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. Simmons First National Corp shares valued at $74,925 were purchased by TEUBNER RUSSELL WILLIAM on Jul 23 ’25. At $18.50 per share, TEUBNER RUSSELL WILLIAM acquired 4,050 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 25,576 shares worth approximately $0.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MAKRIS GEORGE JR purchased 28,075 shares, netting a total of over 519,388 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $18.50 each, the insider now holds 29,550 shares.
Before that, MAKRIS GEORGE JR had added 17,550 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $324,675, the Chairman & CEO bought Simmons First National Corp shares for $18.50 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 17,550 shares, worth approximately $12.81 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on April 21, 2025, Simmons First National Corp [SFNC] has been rated up from an Underweight to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $21 from $20. Analysts at Stephens upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of May 09, 2022, Piper Sandler has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underweight” for SFNC. Earlier on April 07, 2021, Raymond James downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for SFNC stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing SFNC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Simmons First National Corp [NASDAQ: SFNC] plunged -2.24% to $19.66. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.6125, but it reached a high of $20.07 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.15%. Over the course of the year, Simmons First National Corp shares have dropped approximately -7.31%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $23.44 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $17.20 on 04/17/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Simmons First National Corp (SFNC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.95. The next price resistance is at 20.24. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.93 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Simmons First National Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Simmons First National Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 1.31 million shares to 3.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 2.62 million shares. A jump of 33.28% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.35.
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In terms of Simmons First National Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 22.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.88% from the previous closing price of $20.11. Analysts anticipate Simmons First National Corp stock to reach 28 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 20. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked Simmons First National Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 17, 2020, Raymond James assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $19.
