ABNB short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Airbnb Inc shares valued at $74,976 were sold by BALOGH ARISTOTLE N on Aug 21 ’25. At $124.96 per share, BALOGH ARISTOTLE N sold 600 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 202,006 shares worth approximately $26.23 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Blecharczyk Nathan sold 2,246 shares, netting a total of over 281,199 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $125.20 each, the insider now holds 182,514 shares.

Before that, BALOGH ARISTOTLE N had added 600 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $74,976, the Officer bought Airbnb Inc shares for $124.96 each.

As published in a research note from Truist on May 30, 2025, Airbnb Inc [ABNB] has been rated down from a Hold to a Sell and the price target has been revised to $106. Analysts at Wedbush downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of April 30, 2025, DA Davidson has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for ABNB. Earlier on March 10, 2025, Jefferies upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for ABNB stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing ABNB Stock Performance

On last trading session, Airbnb Inc [NASDAQ: ABNB] rose 2.33% to $129.85. The stock’s lowest price that day was $126.95, but it reached a high of $130.15 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.91%. Over the course of the year, Airbnb Inc shares have jumped approximately 11.13%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $163.93 on 02/14/25 and a 52-week low of $99.88 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Airbnb Inc (ABNB)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 127.80, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 125.74. In the upper region, resistance lies at 131.03. The next price resistance is at 132.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.04 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Airbnb Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Airbnb Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.31 million shares to 19.46 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 19.77 million shares. A decline of -1.58% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.81 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.81.

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In terms of Airbnb Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 110 in the next 12 months, down nearly -13.31% from the previous closing price of $126.89. Analysts anticipate Airbnb Inc stock to reach 180 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 101. In spite of this, 29 analysts ranked Airbnb Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025.

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