KHC short interest jump by 0.21%, reflecting negative sentiment

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Kraft Heinz Co shares valued at $6,170,000 were purchased by Miguel Nuno de Mata Patricio R on Dec 17 ’25. At $24.68 per share, Miguel Nuno de Mata Patricio R acquired 250,000 shares.

Also, Sceti Elio Leoni sold 25,000 shares, netting a total of over 697,772 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $27.91 each, the insider now holds 40,000 shares.

Before that, Sceti Elio Leoni had sold 25,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $647,705, the Director traded Kraft Heinz Co shares for $25.91 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 25,000 shares, worth approximately $1.61 million.

As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on September 03, 2025, Kraft Heinz Co [KHC] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $29. As of June 25, 2025, Goldman has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for KHC. Earlier on May 09, 2025, DZ Bank downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for KHC stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing KHC Stock Performance

The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.6, but it reached a high of $24.98 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.48%. Over the course of the year, Kraft Heinz Co shares have dropped approximately -20.08%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $33.35 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $23.70 on 11/06/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Kraft Heinz Co (KHC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 24.57, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 24.40. In the upper region, resistance lies at 24.95. The next price resistance is at 25.16. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.37 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Kraft Heinz Co subject to short interest?

Stocks of Kraft Heinz Co saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 54.3 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 54.18 million shares. A jump of 0.21% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.86.

Which companies own the most shares of Kraft Heinz Co (KHC)?

In terms of Kraft Heinz Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 27 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.09% from the previous closing price of $24.75. Analysts anticipate Kraft Heinz Co stock to reach 28 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 24. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Kraft Heinz Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 22, 2025, Bernstein assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $31.

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