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

Samantha Gray

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. Dropbox Inc shares valued at $2,716,916 were sold by Houston Andrew on Dec 01 ’25. At $29.53 per share, Houston Andrew sold 92,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 0 shares worth approximately $0.0 following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Schubach Sarah Elizabeth sold 1,168 shares, netting a total of over 34,573 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $29.60 each, the insider now holds 96,206 shares.

Before that, ANDREW HOUSTON REVOCABLE TRUST had added 9,167 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $272,352, the Director bought Dropbox Inc shares for $29.71 each.

Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of February 16, 2024, JMP Securities has decreased its “Mkt outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for DBX. Earlier on February 16, 2024, Goldman downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sell” for DBX stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing DBX Stock Performance

On last trading session, Dropbox Inc [NASDAQ: DBX] plunged -0.53% to $29.78. The stock’s lowest price that day was $29.61, but it reached a high of $30.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.37%. Over the course of the year, Dropbox Inc shares have jumped approximately 4.97%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $33.33 on 01/28/25 and a 52-week low of $24.42 on 04/07/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Dropbox Inc (DBX)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 29.54, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 29.31. In the upper region, resistance lies at 30.08. The next price resistance is at 30.38. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.01 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Dropbox Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Dropbox Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 2.65 million shares to 21.49 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 18.84 million shares. A jump of 12.33% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.31 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.31.

Which companies own the most shares of Dropbox Inc (DBX)?

In terms of Dropbox Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 27 in the next 12 months, down nearly -9.82% from the previous closing price of $29.94. Analysts anticipate Dropbox Inc stock to reach 27 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 27. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Dropbox Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On February 16, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “an Underperform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $28.

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