Negative sentiment towards DFDV reflected by a jump of 42.37% in short interest

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. DeFi Development Corp shares valued at $228,332 were purchased by LEMOS MARCELO on May 23 ’25. At $43.55 per share, LEMOS MARCELO acquired 5,243 shares.

Also, JANOVER BLAKE sold 738,632 shares, netting a total of over 3,999,997 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $5.42 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.

Before that, LEMOS MARCELO had added 12,400 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $6,324, the Director bought DeFi Development Corp shares for $0.51 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 12,400 shares, worth approximately $0.76 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Craig Hallum on August 04, 2025, DeFi Development Corp [DFDV] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $25. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June.

Analyzing DFDV Stock Performance

On last trading session, DeFi Development Corp [NASDAQ: DFDV] rose 4.48% to $18.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $18.24, but it reached a high of $21.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 33.91%. Over the course of the year, DeFi Development Corp shares have jumped approximately 2463.26%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $53.88 on 05/22/25 and a 52-week low of $0.53 on 02/27/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for DeFi Development Corp (DFDV)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.29, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 15.93. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.90. The next price resistance is at 23.15. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.62 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is DeFi Development Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of DeFi Development Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.8 million shares to 1.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 1.08 million shares. A jump of 42.37% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 0.77 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 0.77.

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In terms of DeFi Development Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 40.13% from the previous closing price of $17.84. Analysts anticipate DeFi Development Corp stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25.

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