CTOS short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Custom Truck One Source Inc shares valued at $32,574,540 were purchased by PE One Source Holdings, LLC on Jan 30 ’25. At $4.00 per share, PE One Source Holdings, LLC acquired 8,143,635 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 156,743,635 shares worth approximately $794.69 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, PLATINUM EQUITY, LLC purchased 8,143,635 shares, netting a total of over 32,574,540 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $4.00 each, the insider now holds 156,743,635 shares.

Before that, ECP ControlCo, LLC had sold 2,354,109 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $8,051,053, the 10% Owner traded Custom Truck One Source Inc shares for $3.42 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,354,109 shares, worth approximately $118.56 million.

As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on April 28, 2025, Custom Truck One Source Inc [CTOS] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $5. Analysts at DA Davidson started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of December 13, 2022, JP Morgan has initiated its “Neutral” rating for CTOS. Earlier on March 30, 2022, Deutsche Bank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CTOS stock.

Analyzing CTOS Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Custom Truck One Source Inc [NYSE: CTOS] rose 3.05% to $5.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.94, but it reached a high of $5.1152 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.96%. Over the course of the year, Custom Truck One Source Inc shares have jumped approximately 14.19%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $5.48 on 03/05/25 and a 52-week low of $3.18 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Custom Truck One Source Inc (CTOS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 4.97, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 4.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 5.15. The next price resistance is at 5.22. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 69.21 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Custom Truck One Source Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Custom Truck One Source Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.35 million shares to 5.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 5.39 million shares. A jump of 6.02% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 14.81 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 14.81.

Which companies own the most shares of Custom Truck One Source Inc (CTOS)?

In terms of Custom Truck One Source Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 5.75 in the next 12 months, up nearly 16.87% from the previous closing price of $4.92. Analysts anticipate Custom Truck One Source Inc stock to reach 9 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 5. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Custom Truck One Source Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 14, 2022, Robert W. Baird assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $11.

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