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

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Trustco Bank Corp shares valued at $8,538 were purchased by LUCARELLI LISA M on Nov 26 ’25. At $42.69 per share, LUCARELLI LISA M acquired 200 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 2,997 shares worth approximately $0.13 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Cotugno Steffani purchased 750 shares, netting a total of over 23,362 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $31.15 each, the insider now holds 1,573 shares.

Before that, Powell Curtis N had added 200 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $6,088, the Director bought Trustco Bank Corp shares for $30.44 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 200 shares, worth approximately $90327.8.

As published in a research note from Piper Sandler on January 25, 2023, Trustco Bank Corp [TRST] has been rated down from a Neutral to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $36 from $39. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of April 23, 2020, Piper Sandler has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for TRST. Earlier on October 07, 2015, Keefe Bruyette upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for TRST stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.

Analyzing TRST Stock Performance

On last trading session, Trustco Bank Corp [NASDAQ: TRST] rose 0.71% to $42.85. The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.44, but it reached a high of $42.91 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.30%. Over the course of the year, Trustco Bank Corp shares have jumped approximately 27.64%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $45.27 on 12/11/25 and a 52-week low of $27.18 on 04/14/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Trustco Bank Corp (TRST)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 42.56, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 42.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 43.03. The next price resistance is at 43.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.94 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Trustco Bank Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Trustco Bank Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 67980.0 shares to 0.48 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 0.42 million shares. A jump of 14.06% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.54 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.54.

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