Sharp increase in ZIP’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. ZipRecruiter Inc shares valued at $21,126 were sold by SHIMANOVSKY BORIS F. on Jul 21 ’25. At $4.52 per share, SHIMANOVSKY BORIS F. sold 4,671 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 319,936 shares worth approximately $1.49 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Garefis Amy sold 2,532 shares, netting a total of over 11,641 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $4.60 each, the insider now holds 208,777 shares.

Before that, SAKAMOTO RYAN T. had sold 2,978 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $13,699, the EVP, Chief Legal Officer traded ZipRecruiter Inc shares for $4.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,978 shares, worth approximately $0.55 million.

As published in a research note from Barclays on February 26, 2025, ZipRecruiter Inc [ZIP] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal weight. As of January 19, 2024, Goldman has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for ZIP. Earlier on November 20, 2023, Wells Fargo initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for ZIP stock.

Analyzing ZIP Stock Performance

On last trading session,, ZipRecruiter Inc [NYSE: ZIP] rose 0.21% to $4.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.61, but it reached a high of $4.78 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.32%. Over the course of the year, ZipRecruiter Inc shares have dropped approximately -44.93%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $8.23 on 02/10/25 and a 52-week low of $4.25 on 05/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for ZipRecruiter Inc (ZIP)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 4.59, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 4.52. In the upper region, resistance lies at 4.76. The next price resistance is at 4.86. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is ZipRecruiter Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of ZipRecruiter Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.96 million shares to 6.86 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 5.9 million shares. A jump of 13.99% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.12.

Which companies own the most shares of ZipRecruiter Inc (ZIP)?

In terms of ZipRecruiter Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 11 in the next 12 months, up nearly 136.05% from the previous closing price of $4.66. Analysts anticipate ZipRecruiter Inc stock to reach 14 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 8. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked ZipRecruiter Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 04, 2023, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $13.

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