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. Riot Platforms Inc shares valued at $3,916,091 were sold by Jackman William Richard on Sep 10 ’25. At $15.78 per share, Jackman William Richard sold 248,168 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,261,157 shares worth approximately $39.59 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, WILLIAM JACKMAN purchased 248,168 shares, netting a total of over 3,915,669 in proceeds.
Before that, Les Jason had sold 100,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,512,000, the CEO traded Riot Platforms Inc shares for $15.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 100,000 shares, worth approximately $16.11 million.
Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of July 28, 2025, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for RIOT. Earlier on January 08, 2025, Keefe Bruyette initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for RIOT stock.
Analyzing RIOT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Riot Platforms Inc [NASDAQ: RIOT] plunged -0.62% to $17.51. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.4, but it reached a high of $18.04 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 11.88%. Over the course of the year, Riot Platforms Inc shares have jumped approximately 151.58%.
Is Riot Platforms Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Riot Platforms Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 1.82 million shares to 76.68 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 74.85 million shares. A jump of 2.38% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.41.
Which companies own the most shares of Riot Platforms Inc (RIOT)?
In terms of Riot Platforms Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 20 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.51% from the previous closing price of $17.62. Analysts anticipate Riot Platforms Inc stock to reach 20 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 20. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Riot Platforms Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 17, 2024, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $23.
