Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Root Inc shares valued at $965,360 were sold by Timm Alexander E. on Sep 02 ’25. At $88.88 per share, Timm Alexander E. sold 10,861 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 157,748 shares worth approximately $14.73 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bonakdarpour Mahtiyar sold 5,750 shares, netting a total of over 516,005 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $89.74 each, the insider now holds 274,226 shares.
Before that, Timm Alexander E. had added 10,861 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $974,666, the Officer bought Root Inc shares for $89.74 each.
As published in a research note from JMP Securities on November 22, 2024, Root Inc [ROOT] has been rated down from a Mkt outperform to a Mkt perform. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of February 26, 2024, Keefe Bruyette has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for ROOT. Earlier on February 22, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for ROOT stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing ROOT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Root Inc [NASDAQ: ROOT] plunged -5.22% to $93.37. The stock’s lowest price that day was $93.135, but it reached a high of $99.355 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.01%. Over the course of the year, Root Inc shares have jumped approximately 135.54%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $181.14 on 03/24/25 and a 52-week low of $70.25 on 01/02/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Root Inc (ROOT)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 91.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 89.07. In the upper region, resistance lies at 97.44. The next price resistance is at 101.51. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.02 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Root Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Root Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.1 million shares to 1.75 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 1.65 million shares. A jump of 5.89% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.46 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.46.
Which companies own the most shares of Root Inc (ROOT)?
In terms of Root Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 90 in the next 12 months, down nearly -8.64% from the previous closing price of $98.51. Analysts anticipate Root Inc stock to reach 234 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 13. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Root Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.
