Sharp increase in LC’s short interest leads to surge in days-to-cover ratio

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. LendingClub Corp shares valued at $450,888 were purchased by ARMSTRONG ANNIE on Aug 28 ’25. At $16.91 per share, ARMSTRONG ANNIE acquired 26,664 shares.

Also, LaBenne Andrew sold 17,955 shares, netting a total of over 298,996 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $16.65 each, the insider now holds 178,111 shares.

Before that, LaBenne Andrew had added 17,955 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $298,995, the Officer bought LendingClub Corp shares for $16.65 each.

As published in their initiating research note from Citizens JMP on July 07, 2025, LendingClub Corp [LC] has been a Mkt perform. Analysts at Stephens started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of December 02, 2024, JP Morgan has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “Neutral” for LC. Earlier on October 25, 2024, Maxim Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for LC stock.

Analyzing LC Stock Performance

On last trading session, LendingClub Corp [NYSE: LC] rose 2.62% to $17.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.836, but it reached a high of $17.44 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 12.30%. Over the course of the year, LendingClub Corp shares have jumped approximately 40.82%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $17.86 on 01/06/25 and a 52-week low of $7.90 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for LendingClub Corp (LC)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 16.91, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.58. In the upper region, resistance lies at 17.51. The next price resistance is at 17.78. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.98 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.

Is LendingClub Corp subject to short interest?

Stocks of LendingClub Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.54 million shares to 5.38 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 4.84 million shares. A jump of 9.97% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.33 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.33.

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In terms of LendingClub Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 15.25 in the next 12 months, down nearly -9.28% from the previous closing price of $16.81. Analysts anticipate LendingClub Corp stock to reach 15.5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 15. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked LendingClub Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 10, 2024, Keefe Bruyette assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $15.

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