Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Snap Inc shares valued at $185,593 were purchased by Andersen Derek on Jan 14 ’26. At $7.83 per share, Andersen Derek acquired 23,715 shares.
Also, Spiegel Evan sold 1,220,165 shares, netting a total of over 10,066,361 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $8.25 each, the insider now holds 25,851,352 shares.
Before that, Spiegel Evan had added 1,220,165 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $10,002,816, the Officer bought Snap Inc shares for $8.20 each.
As published in their initiating research note from BNP Paribas Exane on January 14, 2026, Snap Inc [SNAP] has been an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $8. Analysts at Arete upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. As of October 28, 2025, New Street has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for SNAP. Earlier on October 24, 2025, Stifel downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sell” for SNAP stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing SNAP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Snap Inc [NYSE: SNAP] plunged -1.13% to $7.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $7.78, but it reached a high of $7.97 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -8.35%. Over the course of the year, Snap Inc shares have dropped approximately -34.98%.
Is Snap Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Snap Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 2.44 million shares to 75.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 73.31 million shares. A jump of 3.23% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.32 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.32.
Which companies own the most shares of Snap Inc (SNAP)?
In terms of Snap Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 8.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.38% from the previous closing price of $7.99. Analysts anticipate Snap Inc stock to reach 9.5 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 7. In spite of this, 28 analysts ranked Snap Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 30, 2025, Mizuho assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $9.
