MARA Holdings Inc [MARA] short interest surges, jumping by 103.8 million million shares

Samantha Gray

Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. MARA Holdings Inc shares valued at $297,054 were purchased by Thiel Frederick G on Jan 20 ’26. At $10.80 per share, Thiel Frederick G acquired 27,505 shares.

Also, Thiel Frederick G sold 27,505 shares, netting a total of over 296,229 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $10.77 each, the insider now holds 3,555,489 shares.

Before that, Khan Salman Hassan had sold 34,732 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $398,723, the Chief Financial Officer traded MARA Holdings Inc shares for $11.48 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 34,732 shares, worth approximately $2.62 million.

As published in a research note from Compass Point on November 24, 2025, MARA Holdings Inc [MARA] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $30. Analysts at Guggenheim started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. Earlier on July 28, 2025, JP Morgan upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for MARA stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing MARA Stock Performance

On last trading session, MARA Holdings Inc [NASDAQ: MARA] rose 1.83% to $10.56. The stock’s lowest price that day was $10.23, but it reached a high of $11.22 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.56%. Over the course of the year, MARA Holdings Inc shares have dropped approximately -46.96%.

Is MARA Holdings Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of MARA Holdings Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.62 million shares to 103.8 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 103.18 million shares. A jump of 0.6% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.71.

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In terms of MARA Holdings Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, up nearly 121.79% from the previous closing price of $10.37. Analysts anticipate MARA Holdings Inc stock to reach 30 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 16. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked MARA Holdings Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On July 25, 2025, Compass Point assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $18.

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