Rise in FIG’s short interest indicates Bearish sentiment

Jaxson Clark

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Figma Inc shares valued at $181,399 were sold by Mulligan Brendan on Jan 15 ’26. At $32.02 per share, Mulligan Brendan sold 5,666 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 863,387 shares worth approximately $23.37 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Field Dylan sold 250,000 shares, netting a total of over 8,158,202 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $32.63 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.

Before that, Field Dylan had sold 62,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $2,039,555, the President & CEO traded Figma Inc shares for $32.63 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 62,500 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of January 08, 2026, Stifel has initiated its “Hold” rating for FIG. Earlier on September 04, 2025, Wells Fargo resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Equal weight” for FIG stock.

Analyzing FIG Stock Performance

On last trading session, Figma Inc [NYSE: FIG] plunged -2.49% to $27.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.79, but it reached a high of $27.86 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -19.34%.

Is Figma Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Figma Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.0 million shares to 13.75 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 12.75 million shares. A jump of 7.26% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.86.

Which companies own the most shares of Figma Inc (FIG)?

In terms of Figma Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 40 in the next 12 months, up nearly 44.09% from the previous closing price of $27.76. Analysts anticipate Figma Inc stock to reach 52 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 38. On September 04, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $70.

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