Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Airbnb Inc shares valued at $72,300 were purchased by BALOGH ARISTOTLE N on Aug 07 ’25. At $120.50 per share, BALOGH ARISTOTLE N acquired 600 shares.
Also, Gebbia Joseph sold 236,000 shares, netting a total of over 30,611,498 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $129.71 each, the insider now holds 236,015 shares.
Before that, Mertz Elinor had sold 6,250 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $806,875, the Chief Financial Officer traded Airbnb Inc shares for $129.10 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,250 shares, worth approximately $54.63 million.
As published in a research note from Truist on May 30, 2025, Airbnb Inc [ABNB] has been rated down from a Hold to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $106. Analysts at Wedbush downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of April 30, 2025, DA Davidson has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for ABNB. Earlier on March 10, 2025, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ABNB stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing ABNB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Airbnb Inc [NASDAQ: ABNB] plunged -8.02% to $120.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $117.2803, but it reached a high of $123.3899 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.35%. Over the course of the year, Airbnb Inc shares have dropped approximately -4.21%.
Is Airbnb Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Airbnb Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.12 million shares to 19.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 18.65 million shares. A jump of 5.65% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.77.
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In terms of Airbnb Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 114.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -12.26% from the previous closing price of $130.5. Analysts anticipate Airbnb Inc stock to reach 180 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 101. In spite of this, 29 analysts ranked Airbnb Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
