Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. DraftKings Inc shares valued at $1,689,238 were sold by Dodge R Stanton on Jan 20 ’26. At $32.01 per share, Dodge R Stanton sold 52,777 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 500,000 shares worth approximately $15.81 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Dodge R Stanton purchased 52,777 shares, netting a total of over 1,680,947 in proceeds.
Before that, Dodge R Stanton had sold 52,777 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,785,990, the Chief Legal Officer traded DraftKings Inc shares for $33.84 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 52,777 shares, worth approximately $16.2 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on January 16, 2026, DraftKings Inc [DKNG] has been retained to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $53. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of November 21, 2025, Citigroup has initiated its “Buy” rating for DKNG. Earlier on November 18, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for DKNG stock.
Analyzing DKNG Stock Performance
On last trading session, DraftKings Inc [NASDAQ: DKNG] rose 0.13% to $31.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $30.7, but it reached a high of $32.44 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.87%. Over the course of the year, DraftKings Inc shares have dropped approximately -23.83%.
Is DraftKings Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of DraftKings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 4.1 million shares to 37.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 33.7 million shares. A jump of 10.85% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.83.
Which companies own the most shares of DraftKings Inc (DKNG)?
In terms of DraftKings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 49.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 56.74% from the previous closing price of $31.58. Analysts anticipate DraftKings Inc stock to reach 63 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 30. In spite of this, 37 analysts ranked DraftKings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
