Days-to-cover ratio for HNST surges to 3.94 due to rise in short interest

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Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Honest Company Inc shares valued at $24,025 were sold by Barton Katherine on Aug 11 ’25. At $3.89 per share, Barton Katherine sold 6,176 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 926,996 shares worth approximately $3.65 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, KATHERINE E BARTON purchased 6,176 shares, netting a total of over 24,046 in proceeds.

Before that, Winchell Stephen had sold 10,746 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $57,169, the Chief Innovation Officer traded Honest Company Inc shares for $5.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,746 shares, worth approximately $1.66 million.

As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on August 07, 2025, Honest Company Inc [HNST] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $6. Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group resumed the stock at ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 17, 2024, Loop Capital has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for HNST. Earlier on November 13, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for HNST stock.

Analyzing HNST Stock Performance

On last trading session, Honest Company Inc [NASDAQ: HNST] plunged -1.62% to $3.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $3.86, but it reached a high of $3.9797 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.35%. Over the course of the year, Honest Company Inc shares have jumped approximately 7.36%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.10 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $3.50 on 08/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Honest Company Inc (HNST)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 3.87, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 3.81. In the upper region, resistance lies at 3.99. The next price resistance is at 4.05. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.22 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Honest Company Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Honest Company Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 1.59 million shares to 11.03 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 9.44 million shares. A jump of 14.42% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.94 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.94.

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In terms of Honest Company Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 6 in the next 12 months, up nearly 49.63% from the previous closing price of $4.01. Analysts anticipate Honest Company Inc stock to reach 7 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3.75. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Honest Company Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 13, 2024, Alliance Global Partners assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $8.

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