WRBY short interest jump by 7.59%, reflecting negative sentiment

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Warby Parker Inc shares valued at $3,412,500 were sold by Gilboa David Abraham on Oct 01 ’25. At $27.30 per share, Gilboa David Abraham sold 125,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 32,861 shares worth approximately $0.73 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Gilboa David Abraham sold 58,360 shares, netting a total of over 1,609,569 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $27.58 each, the insider now holds 32,861 shares.

Before that, Gilboa David Abraham had sold 600 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $16,512, the Co-Chief Executive Officer traded Warby Parker Inc shares for $27.52 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 600 shares, worth approximately $0.73 million.

As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on August 01, 2025, Warby Parker Inc [WRBY] has been retained to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $28. Analysts at Citizens JMP downgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of April 30, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for WRBY. Earlier on April 17, 2025, Loop Capital upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for WRBY stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing WRBY Stock Performance

On last trading session, Warby Parker Inc [NYSE: WRBY] rose 0.72% to $22.3. The stock’s lowest price that day was $21.765, but it reached a high of $22.565 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.35%. Over the course of the year, Warby Parker Inc shares have jumped approximately 41.59%.

Is Warby Parker Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Warby Parker Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 0.75 million shares to 9.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 9.13 million shares. A jump of 7.59% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.27 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.27.

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In terms of Warby Parker Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 25 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.92% from the previous closing price of $22.14. Analysts anticipate Warby Parker Inc stock to reach 30 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 24. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Warby Parker Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On February 28, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $30.

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