Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Airbnb Inc shares valued at $8,030,004 were sold by Gebbia Joseph on Jan 12 ’26. At $138.45 per share, Gebbia Joseph sold 58,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 518,015 shares worth approximately $68.79 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BALOGH ARISTOTLE N purchased 650 shares, netting a total of over 90,935 in proceeds.
Before that, Mertz Elinor had sold 3,750 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $509,775, the Chief Financial Officer traded Airbnb Inc shares for $135.94 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,750 shares, worth approximately $55.01 million.
As published in a research note from B. Riley Securities on January 12, 2026, Airbnb Inc [ABNB] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $170. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of December 17, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for ABNB. Earlier on November 24, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for ABNB stock.
Analyzing ABNB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Airbnb Inc [NASDAQ: ABNB] plunged -5.20% to $132.79. The stock’s lowest price that day was $130.15, but it reached a high of $139.65 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.10%. Over the course of the year, Airbnb Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.06%.
Is Airbnb Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Airbnb Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.73 million shares to 17.92 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 17.18 million shares. A jump of 4.08% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.09.
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In terms of Airbnb Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 138 in the next 12 months, down nearly -1.48% from the previous closing price of $140.07. Analysts anticipate Airbnb Inc stock to reach 170 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 107. In spite of this, 29 analysts ranked Airbnb Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
