Negative sentiment towards TEM reflected by a jump of 18.21% in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Tempus AI Inc shares valued at $20,409 were sold by Epstein David R on Aug 01 ’25. At $55.16 per share, Epstein David R sold 370 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 27,291 shares worth approximately $1.6 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, DAVID R. EPSTEIN purchased 620 shares, netting a total of over 35,086 in proceeds.

Before that, LEFKOFSKY ERIC P had sold 166,250 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $10,452,027, the CEO and Chairman traded Tempus AI Inc shares for $62.87 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 166,250 shares, worth approximately $544.76 million.

As published in their initiating research note from BTIG Research on April 21, 2025, Tempus AI Inc [TEM] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $60. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late February. As of February 12, 2025, William Blair has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for TEM.

Analyzing TEM Stock Performance

On last trading session, Tempus AI Inc [NASDAQ: TEM] rose 5.78% to $58.74. The stock’s lowest price that day was $56.81, but it reached a high of $58.93 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.80%. Over the course of the year, Tempus AI Inc shares have jumped approximately 53.69%.

Is Tempus AI Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Tempus AI Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 4.37 million shares to 23.98 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 19.61 million shares. A jump of 18.21% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.63 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.63.

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In terms of Tempus AI Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 57.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.55% from the previous closing price of $55.53. Analysts anticipate Tempus AI Inc stock to reach 60 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 55. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Tempus AI Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 13, 2024, Wolfe Research assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $60.

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