Rise in W’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Wayfair Inc shares valued at $190,400 were purchased by Shah Niraj on Jun 10 ’25. At $47.60 per share, Shah Niraj acquired 4,000 shares.

Also, Conine Steven purchased 4,000 shares, netting a total of over 190,400 in proceeds.

Before that, Shah Niraj had sold 72,490 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,927,889, the Chief Executive Officer traded Wayfair Inc shares for $40.39 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 72,490 shares, worth approximately $22.1 million.

As published in a research note from Loop Capital on May 14, 2025, Wayfair Inc [W] has been rated down from a Hold to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $35. Analysts at Argus upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 14, 2025, Deutsche Bank has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for W. Earlier on April 10, 2025, Truist resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for W stock.

Analyzing W Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Wayfair Inc [NYSE: W] plunged -1.79% to $47.10. The stock’s lowest price that day was $46.2468, but it reached a high of $47.66 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.85%. Over the course of the year, Wayfair Inc shares have jumped approximately 6.27%.

Support And Resistance Levels for Wayfair Inc (W)

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.05 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is Wayfair Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Wayfair Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.62 million shares to 23.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 23.34 million shares. A jump of 2.58% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.87 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.87.

Which companies own the most shares of Wayfair Inc (W)?

In terms of Wayfair Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 43 in the next 12 months, down nearly -10.34% from the previous closing price of $47.96. Analysts anticipate Wayfair Inc stock to reach 60 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25. In spite of this, 30 analysts ranked Wayfair Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 04, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $28.

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