Airbnb Inc [ABNB] short interest falls, dropping by 19.24 million million shares

Roman Campbell

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Airbnb Inc shares valued at $975,000 were sold by Mertz Elinor on Oct 28 ’25. At $130.00 per share, Mertz Elinor sold 7,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 436,570 shares worth approximately $55.16 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, BALOGH ARISTOTLE N purchased 600 shares, netting a total of over 75,282 in proceeds.

Before that, Gebbia Joseph had sold 236,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $30,318,561, the Director traded Airbnb Inc shares for $128.47 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 236,000 shares, worth approximately $59.13 million.

Analysts at Mizuho started covering the stock with ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of May 30, 2025, Truist has decreased its “Hold” rating to a “Sell” for ABNB. Earlier on May 02, 2025, Wedbush downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for ABNB stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.

Analyzing ABNB Stock Performance

On last trading session, Airbnb Inc [NASDAQ: ABNB] plunged -0.11% to $126.34. The stock’s lowest price that day was $125.2935, but it reached a high of $128.275 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.79%. Over the course of the year, Airbnb Inc shares have dropped approximately -6.95%. 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 124.97, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 123.61. In the upper region, resistance lies at 127.99. The next price resistance is at 129.64. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.03 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 2025-10-15 dropping by -2.45 million shares to 19.24 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 21.69 million shares. A decline of -12.72% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.96 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.96.

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In terms of Airbnb Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 117 in the next 12 months, down nearly -7.5% from the previous closing price of $126.48. Analysts anticipate Airbnb Inc stock to reach 151 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 105. In spite of this, 29 analysts ranked Airbnb Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 30, 2025, DA Davidson assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $155.

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