OPTU’s short interest shows a sharp rise on 2025-12-31

Anna Perez

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Optimum Communications Inc shares valued at $1,783,200 were sold by Goei Dexter on Dec 10 ’25. At $1.78 per share, Goei Dexter sold 1,000,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,156,841 shares worth approximately $11.64 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Goei Dexter sold 514,182 shares, netting a total of over 901,618 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $1.75 each, the insider now holds 7,156,841 shares.

Before that, DEXTER GOEI had added 1,000,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,783,200, the Director bought Optimum Communications Inc shares for $1.78 each.

Analyzing OPTU Stock Performance

On last trading session, Optimum Communications Inc [NYSE: OPTU] plunged -0.53% to $1.89. The stock’s lowest price that day was $1.87, but it reached a high of $1.9454 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 13.86%. Over the course of the year, Optimum Communications Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.22%.

Is Optimum Communications Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Optimum Communications Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 3.16 million shares to 38.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 34.89 million shares. A jump of 8.31% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 15.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 15.14.

Which companies own the most shares of Optimum Communications Inc (OPTU)?

In terms of Optimum Communications Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 2 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.26% from the previous closing price of $1.9. Analysts anticipate Optimum Communications Inc stock to reach 2.25 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 1.75.

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