Sharp increase in TENB’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Tenable Holdings Inc shares valued at $28,402 were sold by Anschutz Barron on Oct 17 ’25. At $29.10 per share, Anschutz Barron sold 976 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 61,420 shares worth approximately $1.76 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Anschutz Barron purchased 976 shares, netting a total of over 28,403 in proceeds.

Before that, SEAWELL A BROOKE had sold 15,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $462,000, the Director traded Tenable Holdings Inc shares for $30.80 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 15,000 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

As published in their initiating research note from Stephens on April 01, 2025, Tenable Holdings Inc [TENB] has been an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $42. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. Earlier on January 17, 2025, Stifel downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for TENB stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing TENB Stock Performance

On last trading session, Tenable Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: TENB] plunged -5.63% to $28.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.455, but it reached a high of $29.9048 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.88%. Over the course of the year, Tenable Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -31.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $45.44 on 01/27/25 and a 52-week low of $28.45 on 10/29/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Tenable Holdings Inc (TENB)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 28.10, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 27.55. In the upper region, resistance lies at 29.54. The next price resistance is at 30.45. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 39.82 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Tenable Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Tenable Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 1243.0 shares to 5.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 5.18 million shares. A jump of 0.02% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.13 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.13.

Which companies own the most shares of Tenable Holdings Inc (TENB)?

In terms of Tenable Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 38 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.21% from the previous closing price of $30.35. Analysts anticipate Tenable Holdings Inc stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Tenable Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 02, 2024, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $47.

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