Days-to-cover ratio for MD surges to 4.07 due to rise in short interest

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Pediatrix Medical Group Inc shares valued at $216,500 were sold by Linynsky Laura A on Nov 06 ’25. At $21.65 per share, Linynsky Laura A sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 32,232 shares worth approximately $0.73 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Laura A Linynsky purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 216,150 in proceeds.

Before that, Swift James D had added 18,530 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $308,093, the Former Officer bought Pediatrix Medical Group Inc shares for $16.63 each.

As published in their initiating research note from Macquarie on December 16, 2024, Pediatrix Medical Group Inc [MD] has been an Outperform. Analysts at Jefferies upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of June 07, 2024, Deutsche Bank has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Hold” for MD. Earlier on September 27, 2021, SVB Leerink initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for MD stock.

Analyzing MD Stock Performance

On last trading session, Pediatrix Medical Group Inc [NYSE: MD] plunged -0.26% to $22.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $22.44, but it reached a high of $22.95 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.71%. Over the course of the year, Pediatrix Medical Group Inc shares have jumped approximately 41.79%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $22.98 on 11/12/25 and a 52-week low of $11.84 on 08/01/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Pediatrix Medical Group Inc (MD)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 22.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 22.14. In the upper region, resistance lies at 22.92. The next price resistance is at 23.22. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 81.01 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Pediatrix Medical Group Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Pediatrix Medical Group Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 0.47 million shares to 3.02 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 2.55 million shares. A jump of 15.43% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.07 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.07.

Which companies own the most shares of Pediatrix Medical Group Inc (MD)?

In terms of Pediatrix Medical Group Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.57% from the previous closing price of $22.69. Analysts anticipate Pediatrix Medical Group Inc stock to reach 24 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Pediatrix Medical Group Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On June 23, 2021, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $30.

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