Days-to-cover ratio for ZBH surges to 5.13 due to rise in short interest

Anna Perez

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc shares valued at $124,302 were sold by Yi Sang on Sep 11 ’25. At $103.58 per share, Yi Sang sold 1,200 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,584 shares worth approximately $1.66 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Yi Sang purchased 1,200 shares, netting a total of over 124,302 in proceeds.

Before that, Winkler Lori had sold 1,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $156,225, the SVP and CHRO traded Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc shares for $104.15 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,500 shares, worth approximately $0.61 million.

As published in a research note from Goldman on January 09, 2026, Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc [ZBH] has been rated down from a Neutral to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $93. Analysts at Raymond James downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of January 05, 2026, Evercore ISI has increased its “an In-line” rating to a “an Outperform” for ZBH. Earlier on December 16, 2025, Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for ZBH stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing ZBH Stock Performance

On last trading session, Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc [NYSE: ZBH] rose 1.02% to $89.24. The stock’s lowest price that day was $85.76, but it reached a high of $89.75 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.70%. Over the course of the year, Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -15.40%.

Is Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.84 million shares to 10.33 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 8.5 million shares. A jump of 17.78% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.13 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.13.

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In terms of Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 110 in the next 12 months, up nearly 24.52% from the previous closing price of $88.34. Analysts anticipate Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc stock to reach 130 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 93. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On November 06, 2025, JP Morgan assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $100.

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