BASE short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Couchbase Inc shares valued at $44,850 were sold by Carey William Robert on Jun 04 ’25. At $19.50 per share, Carey William Robert sold 2,300 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 94,780 shares worth approximately $1.83 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Carpenter Carol W. sold 900 shares, netting a total of over 16,092 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $17.88 each, the insider now holds 26,938 shares.

Before that, WILLIAM ROBERT CAREY had added 2,300 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $42,688, the Officer bought Couchbase Inc shares for $18.56 each.

As published in their initiating research note from Truist on December 12, 2024, Couchbase Inc [BASE] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $21. As of October 07, 2024, Barclays has increased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for BASE. Earlier on August 16, 2024, Piper Sandler initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for BASE stock.

Analyzing BASE Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Couchbase Inc [NASDAQ: BASE] plunged -0.62% to $19.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.045, but it reached a high of $19.48 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.03%. Over the course of the year, Couchbase Inc shares have jumped approximately 23.54%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Couchbase Inc (BASE)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.26 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Couchbase Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Couchbase Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.32 million shares to 3.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.68 million shares. A jump of 10.71% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.17 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.17.

Which companies own the most shares of Couchbase Inc (BASE)?

In terms of Couchbase Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.68% from the previous closing price of $19.38. Analysts anticipate Couchbase Inc stock to reach 32 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Couchbase Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 26, 2024, Needham assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $22.

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