ZM short interest jump by 14.78%, reflecting negative sentiment

Roman Campbell

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Zoom Communications Inc shares valued at $987,553 were sold by Bawa Aparna on Jan 16 ’26. At $81.37 per share, Bawa Aparna sold 12,137 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,978 shares worth approximately $0.17 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Aparna Bawa purchased 12,137 shares, netting a total of over 989,408 in proceeds.

Before that, Yuan Eric S. had sold 47,369 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,962,355, the Chief Executive Officer traded Zoom Communications Inc shares for $83.65 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 47,369 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

As published in a research note from Citigroup on January 12, 2026, Zoom Communications Inc [ZM] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $106.

Analyzing ZM Stock Performance

On last trading session, Zoom Communications Inc [NASDAQ: ZM] rose 4.27% to $84.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $81.7401, but it reached a high of $84.92 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.28%. Over the course of the year, Zoom Communications Inc shares have jumped approximately 7.78%.

Is Zoom Communications Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Zoom Communications Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.99 million shares to 6.7 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 5.71 million shares. A jump of 14.78% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.85.

Which companies own the most shares of Zoom Communications Inc (ZM)?

In terms of Zoom Communications Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 92 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.33% from the previous closing price of $81.18. Analysts anticipate Zoom Communications Inc stock to reach 110 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 69. In spite of this, 25 analysts ranked Zoom Communications Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.

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