Days-to-cover ratio for PR surges to 4.05 due to rise in short interest

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Permian Resources Holdings Inc shares valued at $2,356,682 were sold by Oliphint Guy M on Jan 06 ’26. At $13.63 per share, Oliphint Guy M sold 172,904 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 616,683 shares worth approximately $9.05 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Oliphint Guy M sold 128,837 shares, netting a total of over 1,772,797 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $13.76 each, the insider now holds 789,587 shares.

Before that, Shannon Robert Regan had sold 106,405 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,450,300, the EVP, Chief Accounting Officer traded Permian Resources Holdings Inc shares for $13.63 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 106,405 shares, worth approximately $5.29 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Scotiabank on September 19, 2025, Permian Resources Holdings Inc [PR] has been a Sector outperform and the price target has been revised to $21. Analysts at William Blair started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of March 05, 2025, Susquehanna has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Positive” for PR. Earlier on January 10, 2025, Morgan Stanley initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for PR stock.

Analyzing PR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Permian Resources Holdings Inc [NYSE: PR] rose 3.16% to $14.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $14.2, but it reached a high of $14.94 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.67%. Over the course of the year, Permian Resources Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -4.68%.

Is Permian Resources Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Permian Resources Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.68 million shares to 34.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 33.44 million shares. A jump of 2.0% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.05 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.05.

Which companies own the most shares of Permian Resources Holdings Inc (PR)?

In terms of Permian Resources Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 21 in the next 12 months, up nearly 47.68% from the previous closing price of $14.22. Analysts anticipate Permian Resources Holdings Inc stock to reach 22 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Permian Resources Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 30, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $19.

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