UBER short interest jump by 13.52%, reflecting negative sentiment

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Uber Technologies Inc shares valued at $273,405 were sold by Mahendra-Rajah Prashanth on Sep 16 ’25. At $99.42 per share, Mahendra-Rajah Prashanth sold 2,750 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 22,528 shares worth approximately $2.13 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, West Tony sold 3,125 shares, netting a total of over 293,562 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $93.94 each, the insider now holds 171,558 shares.

Before that, KHOSROWSHAHI DARA had sold 300,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $28,610,676, the Chief Executive Officer traded Uber Technologies Inc shares for $95.37 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 300,000 shares, worth approximately $107.25 million.

As published in a research note from Canaccord Genuity on June 27, 2025, Uber Technologies Inc [UBER] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $84. Analysts at Stifel started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of May 08, 2025, Wedbush has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for UBER. Earlier on March 11, 2025, Fox Advisors downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for UBER stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing UBER Stock Performance

On last trading session, Uber Technologies Inc [NYSE: UBER] rose 1.88% to $94.7. The stock’s lowest price that day was $93.21, but it reached a high of $95.05 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.02%. Over the course of the year, Uber Technologies Inc shares have jumped approximately 32.41%.

Is Uber Technologies Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Uber Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 6.69 million shares to 49.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 42.82 million shares. A jump of 13.52% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.71.

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In terms of Uber Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 109.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.81% from the previous closing price of $92.95. Analysts anticipate Uber Technologies Inc stock to reach 110 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 90. In spite of this, 32 analysts ranked Uber Technologies Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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