USB’s short interest reaches 16.89 million shares on 2025-10-15

Jaxson Clark

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. U.S. Bancorp shares valued at $1,261,010 were sold by CHOSY JAMES L on Oct 20 ’25. At $46.86 per share, CHOSY JAMES L sold 26,909 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 226,375 shares worth approximately $10.56 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, CECERE ANDREW sold 140,445 shares, netting a total of over 6,508,924 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $46.34 each, the insider now holds 1,360,414 shares.

Before that, CHOSY JAMES L had added 26,909 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,261,005, the Officer bought U.S. Bancorp shares for $46.86 each.

As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on October 23, 2025, U.S. Bancorp [USB] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $52.50. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of July 07, 2025, Raymond James has increased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Strong buy” for USB. Earlier on May 15, 2025, TD Cowen initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for USB stock.

Analyzing USB Stock Performance

On last trading session, U.S. Bancorp [NYSE: USB] plunged -1.33% to $46.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $46.365, but it reached a high of $47.485 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.46%. Over the course of the year, U.S. Bancorp shares have dropped approximately -2.30%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $51.12 on 01/15/25 and a 52-week low of $35.18 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for U.S. Bancorp (USB)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 46.17, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 45.71. In the upper region, resistance lies at 47.29. The next price resistance is at 47.95. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.28 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is U.S. Bancorp subject to short interest?

Stocks of U.S. Bancorp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -5.12 million shares to 16.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 22.01 million shares. A decline of -30.3% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.77.

Which companies own the most shares of U.S. Bancorp (USB)?

In terms of U.S. Bancorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 52.25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.54% from the previous closing price of $47.27. Analysts anticipate U.S. Bancorp stock to reach 59 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked U.S. Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 03, 2025, Wolfe Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $49.

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