Days-to-cover ratio for OPRT surges to 1.07 due to rise in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Oportun Financial Corp shares valued at $151,876 were purchased by Mueller Casey on May 09 ’25. At $6.75 per share, Mueller Casey acquired 22,500 shares.

Also, Mueller Casey sold 26,247 shares, netting a total of over 157,220 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $5.99 each, the insider now holds 171,693 shares.

Before that, Kirscht Patrick had sold 45,341 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $271,593, the Chief Credit Officer traded Oportun Financial Corp shares for $5.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 45,341 shares, worth approximately $2.15 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Stephens on June 12, 2025, Oportun Financial Corp [OPRT] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $10. Analysts at BTIG Research started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of March 15, 2024, JMP Securities has decreased its “Mkt outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for OPRT. Earlier on March 14, 2024, Jefferies downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for OPRT stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing OPRT Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Oportun Financial Corp [NASDAQ: OPRT] rose 9.08% to $7.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $6.86, but it reached a high of $7.48 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.43%. Over the course of the year, Oportun Financial Corp shares have jumped approximately 156.90%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $9.24 on 02/19/25 and a 52-week low of $3.45 on 01/10/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Oportun Financial Corp (OPRT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 7.05, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 6.64. In the upper region, resistance lies at 7.67. The next price resistance is at 7.88. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.40 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Oportun Financial Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Oportun Financial Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 81537.0 shares to 0.37 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.29 million shares. A jump of 21.95% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.07 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.07.

Which companies own the most shares of Oportun Financial Corp (OPRT)?

In terms of Oportun Financial Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 10 in the next 12 months, up nearly 46.41% from the previous closing price of $6.83. Analysts anticipate Oportun Financial Corp stock to reach 10 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 10. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Oportun Financial Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 17, 2023, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $8.

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