SLAB short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Jaxson Clark

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Silicon Laboratories Inc shares valued at $595,162 were sold by Tolany Brandon on Dec 04 ’25. At $140.17 per share, Tolany Brandon sold 4,246 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 62,381 shares worth approximately $8.26 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Tolany Brandon sold 1,954 shares, netting a total of over 276,471 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $141.49 each, the insider now holds 62,381 shares.

Before that, Tolany Brandon had added 1,954 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $276,464, the Officer bought Silicon Laboratories Inc shares for $141.49 each.

As published in a research note from The Benchmark Company on February 05, 2025, Silicon Laboratories Inc [SLAB] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $160. Analysts at Susquehanna started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of April 25, 2024, Needham has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for SLAB. Earlier on April 25, 2024, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for SLAB stock.

Analyzing SLAB Stock Performance

On last trading session, Silicon Laboratories Inc [NASDAQ: SLAB] plunged -1.40% to $132.46. The stock’s lowest price that day was $131.46, but it reached a high of $140.01 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -9.18%. Over the course of the year, Silicon Laboratories Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.32%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $160.00 on 02/21/25 and a 52-week low of $82.82 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Silicon Laboratories Inc (SLAB)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 129.28, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 126.09. In the upper region, resistance lies at 137.83. The next price resistance is at 143.19. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.43 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Silicon Laboratories Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Silicon Laboratories Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.17 million shares to 1.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.61 million shares. A jump of 9.36% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.12 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.12.

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In terms of Silicon Laboratories Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 147.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.8% from the previous closing price of $134.34. Analysts anticipate Silicon Laboratories Inc stock to reach 165 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 130. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Silicon Laboratories Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025.

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