Days-to-cover ratio for SITE surges to 6.0 due to rise in short interest

Jaxson Clark

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc shares valued at $258,199 were sold by GUTHRIE JOHN T on Nov 26 ’25. At $134.83 per share, GUTHRIE JOHN T sold 1,915 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 13,569 shares worth approximately $2.01 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, GUTHRIE JOHN T purchased 1,915 shares, netting a total of over 258,199 in proceeds.

Before that, Diaz Fred M had sold 865 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $125,486, the Director traded SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc shares for $145.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 865 shares, worth approximately $1.67 million.

As published in a research note from RBC Capital Mkts on January 09, 2026, SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc [SITE] has been rated up from a Sector perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $151. Analysts at BofA Securities started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 08, 2025, Barclays has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for SITE. Earlier on October 15, 2025, William Blair downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for SITE stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing SITE Stock Performance

On last trading session, SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc [NYSE: SITE] rose 0.41% to $148.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $146.055, but it reached a high of $149.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.07%. Over the course of the year, SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc shares have jumped approximately 2.04%.

Is SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.37 million shares to 2.85 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.48 million shares. A jump of 13.0% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.0 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.0.

Which companies own the most shares of SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc (SITE)?

In terms of SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 140 in the next 12 months, down nearly -5.3% from the previous closing price of $147.84. Analysts anticipate SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc stock to reach 151 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 134. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 19, 2025, Loop Capital assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $160.

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