HNST’s short interest falls to 16.13 million shares

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Honest Company Inc shares valued at $12,774 were sold by Barton Katherine on Nov 21 ’25. At $2.53 per share, Barton Katherine sold 5,049 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 858,649 shares worth approximately $2.31 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Winchell Stephen sold 10,595 shares, netting a total of over 27,547 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $2.60 each, the insider now holds 399,662 shares.

Before that, Vernon Carla had sold 97,505 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $253,513, the Chief Executive Officer traded Honest Company Inc shares for $2.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 97,505 shares, worth approximately $7.81 million.

As published in a research note from Telsey Advisory Group on November 06, 2025, Honest Company Inc [HNST] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $3. Analysts at Lake Street downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of August 07, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for HNST. Earlier on January 10, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for HNST stock.

Analyzing HNST Stock Performance

On last trading session, Honest Company Inc [NASDAQ: HNST] rose 2.28% to $2.69. The stock’s lowest price that day was $2.6115, but it reached a high of $2.73 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.07%. Over the course of the year, Honest Company Inc shares have dropped approximately -66.99%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.10 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $2.31 on 11/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Honest Company Inc (HNST)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 2.62, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 2.56. In the upper region, resistance lies at 2.74. The next price resistance is at 2.80. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.82 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Honest Company Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Honest Company Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by -0.45 million shares to 16.13 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 16.58 million shares. A decline of -2.81% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.16.

Which companies own the most shares of Honest Company Inc (HNST)?

In terms of Honest Company Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 3 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.07% from the previous closing price of $2.63. Analysts anticipate Honest Company Inc stock to reach 3 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Honest Company Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 17, 2024, Loop Capital assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $7.

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