Granite Construction Inc [GVA] short interest surges, jumping by 4.46 million million shares

Daniel Torres

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. Granite Construction Inc shares valued at $801,259 were sold by Mastin Celeste Beeks on Nov 24 ’25. At $105.23 per share, Mastin Celeste Beeks sold 7,614 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,206 shares worth approximately $1.09 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, CELESTE B MASTIN purchased 7,614 shares, netting a total of over 801,260 in proceeds.

Before that, WOOLSEY STACI M had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $154,500, the Chief Financial Officer traded Granite Construction Inc shares for $103.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $1.18 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Goldman on November 24, 2025, Granite Construction Inc [GVA] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $109. Analysts at DA Davidson upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of January 13, 2020, Goldman has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “Sell” for GVA. Earlier on October 28, 2019, DA Davidson downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for GVA stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing GVA Stock Performance

On last trading session, Granite Construction Inc [NYSE: GVA] rose 0.89% to $106.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $105.835, but it reached a high of $107.235 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.70%. Over the course of the year, Granite Construction Inc shares have jumped approximately 7.31%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $112.16 on 08/22/25 and a 52-week low of $69.08 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Granite Construction Inc (GVA)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 105.74, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 104.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 107.34. The next price resistance is at 108.12. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.64 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Granite Construction Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Granite Construction Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 0.53 million shares to 4.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 3.93 million shares. A jump of 11.9% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.18.

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In terms of Granite Construction Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 109 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.21% from the previous closing price of $105.61. Analysts anticipate Granite Construction Inc stock to reach 109 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 109. On August 08, 2019, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $31.

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