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. Voya Financial Inc shares valued at $1,545,000 were sold by Katz Michael Robert on Dec 12 ’25. At $75.00 per share, Katz Michael Robert sold 20,600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 40,096 shares worth approximately $2.99 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MICHAEL KATZ purchased 20,600 shares, netting a total of over 1,545,000 in proceeds.
Before that, Oh Tony D had sold 717 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $51,563, the insider traded Voya Financial Inc shares for $71.92 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 717 shares, worth approximately $0.0.
As published in a research note from Barclays on January 08, 2026, Voya Financial Inc [VOYA] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $93. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of February 28, 2025, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for VOYA. Earlier on February 06, 2025, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for VOYA stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing VOYA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Voya Financial Inc [NYSE: VOYA] rose 1.81% to $74.61. The stock’s lowest price that day was $73.09, but it reached a high of $75.485 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.10%. Over the course of the year, Voya Financial Inc shares have jumped approximately 7.09%.
Is Voya Financial Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Voya Financial Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.28 million shares to 1.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.54 million shares. A jump of 15.21% 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 Voya Financial Inc (VOYA)?
In terms of Voya Financial Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 93 in the next 12 months, up nearly 26.91% from the previous closing price of $73.28. Analysts anticipate Voya Financial Inc stock to reach 93 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 86. In spite of this, 20 analysts ranked Voya Financial Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On January 14, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $76.
