Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Ovintiv Inc shares valued at $210,028 were sold by NANCE STEVEN W on Jun 04 ’25. At $38.18 per share, NANCE STEVEN W sold 5,501 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 36,632 shares worth approximately $1.54 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, NANCE STEVEN W purchased 5,501 shares, netting a total of over 210,028 in proceeds.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on August 18, 2025, Ovintiv Inc [OVV] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $48. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. Earlier on March 24, 2025, BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for OVV stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing OVV Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ovintiv Inc [NYSE: OVV] rose 0.10% to $42.0. The stock’s lowest price that day was $41.33, but it reached a high of $42.305 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.87%. Over the course of the year, Ovintiv Inc shares have jumped approximately 7.25%.
Is Ovintiv Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ovintiv Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.74 million shares to 8.33 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 7.6 million shares. A jump of 8.87% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.86.
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In terms of Ovintiv Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 48 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.39% from the previous closing price of $41.96. Analysts anticipate Ovintiv Inc stock to reach 57 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45. In spite of this, 10 analysts ranked Ovintiv Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 13, 2025, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $54.
