Sharp increase in NEWT’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. NewtekOne Inc shares valued at $10,430 were purchased by Zink Gregory L on Nov 03 ’25. At $10.43 per share, Zink Gregory L acquired 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 37,207 shares worth approximately $0.39 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, SLOANE BARRY purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 102,170 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $10.22 each, the insider now holds 1,212,459 shares.

Before that, SALUTE RICHARD J had added 2,100 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $23,611, the Director bought NewtekOne Inc shares for $11.24 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,100 shares, worth approximately $0.46 million.

Analysts at B. Riley Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of May 19, 2023, B. Riley Securities has initiated its “Buy” rating for NEWT. Earlier on February 22, 2023, Piper Sandler initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for NEWT stock.

Analyzing NEWT Stock Performance

On last trading session, NewtekOne Inc [NASDAQ: NEWT] rose 0.19% to $10.5. The stock’s lowest price that day was $10.41, but it reached a high of $10.55 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.14%. Over the course of the year, NewtekOne Inc shares have dropped approximately -27.74%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $13.74 on 02/27/25 and a 52-week low of $9.12 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for NewtekOne Inc (NEWT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 10.42, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 10.35. In the upper region, resistance lies at 10.56. The next price resistance is at 10.63. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.48 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is NewtekOne Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of NewtekOne Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 41137.0 shares to 2.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 2.41 million shares. A jump of 1.67% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 11.34 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 11.34.

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In terms of NewtekOne Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 15 in the next 12 months, up nearly 43.13% from the previous closing price of $10.48. Analysts anticipate NewtekOne Inc stock to reach 15 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 15. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked NewtekOne Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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