Days-to-cover ratio for COUR surges to 2.1 due to rise in short interest

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Coursera Inc shares valued at $39,585 were purchased by Meyers Michele M on Sep 18 ’25. At $11.31 per share, Meyers Michele M acquired 3,500 shares.

Also, HAHN KENNETH R sold 29,636 shares, netting a total of over 354,743 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $11.97 each, the insider now holds 954,047 shares.

Before that, HAHN KENNETH R had sold 20,364 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $233,371, the SVP, Chief Financial Officer traded Coursera Inc shares for $11.46 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,364 shares, worth approximately $11.4 million.

As published in a research note from BofA Securities on July 25, 2025, Coursera Inc [COUR] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $12. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of March 27, 2025, BofA Securities has initiated its “an Underperform” rating for COUR. Earlier on December 05, 2024, Scotiabank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sector perform” for COUR stock.

Analyzing COUR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Coursera Inc [NYSE: COUR] rose 2.39% to $11.59. The stock’s lowest price that day was $11.31, but it reached a high of $11.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.72%. Over the course of the year, Coursera Inc shares have jumped approximately 48.40%.

Is Coursera Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Coursera Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 1.47 million shares to 6.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 4.93 million shares. A jump of 23.0% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.1 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.1.

Which companies own the most shares of Coursera Inc (COUR)?

In terms of Coursera Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 16.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 45.76% from the previous closing price of $11.32. Analysts anticipate Coursera Inc stock to reach 35 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 10.5. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Coursera Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 25, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $8.

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