CARECarter Bankshares, Inc.

$30.55+62% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+12% of shares).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +12% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest12% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CARE is trading

Carter Bankshares, Inc. is +62% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 46 points ahead of the market.

+62%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+12%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
50

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
14%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$13.81 – $35.73 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$30.55
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+1.6%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+62%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+109%
vs 50-day average$30.81
−0.85%
52-week high
$35.73
52-week low
$16.90
Annualised volatility
28%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$52K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+56%
2025+12%
2024+18%
2023−9.8%
2022+7.8%
2021+44%
2020−54%
2019+58%
2018−15%
2017+32%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+1.2%
Feb105 of 10+0.33%
Mar106 of 10−2.1%
Apr103 of 10−1.5%
May106 of 10+0.65%
Jun107 of 10+4.2%
Jul118 of 11+0.72%
Aug117 of 11+3.3%
Sep113 of 11−0.74%
Oct116 of 11−0.96%
Nov109 of 10+7.7%
Dec107 of 10+3.1%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.