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

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Apple Inc shares valued at $1,017,655 were sold by KONDO CHRIS on Nov 07 ’25. At $271.23 per share, KONDO CHRIS sold 3,752 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,098 shares worth approximately $4.13 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Parekh Kevan sold 4,199 shares, netting a total of over 1,038,787 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $247.39 each, the insider now holds 8,765 shares.

Before that, KEVAN PAREKH had added 4,199 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,046,979, the Officer bought Apple Inc shares for $249.34 each.

As published in a research note from DZ Bank on November 04, 2025, Apple Inc [AAPL] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $300. Analysts at Barclays resumed the stock at ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 31, 2025, Jefferies has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Hold” for AAPL. Earlier on October 31, 2025, Wells Fargo resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for AAPL stock.

Analyzing AAPL Stock Performance

On last trading session, Apple Inc [NASDAQ: AAPL] plunged -0.65% to $273.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $271.87, but it reached a high of $275.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.23%. Over the course of the year, Apple Inc shares have jumped approximately 20.49%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $277.32 on 10/31/25 and a 52-week low of $169.21 on 04/08/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Apple Inc (AAPL)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 271.54, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 269.60. In the upper region, resistance lies at 275.57. The next price resistance is at 277.66. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 67.33 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Apple Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Apple Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 4.78 million shares to 115.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 110.78 million shares. A jump of 4.14% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.44 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.44.

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In terms of Apple Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 300 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.99% from the previous closing price of $275.25. Analysts anticipate Apple Inc stock to reach 345 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 220. In spite of this, 38 analysts ranked Apple Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 31, 2025, UBS assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $280.

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