GTLB short interest surges, indicating growing pessimism among investors

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Gitlab Inc shares valued at $146,250 were sold by BLASING KAREN on Jul 18 ’25. At $45.00 per share, BLASING KAREN sold 3,250 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 107,139 shares worth approximately $5.01 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Saintil Merline sold 607 shares, netting a total of over 26,496 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $43.65 each, the insider now holds 13,594 shares.

Before that, Sijbrandij Sytse had sold 108,600 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $4,706,127, the Director traded Gitlab Inc shares for $43.33 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 108,600 shares, worth approximately $0.0.

As published in a research note from CapitalOne on July 16, 2025, Gitlab Inc [GTLB] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $46. Analysts at Rosenblatt started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of June 11, 2025, Goldman has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for GTLB. Earlier on December 12, 2024, Macquarie initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for GTLB stock.

Analyzing GTLB Stock Performance

On last trading session,, Gitlab Inc [NASDAQ: GTLB] plunged -0.66% to $46.79. The stock’s lowest price that day was $46.27, but it reached a high of $47.675 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.53%. Over the course of the year, Gitlab Inc shares have dropped approximately -12.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $74.18 on 01/31/25 and a 52-week low of $37.90 on 04/04/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Gitlab Inc (GTLB)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 46.15, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 45.51. In the upper region, resistance lies at 47.55. The next price resistance is at 48.32. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.51 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Gitlab Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Gitlab Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 0.44 million shares to 11.44 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 11.0 million shares. A jump of 3.87% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.82 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.82.

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In terms of Gitlab Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 60.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 28.45% from the previous closing price of $47.1. Analysts anticipate Gitlab Inc stock to reach 76 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked Gitlab Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 21, 2024, Needham assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $70.

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