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. Fastly Inc shares valued at $82,029 were sold by Compton Charles Lacey III on Jan 16 ’26. At $9.07 per share, Compton Charles Lacey III sold 9,044 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 616,870 shares worth approximately $5.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Compton Charles Lacey III sold 4,638 shares, netting a total of over 40,861 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $8.81 each, the insider now holds 612,232 shares.
Before that, Bergman Artur had sold 20,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $163,600, the Chief Technology Officer traded Fastly Inc shares for $8.18 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $23.64 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Oppenheimer on November 17, 2025, Fastly Inc [FSLY] has been a Perform. Analysts at Craig Hallum upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of June 06, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets has initiated its “Sector weight” rating for FSLY.
Analyzing FSLY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Fastly Inc [NASDAQ: FSLY] rose 1.59% to $8.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $8.74, but it reached a high of $8.97 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.78%. Over the course of the year, Fastly Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.98%.
Is Fastly Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Fastly Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 3.27 million shares to 12.71 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 9.45 million shares. A jump of 25.69% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.41.
Which companies own the most shares of Fastly Inc (FSLY)?
In terms of Fastly Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 10.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.59% from the previous closing price of $8.78. Analysts anticipate Fastly Inc stock to reach 14 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 10. In spite of this, 11 analysts ranked Fastly Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On December 02, 2024, Oppenheimer assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $12.
