Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. PBF Energy Inc shares valued at $1,615,470 were sold by Control Empresarial de Capital on Jan 09 ’26. At $32.31 per share, Control Empresarial de Capital sold 50,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 30,773,498 shares worth approximately $997.68 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Andriola Steven John sold 2,579 shares, netting a total of over 67,541 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $26.19 each, the insider now holds 17,414 shares.
Before that, Andriola Steven John had added 2,579 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $67,541, the Officer bought PBF Energy Inc shares for $26.19 each.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on January 08, 2026, PBF Energy Inc [PBF] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $40. Analysts at Mizuho upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 08, 2025, Wolfe Research has decreased its “Peer perform” rating to a “an Underperform” for PBF. Earlier on October 31, 2025, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sell” for PBF stock.
Analyzing PBF Stock Performance
On last trading session, PBF Energy Inc [NYSE: PBF] plunged -1.46% to $32.42. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.89, but it reached a high of $33.47 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 14.80%. Over the course of the year, PBF Energy Inc shares have jumped approximately 10.20%.
Is PBF Energy Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of PBF Energy Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 5.01 million shares to 21.34 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 16.34 million shares. A jump of 23.46% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.02 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.02.
Which companies own the most shares of PBF Energy Inc (PBF)?
In terms of PBF Energy Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 34 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.34% from the previous closing price of $32.9. Analysts anticipate PBF Energy Inc stock to reach 42 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 25 analysts ranked PBF Energy Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On October 03, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $27.
