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. Associated Banc-Corp shares valued at $56,393 were sold by Utz John A. on Dec 09 ’25. At $26.41 per share, Utz John A. sold 2,135 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 109,842 shares worth approximately $2.89 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Utz John A. purchased 2,135 shares, netting a total of over 56,393 in proceeds.
Before that, Ahern Patrick Edward had sold 30,489 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $783,567, the Executive Vice President traded Associated Banc-Corp shares for $25.70 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 30,489 shares, worth approximately $0.63 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Truist on May 13, 2025, Associated Banc-Corp [ASB] has been a Hold and the price target has been revised to $26. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of July 17, 2024, Robert W. Baird has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for ASB. Earlier on March 08, 2024, Barclays initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for ASB stock.
Analyzing ASB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Associated Banc-Corp [NYSE: ASB] rose 1.11% to $26.3. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.95, but it reached a high of $26.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.68%. Over the course of the year, Associated Banc-Corp shares have jumped approximately 9.86%.
Is Associated Banc-Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Associated Banc-Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.6 million shares to 4.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.28 million shares. A jump of 12.31% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.33.
Which companies own the most shares of Associated Banc-Corp (ASB)?
In terms of Associated Banc-Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 29 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.5% from the previous closing price of $26.01. Analysts anticipate Associated Banc-Corp stock to reach 30 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Associated Banc-Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On October 04, 2023, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $18.
