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. Kearny Financial Corp shares valued at $65,700 were purchased by MONTANARO LEOPOLD W on Sep 19 ’25. At $6.57 per share, MONTANARO LEOPOLD W acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 265,227 shares worth approximately $1.69 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Wong-Zaza Melvina purchased 1,375 shares, netting a total of over 8,154 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $5.93 each, the insider now holds 30,410 shares.
Before that, Wong-Zaza Melvina had added 1,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $8,988, the Director bought Kearny Financial Corp shares for $5.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $0.19 million.
As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on January 06, 2025, Kearny Financial Corp [KRNY] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $8.50 from $9. Analysts at Compass Point upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of October 28, 2022, Compass Point has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for KRNY. Earlier on January 06, 2022, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for KRNY stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing KRNY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Kearny Financial Corp [NASDAQ: KRNY] rose 1.11% to $6.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $6.285, but it reached a high of $6.425 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.47%. Over the course of the year, Kearny Financial Corp shares have dropped approximately -22.17%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.66 on 02/10/25 and a 52-week low of $5.45 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Kearny Financial Corp (KRNY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 6.31, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 6.22. In the upper region, resistance lies at 6.45. The next price resistance is at 6.51. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.30 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Kearny Financial Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Kearny Financial Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 18786.0 shares to 0.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 0.8 million shares. A jump of 2.29% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.88.
