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. Morningstar Inc shares valued at $1,747,689 were sold by Mansueto Joseph D on Aug 27 ’25. At $260.65 per share, Mansueto Joseph D sold 6,705 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 9,312,836 shares worth approximately $2.18 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Mansueto Joseph D sold 3,532 shares, netting a total of over 920,144 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $260.52 each, the insider now holds 9,319,541 shares.
Before that, Mansueto Joseph D had sold 1,644 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $432,618, the Executive Chairman traded Morningstar Inc shares for $263.15 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,644 shares, worth approximately $2.18 billion.
As published in a research note from Redburn Atlantic on October 09, 2024, Morningstar Inc [MORN] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $340. Analysts at UBS started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 12, 2024, BMO Capital Markets has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for MORN. Earlier on October 30, 2023, Redburn Atlantic upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for MORN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing MORN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Morningstar Inc [NASDAQ: MORN] plunged -6.11% to $233.7. The stock’s lowest price that day was $232.97, but it reached a high of $250.54 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.06%. Over the course of the year, Morningstar Inc shares have dropped approximately -26.30%.
Is Morningstar Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Morningstar Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.42 million shares to 0.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 0.51 million shares. A jump of 44.98% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.55 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.55.
Which companies own the most shares of Morningstar Inc (MORN)?
In terms of Morningstar Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 355 in the next 12 months, up nearly 42.62% from the previous closing price of $248.92. Analysts anticipate Morningstar Inc stock to reach 370 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 340. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Morningstar Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
