SYY’s short interest surges to 13.81 million shares

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. Sysco Corp shares valued at $77,841 were sold by Phillips Ronald L on Sep 11 ’25. At $81.00 per share, Phillips Ronald L sold 961 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 41,501 shares worth approximately $3.19 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Phillips Ronald L purchased 961 shares, netting a total of over 77,841 in proceeds.

Before that, Phillips Ronald L had sold 7,351 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $595,431, the EVP and CHRO traded Sysco Corp shares for $81.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,351 shares, worth approximately $3.22 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Bernstein on October 22, 2025, Sysco Corp [SYY] has been a Mkt perform and the price target has been revised to $83. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of December 18, 2024, Melius has initiated its “Hold” rating for SYY. Earlier on May 28, 2024, Guggenheim upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for SYY stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing SYY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Sysco Corp [NYSE: SYY] rose 0.54% to $76.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $76.52, but it reached a high of $77.35 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.14%. Over the course of the year, Sysco Corp shares have jumped approximately 5.28%.

Is Sysco Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of Sysco Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.66 million shares to 13.81 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 13.15 million shares. A jump of 4.8% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.86.

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In terms of Sysco Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 86 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.39% from the previous closing price of $76.52. Analysts anticipate Sysco Corp stock to reach 90 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 80. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Sysco Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On November 21, 2023, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $73.

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