Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Couchbase Inc shares valued at $430,811 were sold by Cain Matthew M on Sep 02 ’25. At $24.38 per share, Cain Matthew M sold 17,669 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 829,738 shares worth approximately $20.28 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Cain Matthew M sold 5,542 shares, netting a total of over 135,168 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $24.39 each, the insider now holds 847,407 shares.
Before that, Cain Matthew M had sold 12,357 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $300,855, the Chair, President, and CEO traded Couchbase Inc shares for $24.35 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,357 shares, worth approximately $20.85 million.
As published in a research note from Robert W. Baird on June 23, 2025, Couchbase Inc [BASE] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $25. Analysts at Truist started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. Earlier on October 07, 2024, Barclays upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for BASE stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing BASE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Couchbase Inc [NASDAQ: BASE] rose 0.08% to $24.44. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.41, but it reached a high of $24.45 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.08%. Over the course of the year, Couchbase Inc shares have jumped approximately 64.47%.
Is Couchbase Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Couchbase Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.37 million shares to 3.24 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.87 million shares. A jump of 11.44% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.43.
Which companies own the most shares of Couchbase Inc (BASE)?
In terms of Couchbase Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 24.75 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.35% from the previous closing price of $24.42. Analysts anticipate Couchbase Inc stock to reach 25 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 24.5. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Couchbase Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 16, 2024, Piper Sandler assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $22.
