COUR’s short interest surges to 7.05 million shares

Anna Perez

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. Coursera Inc shares valued at $35,945 were sold by Meyers Michele M on Oct 16 ’25. At $10.27 per share, Meyers Michele M sold 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 234,295 shares worth approximately $1.98 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Meyers Michele M purchased 3,500 shares, netting a total of over 35,945 in proceeds.

Before that, Meyers Michele M had sold 3,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $39,585, the VP, Accounting, and CAO traded Coursera Inc shares for $11.31 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,500 shares, worth approximately $2.0 million.

As published in a research note from BofA Securities on July 25, 2025, Coursera Inc [COUR] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $12. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of March 27, 2025, BofA Securities has initiated its “an Underperform” rating for COUR. Earlier on December 05, 2024, Scotiabank initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sector perform” for COUR stock.

Analyzing COUR Stock Performance

On last trading session, Coursera Inc [NYSE: COUR] plunged -0.94% to $8.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $8.305, but it reached a high of $8.595 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.51%. Over the course of the year, Coursera Inc shares have jumped approximately 13.00%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $13.56 on 07/28/25 and a 52-week low of $5.76 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Coursera Inc (COUR)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 8.29, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 8.15. In the upper region, resistance lies at 8.58. The next price resistance is at 8.73. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 36.15 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Coursera Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Coursera Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-31 jumping by 1.33 million shares to 7.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 5.72 million shares. A jump of 18.88% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.17 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.17.

Which companies own the most shares of Coursera Inc (COUR)?

In terms of Coursera Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 12.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 46.89% from the previous closing price of $8.51. Analysts anticipate Coursera Inc stock to reach 14 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 11. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Coursera Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On November 25, 2024, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $8.

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