Short Interest in JFrog Ltd. (NASDAQ:FROG) Grows By 157.9%

JFrog Ltd. (NASDAQ:FROG) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,849,942 shares, an increase of 157.9% from the June 15th total of 4,207,793 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,900,608 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.2 days. Approximately 10.2% of the company’s shares are sold short.

JFrog Stock Down 3.4%

NASDAQ:FROG traded down $3.14 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $88.14. 248,150 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,091,175. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $80.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $60.48. JFrog has a one year low of $34.05 and a one year high of $99.22. The firm has a market cap of $10.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -166.81 and a beta of 1.20.

JFrog (NASDAQ:FROG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $153.98 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.45 million. JFrog had a negative net margin of 10.93% and a negative return on equity of 4.61%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.20 EPS. JFrog has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.230-0.25 EPS. Equities analysts predict that JFrog will post -0.15 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently issued reports on FROG. Barclays increased their price target on shares of JFrog from $75.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Benchmark began coverage on JFrog in a research report on Thursday, June 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. Wall Street Zen cut shares of JFrog from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 21st. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of JFrog in a report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, DA Davidson set a $90.00 price target on JFrog in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Twenty-one investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.67.

Insider Buying and Selling at JFrog

In other JFrog news, Director Frederic Simon sold 120,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.84, for a total value of $10,300,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 3,224,328 shares in the company, valued at approximately $276,776,315.52. This represents a 3.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Ben Haim Shlomi sold 93,072 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $84.60, for a total transaction of $7,873,891.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 4,658,236 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $394,086,765.60. The trade was a 1.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 917,399 shares of company stock valued at $73,629,102 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 11.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of JFrog

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of JFrog by 293.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 296,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,514,000 after acquiring an additional 221,155 shares during the last quarter. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC raised its position in JFrog by 77.8% in the 4th quarter. Summit Partners Public Asset Management LLC now owns 1,587,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,157,000 after purchasing an additional 694,700 shares during the period. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in JFrog in the fourth quarter worth about $2,013,000. Robeco Schweiz AG purchased a new position in shares of JFrog during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $11,293,000. Finally, J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG grew its stake in shares of JFrog by 29.1% during the fourth quarter. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG now owns 193,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,084,000 after buying an additional 43,633 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.02% of the company’s stock.

About JFrog

JFrog is a software company specializing in DevOps solutions designed to streamline the management, distribution and security of software binaries. Its core offering, JFrog Artifactory, serves as a universal artifact repository manager compatible with all major package formats, enabling development teams to store, version and share build artifacts across the software delivery pipeline. The company’s platform also includes tools for continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), security scanning and release automation.

Among JFrog’s flagship products are JFrog Xray, a security and compliance scanning service that analyzes artifacts and dependencies for vulnerabilities; JFrog Pipelines, a CI/CD orchestration engine that automates build and release workflows; and JFrog Distribution, which accelerates the secure distribution of software releases to edge nodes and end users.