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

Jaxson Clark

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Box Inc shares valued at $152,611 were sold by Nottebohm Olivia on Oct 21 ’25. At $33.09 per share, Nottebohm Olivia sold 4,612 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 502,251 shares worth approximately $16.0 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Nottebohm Olivia purchased 4,612 shares, netting a total of over 152,611 in proceeds.

Before that, Smith Dylan C had sold 17,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $561,833, the Chief Financial Officer traded Box Inc shares for $33.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 17,000 shares, worth approximately $46.31 million.

Analysts at DA Davidson started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 12, 2024, BofA Securities has initiated its “Buy” rating for BOX. Earlier on May 22, 2024, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for BOX stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing BOX Stock Performance

On last trading session, Box Inc [NYSE: BOX] rose 0.57% to $31.85. The stock’s lowest price that day was $31.37, but it reached a high of $32.01 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.30%. Over the course of the year, Box Inc shares have dropped approximately -0.50%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $38.80 on 06/04/25 and a 52-week low of $28.00 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Box Inc (BOX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 31.47, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 31.10. In the upper region, resistance lies at 32.12. The next price resistance is at 32.40. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 39.03 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Box Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Box Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 1.49 million shares to 14.45 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 12.96 million shares. A jump of 10.29% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.39 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.39.

Which companies own the most shares of Box Inc (BOX)?

In terms of Box Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 40.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 27.88% from the previous closing price of $31.67. Analysts anticipate Box Inc stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 36. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked Box Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 15, 2023, UBS assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $36.

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