Short interest on PWR sees a significant increase on 2025-12-31

Daniel Torres

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Quanta Services, Inc shares valued at $3,413,850 were sold by Ducey Gerald A JR on Nov 06 ’25. At $446.08 per share, Ducey Gerald A JR sold 7,653 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 19,960 shares worth approximately $8.72 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, WAYNE DONALD sold 14,000 shares, netting a total of over 6,213,343 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $443.81 each, the insider now holds 34,575 shares.

Before that, JACKMAN WORTHING had sold 6,349 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,859,907, the Director traded Quanta Services, Inc shares for $450.45 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,349 shares, worth approximately $1.19 million.

As published in a research note from Seaport Research Partners on January 09, 2026, Quanta Services, Inc [PWR] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of September 24, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for PWR. Earlier on September 04, 2025, Mizuho initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for PWR stock.

Analyzing PWR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Quanta Services, Inc [NYSE: PWR] plunged -1.61% to $437.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $426.59, but it reached a high of $446.89 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.04%. Over the course of the year, Quanta Services, Inc shares have jumped approximately 39.09%.

Is Quanta Services, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Quanta Services, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.2 million shares to 4.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.68 million shares. A jump of 4.13% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.61.

Which companies own the most shares of Quanta Services, Inc (PWR)?

In terms of Quanta Services, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 495 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.44% from the previous closing price of $444.2. Analysts anticipate Quanta Services, Inc stock to reach 540 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 415. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Quanta Services, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On August 05, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $425.

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