07, 2026, Prosperity Bancshares Inc [PB] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Hovde Group resumed the stock at ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 25, 2025, TD Cowen has initiated its “Buy” rating for PB. Earlier on September 15, 2025, Citigroup downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for PB stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing PB Stock Performance

On last trading session, Prosperity Bancshares Inc [NYSE: PB] rose 2.55% to $71.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $70.0, but it reached a high of $72.42 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.11%. Over the course of the year, Prosperity Bancshares Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $72.42 on 01/08/26 and a 52-week low of $68.36 on 01/02/26.

Support And Resistance Levels for Prosperity Bancshares Inc (PB)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 70.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 69.04. In the upper region, resistance lies at 72.91. The next price resistance is at 73.88. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.47 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Prosperity Bancshares Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Prosperity Bancshares Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.65 million shares to 3.69 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.04 million shares. A jump of 17.63% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.96 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.96.

Which companies own the most shares of Prosperity Bancshares Inc (PB)?

In terms of Prosperity Bancshares Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 77.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.46% from the previous closing price of $70.16. Analysts anticipate Prosperity Bancshares Inc stock to reach 83 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 72. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Prosperity Bancshares Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 10, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $78.

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