Negative sentiment towards INSP reflected in surge 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. Inspire Medical Systems Inc shares valued at $1,027,290 were sold by Buchholz Richard on Aug 29 ’25. At $93.39 per share, Buchholz Richard sold 11,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 44,867 shares worth approximately $3.6 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Buchholz Richard purchased 11,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,027,349 in proceeds.

Before that, Rondoni John had sold 1,734 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $259,025, the insider traded Inspire Medical Systems Inc shares for $149.38 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,734 shares, worth approximately $1.1 million.

As published in a research note from UBS on September 22, 2025, Inspire Medical Systems Inc [INSP] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $89. Analysts at Evercore ISI started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early September. As of August 05, 2025, Truist has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for INSP. Earlier on August 05, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sector weight” for INSP stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing INSP Stock Performance

On last trading session, Inspire Medical Systems Inc [NYSE: INSP] rose 2.04% to $80.14. The stock’s lowest price that day was $78.51, but it reached a high of $82.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 8.17%. Over the course of the year, Inspire Medical Systems Inc shares have dropped approximately -61.32%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $216.01 on 01/07/25 and a 52-week low of $70.77 on 10/01/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Inspire Medical Systems Inc (INSP)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 78.29, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 76.45. In the upper region, resistance lies at 82.19. The next price resistance is at 84.25. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.37 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Inspire Medical Systems Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Inspire Medical Systems Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.33 million shares to 2.62 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 2.29 million shares. A jump of 12.46% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.55 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.55.

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In terms of Inspire Medical Systems Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 150 in the next 12 months, up nearly 90.99% from the previous closing price of $78.54. Analysts anticipate Inspire Medical Systems Inc stock to reach 215 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 89. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Inspire Medical Systems Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 05, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $110.

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