WY short interest jump by 25.4%, reflecting negative sentiment

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Weyerhaeuser Co shares valued at $101,140 were purchased by Lewis Sara Grootwassink on Aug 11 ’25. At $25.29 per share, Lewis Sara Grootwassink acquired 4,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 21,478 shares worth approximately $0.57 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, O’Rourke James Calvin purchased 7,800 shares, netting a total of over 249,676 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $32.01 each, the insider now holds 17,672 shares.

Before that, Williams Kim had sold 12,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $369,252, the Director traded Weyerhaeuser Co shares for $30.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,000 shares, worth approximately $1.23 million.

Analysts at CIBC upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Sector outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid January. As of December 23, 2024, Raymond James has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for WY. Earlier on December 06, 2024, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for WY stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.

Analyzing WY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Weyerhaeuser Co [NYSE: WY] rose 3.08% to $26.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.63, but it reached a high of $26.46 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.37%. Over the course of the year, Weyerhaeuser Co shares have dropped approximately -13.92%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $31.66 on 03/04/25 and a 52-week low of $24.10 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Weyerhaeuser Co (WY)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 25.87, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 25.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 26.70. The next price resistance is at 27.00. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.80 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Weyerhaeuser Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Weyerhaeuser Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 3.72 million shares to 14.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 10.94 million shares. A jump of 25.4% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.88.

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In terms of Weyerhaeuser Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 37 in the next 12 months, up nearly 44.42% from the previous closing price of $25.62. Analysts anticipate Weyerhaeuser Co stock to reach 39 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 34. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Weyerhaeuser Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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