Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc shares valued at $822,036 were sold by Graham James D on May 23 ’25. At $6.85 per share, Graham James D sold 120,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 492,249 shares worth approximately $6.03 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Graham James D purchased 120,000 shares, netting a total of over 822,038 in proceeds.
Before that, BALDWIN JOHN T had added 4,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $34,800, the Director bought Cleveland-Cliffs Inc shares for $8.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 4,000 shares, worth approximately $1.63 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on October 21, 2025, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [CLF] has been rated down from an Equal weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $11. Analysts at Wells Fargo started covering the stock with ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid August. As of July 22, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets has increased its “Sector weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for CLF. Earlier on May 29, 2025, Jefferies downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for CLF stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing CLF Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc [NYSE: CLF] plunged -12.99% to $12.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $12.21, but it reached a high of $12.57 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.13%. Over the course of the year, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc shares have dropped approximately -10.31%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $16.70 on 10/20/25 and a 52-week low of $5.63 on 05/30/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 12.12, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 11.99. In the upper region, resistance lies at 12.48. The next price resistance is at 12.71. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 44.70 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Cleveland-Cliffs Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -6.16 million shares to 68.94 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 75.1 million shares. A decline of -8.93% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.15 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.15.
Which companies own the most shares of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (CLF)?
In terms of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 11 in the next 12 months, down nearly -21.93% from the previous closing price of $14.09. Analysts anticipate Cleveland-Cliffs Inc stock to reach 15 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 5.75. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Cleveland-Cliffs Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 02, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $16.
