Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc shares valued at $16,550 were purchased by Pettet Bruce T. on Aug 11 ’25. At $33.10 per share, Pettet Bruce T. acquired 500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 6,606 shares worth approximately $0.24 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Killoy Christopher John sold 8,583 shares, netting a total of over 317,616 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $37.01 each, the insider now holds 41,559 shares.
Before that, Colbert Sarah F had sold 8,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $286,384, the VP, Gen Counsel, & Corp Secy traded Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc shares for $35.80 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 8,000 shares, worth approximately $20467.56.
As published in their initiating research note from Aegis Capital on September 24, 2020, Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc [RGR] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at Aegis Capital started covering the stock with ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of June 02, 2020, Lake Street has reiterated its “Buy” rating for RGR. Earlier on March 19, 2020, Lake Street initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for RGR stock.
Analyzing RGR Stock Performance
On last trading session, Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc [NYSE: RGR] rose 3.01% to $36.29. The stock’s lowest price that day was $34.415, but it reached a high of $36.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.89%. Over the course of the year, Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc shares have dropped approximately -11.55%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $40.91 on 04/30/25 and a 52-week low of $31.64 on 08/01/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc (RGR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 34.93, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 33.57. In the upper region, resistance lies at 37.14. The next price resistance is at 37.99. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.72 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.3 million shares to 0.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 0.6 million shares. A jump of 32.98% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.25 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.25.
