Rise in PNW’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

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. Pinnacle West Capital Corp shares valued at $600,036 were sold by Tetlow Jacob on Aug 11 ’25. At $92.37 per share, Tetlow Jacob sold 6,496 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 56 shares worth approximately $4906.72 following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Jacob Tetlow purchased 6,496 shares, netting a total of over 609,195 in proceeds.

Before that, Mountain Paul J had sold 1,503 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $141,182, the VP, Finance and Planning traded Pinnacle West Capital Corp shares for $93.93 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,503 shares, worth approximately $0.3 million.

As published in a research note from Mizuho on September 09, 2025, Pinnacle West Capital Corp [PNW] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $90. Analysts at BMO Capital Markets started covering the stock with ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of December 04, 2024, KeyBanc Capital Markets has increased its “Sector weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for PNW. Earlier on November 18, 2024, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for PNW stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing PNW Stock Performance

On last trading session, Pinnacle West Capital Corp [NYSE: PNW] rose 0.27% to $87.62. The stock’s lowest price that day was $87.175, but it reached a high of $87.92 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.25%. Over the course of the year, Pinnacle West Capital Corp shares have dropped approximately -0.22%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $96.50 on 04/03/25 and a 52-week low of $81.47 on 01/13/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 87.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 86.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 87.98. The next price resistance is at 88.33. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 35.75 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Pinnacle West Capital Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Pinnacle West Capital Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.55 million shares to 5.21 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 4.66 million shares. A jump of 10.62% 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.

Which companies own the most shares of Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW)?

In terms of Pinnacle West Capital Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 89 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.85% from the previous closing price of $87.38. Analysts anticipate Pinnacle West Capital Corp stock to reach 89 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 89. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Pinnacle West Capital Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 20, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $104.

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