Upstart Holdings Stock Short Interest Rises to 33.13%

Upstart Holdings short interest was 33.13% of the float on September 15th, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 27,649,788 shares, which was an increase of 6.56% from August 31st.

It is estimated that it would take 6.86 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.

Upstart Holdings Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 177 institutional investors add shares of Upstart Holdings stock to their portfolio, and 140 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• MORGAN STANLEY removed 1,560,347 shares (-39.3%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $55,283,094
• NORGES BANK removed 1,047,466 shares (-91.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $37,111,720
• BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 1,006,378 shares (+198.9%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $35,655,972
• MARSHALL WACE, LLP removed 909,420 shares (-27.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $32,220,750
• GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 835,736 shares (+53.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $29,610,126
• SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 765,281 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $27,113,905
• JANE STREET GROUP, LLC removed 715,057 shares (-96.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $25,334,469

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Upstart Holdings Insider Trading Activity

Upstart Holdings insiders have traded $UPST stock on the open market 26 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 22 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $UPST stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

• DAVE GIROUARD has made 2 purchases buying 170,240 shares for an estimated $4,999,606 and 0 sales.
• SANJAY DATTA (President, Capital& Enterprise) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 161,780 shares for an estimated $4,531,373.
• PAUL GU (Chief Executive Officer) has made 2 purchases buying 100,000 shares for an estimated $2,652,500 and 0 sales.
• ANDREA BLANKMEYER (Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 17,219 shares for an estimated $507,338.
• SCOTT DARLING (Chief Legal Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 15,871 shares for an estimated $452,501.
• NATALIA MIRGORODSKAYA (See Remarks) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 2,999 shares for an estimated $87,248.

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Upstart Holdings Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $UPST in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

• BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 05/06/2026

To track analyst ratings and price targets for Upstart Holdings, check out Investivoq's $UPST forecast page.

Upstart Holdings Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $UPST recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $UPST in the last 6 months, with a median target of $41.5.

Here are some recent targets:

• Will Nance from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $39.0 on 07/09/2026
• Kyle Peterson from Needham set a target price of $40.0 on 07/07/2026
• Vincent Caintic from BTIG set a target price of $43.0 on 07/07/2026
• Patrick Moley from Piper Sandler set a target price of $46.0 on 05/06/2026

This article is not financial advice. See Investivoq's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.

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