DASH 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. DoorDash Inc shares valued at $13,235,835 were sold by Xu Tony on Sep 15 ’25. At $258.26 per share, Xu Tony sold 51,250 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,500 shares worth approximately $0.39 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Brown Shona L sold 1,250 shares, netting a total of over 318,286 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $254.63 each, the insider now holds 39,327 shares.

Before that, Still Ashley had sold 63 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $15,371, the Director traded DoorDash Inc shares for $243.99 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 63 shares, worth approximately $0.66 million.

As published in a research note from Jefferies on July 15, 2025, DoorDash Inc [DASH] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $250. Analysts at BTIG Research resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of June 23, 2025, Raymond James has increased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Strong buy” for DASH. Earlier on June 11, 2025, Stifel initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for DASH stock.

Analyzing DASH Stock Performance

On last trading session, DoorDash Inc [NASDAQ: DASH] plunged -1.46% to $259.25. The stock’s lowest price that day was $253.86, but it reached a high of $266.37 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.71%. Over the course of the year, DoorDash Inc shares have jumped approximately 97.37%.

Is DoorDash Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of DoorDash Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 1.87 million shares to 13.34 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 11.47 million shares. A jump of 14.04% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.67.

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In terms of DoorDash Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 288 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.47% from the previous closing price of $263.09. Analysts anticipate DoorDash Inc stock to reach 326 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 191. In spite of this, 20 analysts ranked DoorDash Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 28, 2025, FBN Securities assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $230.

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