MORN’s short interest shows a sharp rise on 2025-12-15

Anna Perez

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. Morningstar Inc shares valued at $131,090 were sold by TSAY CAROLINE J on Dec 29 ’25. At $218.48 per share, TSAY CAROLINE J sold 600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,745 shares worth approximately $0.8 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, TSAY CAROLINE J purchased 600 shares, netting a total of over 131,090 in proceeds.

Before that, Mansueto Joseph D had sold 1,286 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $274,069, the Executive Chairman traded Morningstar Inc shares for $213.12 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,286 shares, worth approximately $1.83 billion.

As published in a research note from Redburn Atlantic on October 09, 2024, Morningstar Inc [MORN] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $340. Analysts at UBS started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 12, 2024, BMO Capital Markets has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for MORN. Earlier on October 30, 2023, Redburn Atlantic upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for MORN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing MORN Stock Performance

On last trading session, Morningstar Inc [NASDAQ: MORN] plunged -0.65% to $212.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $211.95, but it reached a high of $216.99 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.28%. Over the course of the year, Morningstar Inc shares have dropped approximately -34.68%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $218.70 on 01/02/26 and a 52-week low of $209.41 on 01/02/26.

Support And Resistance Levels for Morningstar Inc (MORN)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 210.53, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 208.69. In the upper region, resistance lies at 215.62. The next price resistance is at 218.87. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.05 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Morningstar Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Morningstar Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 37549.0 shares to 0.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 0.79 million shares. A jump of 4.56% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.43.

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In terms of Morningstar Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 285 in the next 12 months, up nearly 33.33% from the previous closing price of $213.76. Analysts anticipate Morningstar Inc stock to reach 320 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 250. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Morningstar Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026.

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