Negative sentiment towards DBX reflected in surge in short interest

Anna Perez

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Dropbox Inc shares valued at $33,113 were sold by Schubach Sarah Elizabeth on Dec 15 ’25. At $28.35 per share, Schubach Sarah Elizabeth sold 1,168 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 95,038 shares worth approximately $2.7 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Regan Timothy sold 1,500 shares, netting a total of over 42,525 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $28.35 each, the insider now holds 437,647 shares.

Before that, SARAH SCHUBACH had added 1,168 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $33,078, the Officer bought Dropbox Inc shares for $28.32 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 -1.04% to $28.43. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.36, but it reached a high of $29.03 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.93%. Over the course of the year, Dropbox Inc shares have dropped approximately -6.63%. 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 28.18, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 27.94. In the upper region, resistance lies at 28.85. The next price resistance is at 29.28. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 45.42 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 2025-11-28 jumping by 1.89 million shares to 23.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 22.01 million shares. A jump of 7.9% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.46 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 6.46.

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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 -6.02% from the previous closing price of $28.73. 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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