Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Restaurant Brands International Inc shares valued at $129,828 were sold by Granat Jill on Jan 07 ’26. At $67.44 per share, Granat Jill sold 1,925 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 458,280 shares worth approximately $32.02 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Friesner Jacqueline sold 816 shares, netting a total of over 55,015 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $67.44 each, the insider now holds 187,069 shares.
Before that, Kobza Joshua had sold 3,443 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $232,220, the Chief Executive Officer traded Restaurant Brands International Inc shares for $67.44 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,443 shares, worth approximately $66.57 million.
As published in a research note from Argus on December 02, 2025, Restaurant Brands International Inc [QSR] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $85. Analysts at Northcoast downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of August 15, 2025, Argus has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for QSR. Earlier on July 14, 2025, Melius initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for QSR stock.
Analyzing QSR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Restaurant Brands International Inc [NYSE: QSR] rose 0.90% to $69.88. The stock’s lowest price that day was $69.36, but it reached a high of $70.1 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.59%. Over the course of the year, Restaurant Brands International Inc shares have jumped approximately 14.67%.
Is Restaurant Brands International Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Restaurant Brands International Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -11.85 million shares to 8.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 20.76 million shares. A decline of -132.97% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.18.
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In terms of Restaurant Brands International Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 82 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.39% from the previous closing price of $69.26. Analysts anticipate Restaurant Brands International Inc stock to reach 86 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 74. In spite of this, 22 analysts ranked Restaurant Brands International Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On June 18, 2025, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $75.
