Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc shares valued at $856,500 were purchased by THOMPSON G KENNEDY on Aug 01 ’25. At $85.65 per share, THOMPSON G KENNEDY acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 28,372 shares worth approximately $2.54 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Farnsworth Thomas C III purchased 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 84,940 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $84.94 each, the insider now holds 28,277 shares.
Before that, CARPENTER HAROLD R had added 1,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $89,730, the EVP & CFO bought Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc shares for $89.73 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $9.42 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Jefferies on May 21, 2025, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc [PNFP] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $135. Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 16, 2025, Hovde Group has increased its “Market perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for PNFP. Earlier on December 19, 2024, Barclays upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for PNFP stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing PNFP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc [NASDAQ: PNFP] rose 0.13% to $89.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $88.99, but it reached a high of $91.19 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.38%. Over the course of the year, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc shares have jumped approximately 1.60%.
Is Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.15 million shares to 1.35 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 1.5 million shares. A decline of -11.18% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.5 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.5.
Which companies own the most shares of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc (PNFP)?
In terms of Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 121 in the next 12 months, up nearly 35.12% from the previous closing price of $89.55. Analysts anticipate Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc stock to reach 121 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 121. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
