Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. U.S. Bancorp shares valued at $1,261,010 were sold by CHOSY JAMES L on Oct 20 ’25. At $46.86 per share, CHOSY JAMES L sold 26,909 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 226,375 shares worth approximately $12.56 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, CECERE ANDREW sold 140,445 shares, netting a total of over 6,508,924 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $46.34 each, the insider now holds 1,360,414 shares.
Before that, CHOSY JAMES L had added 26,909 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,261,005, the Officer bought U.S. Bancorp shares for $46.86 each.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on January 07, 2026, U.S. Bancorp [USB] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Peer perform. Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of September 29, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for USB. Earlier on July 07, 2025, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Strong buy” for USB stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing USB Stock Performance
On last trading session, U.S. Bancorp [NYSE: USB] rose 2.00% to $55.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $54.75, but it reached a high of $56.12 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.63%. Over the course of the year, U.S. Bancorp shares have jumped approximately 14.70%.
Is U.S. Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of U.S. Bancorp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.31 million shares to 20.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 20.43 million shares. A jump of 1.5% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.36 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.36.
Which companies own the most shares of U.S. Bancorp (USB)?
In terms of U.S. Bancorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 59 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.5% from the previous closing price of $54.38. Analysts anticipate U.S. Bancorp stock to reach 65 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked U.S. Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On May 15, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $60.
