Afya (AFYA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$18.05

+0.33 (+1.86%)

(As of 07/26/2024 ET)

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Afya Short Interest Data

Current Short Interest: 890,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 815,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: +9.10%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $15.78 million
Short Interest Ratio: 6.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: July 15, 2024

Outstanding Shares: 93,723,000 shares
Float Size: 11,210,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 7.94%
Today's Trading Volume: 125,630 shares
Average Trading Volume: 130,159 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 97%

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
7/15/2024	890,000 shares	$15.78 million	+9.1%	7.9%	6.7	$17.73
6/30/2024	815,800 shares	$14.40 million	-11.5%	7.3%	6	$17.65
6/15/2024	921,900 shares	$15.70 million	-19.1%	5.9%	6.9	$17.03
5/31/2024	1,140,000 shares	$18.98 million	+16.9%	7.3%	8.5	$16.65
5/15/2024	975,400 shares	$18.56 million	+21.0%	5.7%	7.8	$19.03
4/30/2024	806,200 shares	$13.89 million	-5.1%	4.5%	6.9	$17.23
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4/15/2024	849,300 shares	$14.35 million	-2.3%	4.7%	7	$16.90
3/31/2024	869,400 shares	$16.15 million	+34.5%	4.8%	6.6	$18.58
3/15/2024	646,200 shares	$13.95 million	+23.0%	3.6%	5	$21.59
2/29/2024	525,300 shares	$10.84 million	+4.8%	2.9%	4.1	$20.64
2/15/2024	501,400 shares	$10.00 million	-0.4%	2.8%	3.5	$19.95
1/31/2024	503,400 shares	$9.88 million	-1.9%	2.7%	2.9	$19.62
1/15/2024	513,300 shares	$10.84 million	-12.3%	2.7%	2.8	$21.11
12/31/2023	585,400 shares	$12.84 million	-19.0%	3.1%	3.1	$21.93
12/15/2023	722,500 shares	$15.32 million	-7.7%	3.8%	3.8	$21.20
11/30/2023	783,000 shares	$16.02 million	+13.2%	4.0%	4.1	$20.46
11/15/2023	691,500 shares	$12.88 million	-1.9%	3.5%	3.5	$18.63
10/31/2023	704,900 shares	$11.35 million	+23.6%	3.6%	4	$16.10
10/15/2023	570,200 shares	$8.78 million	-20.1%	2.8%	3.2	$15.40
9/30/2023	713,600 shares	$11.27 million	-8.6%	2.8%	3.7	$15.80
9/15/2023	780,500 shares	$12.24 million	+7.1%	3.1%	3.7	$15.68
8/31/2023	728,700 shares	$10.98 million	-1.5%	2.9%	3.3	$15.07
8/15/2023	740,100 shares	$11.18 million	+2.4%	2.8%	3.5	$15.10
7/31/2023	723,000 shares	$11.37 million	+19.5%	2.8%	3.4	$15.73
7/15/2023	605,100 shares	$9.28 million	+27.5%	2.7%	2.8	$15.34
6/30/2023	474,500 shares	$6.66 million	+14.7%	2.1%	2.1	$14.04
6/15/2023	413,800 shares	$5.50 million	-3.5%	1.9%	1.9	$13.30
5/31/2023	429,000 shares	$5.03 million	+27.6%	1.9%	1.9	$11.73
5/15/2023	336,100 shares	$3.90 million	No Change	1.6%	1.4	$11.60
4/30/2023	336,100 shares	$3.87 million	-5.2%	1.6%	1.4	$11.51
4/15/2023	354,500 shares	$4.80 million	-6.4%	1.6%	1.5	$13.54
3/31/2023	378,800 shares	$4.23 million	+20.9%	1.7%	1.5	$11.16
3/15/2023	313,400 shares	$3.40 million	-5.2%	1.4%	1.1	$10.85
2/28/2023	330,700 shares	$3.83 million	-8.1%	1.4%	1.1	$11.58
2/15/2023	359,800 shares	$4.93 million	+10.8%	1.5%	1.1	$13.71
1/31/2023	324,800 shares	$4.96 million	+28.8%	1.4%	0.9	$15.28
1/15/2023	252,100 shares	$3.67 million	+16.8%	1.1%	0.6	$14.54
12/30/2022	215,900 shares	$3.37 million	-76.7%	0.9%	0.5	$15.62
12/15/2022	924,600 shares	$13.29 million	+22.8%	3.7%	2.5	$14.37
11/30/2022	753,100 shares	$11.31 million	+49.4%	3.0%	2.3	$15.02
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11/15/2022	504,200 shares	$8.15 million	+16.4%	1.9%	1.6	$16.17
10/31/2022	433,100 shares	$6.38 million	-8.8%	1.6%	1.5	$14.74
10/15/2022	474,700 shares	$6.29 million	-13.4%	1.7%	1.8	$13.24
9/30/2022	548,200 shares	$7.43 million	-3.5%	2.0%	2.2	$13.56
9/15/2022	568,300 shares	$8.04 million	+3.7%	2.0%	2.4	$14.14
8/31/2022	548,000 shares	$7.13 million	-42.3%	1.9%	2.4	$13.02
8/15/2022	949,900 shares	$12.12 million	+57.6%	3.2%	3.9	$12.76
7/31/2022	602,800 shares	$6.33 million	-11.9%	2.0%	2.4	$10.50
7/15/2022	684,300 shares	$6.54 million	-8.8%	2.2%	2.8	$9.55
6/30/2022	750,500 shares	$7.47 million	-0.4%	2.4%	3	$9.95
6/15/2022	753,700 shares	$8.04 million	-0.5%	2.4%	2.9	$10.67
5/31/2022	757,100 shares	$9.19 million	-10.1%	2.3%	2.9	$12.14
5/15/2022	841,700 shares	$9.79 million	+21.5%	2.5%	3.4	$11.63
4/30/2022	692,600 shares	$10.47 million	+12.6%	N/A	2.8	$15.11
4/15/2022	615,000 shares	$8.52 million	+3.4%	N/A	2.2	$13.85
3/31/2022	594,900 shares	$8.57 million	-2.5%	N/A	1.8	$14.41
3/15/2022	610,300 shares	$7.59 million	+3.1%	N/A	1.9	$12.44
2/28/2022	592,200 shares	$7.64 million	+13.3%	1.7%	1.7	$12.90
2/15/2022	522,700 shares	$7.17 million	-0.2%	1.5%	1.5	$13.71
1/31/2022	523,800 shares	$7.58 million	-23.8%	1.4%	1.6	$14.48
1/15/2022	687,400 shares	$9.66 million	+9.3%	1.9%	2.6	$14.05
12/31/2021	629,200 shares	$9.88 million	0.0%	1.7%	3.4	$15.71
12/15/2021	629,400 shares	$8.61 million	+0.9%	1.7%	3.8	$13.68
11/30/2021	624,000 shares	$8.83 million	-4.6%	1.7%	4.3	$14.15
11/15/2021	654,200 shares	$10.03 million	+2.1%	1.8%	5.5	$15.33
10/29/2021	640,500 shares	$11.18 million	+1.3%	1.8%	5.5	$17.45
10/15/2021	632,000 shares	$12.61 million	+0.5%	1.7%	5.5	$19.96
9/30/2021	629,100 shares	$12.42 million	+26.8%	1.7%	5.3	$19.74
9/15/2021	496,100 shares	$10.88 million	-5.9%	1.4%	4	$21.94
8/31/2021	527,100 shares	$11.37 million	-28.2%	1.4%	4.1	$21.58
8/13/2021	734,100 shares	$16.52 million	+2.4%	2.0%	5	$22.50
7/30/2021	716,600 shares	$16.48 million	+0.6%	2.1%	4.8	$23.00
7/15/2021	712,300 shares	$17.96 million	+9.3%	2.1%	3.8	$25.21
6/30/2021	652,000 shares	$16.81 million	+11.2%	1.9%	3.1	$25.78
6/15/2021	586,100 shares	$15.26 million	+30.5%	1.7%	2.6	$26.03
5/28/2021	449,000 shares	$10.51 million	-30.0%	1.3%	2	$23.41
5/14/2021	641,000 shares	$14.85 million	+6.0%	N/A	2.9	$23.17
4/30/2021	604,900 shares	$14.20 million	-2.2%	N/A	2.8	$23.48
4/15/2021	618,300 shares	$13.31 million	-30.0%	N/A	3	$21.53
3/31/2021	883,700 shares	$16.79 million	+4.2%	N/A	4.1	$19.00
3/15/2021	847,800 shares	$17.93 million	+5.4%	N/A	4.1	$21.15
2/26/2021	804,300 shares	$18.49 million	-30.7%	N/A	3.3	$22.99
2/12/2021	1,160,000 shares	$27.41 million	+16.6%	N/A	4.7	$23.63
1/29/2021	994,500 shares	$22.68 million	-5.3%	N/A	4.1	$22.81
1/15/2021	1,050,000 shares	$24.73 million	+26.7%	N/A	4.9	$23.55
12/31/2020	828,700 shares	$20.81 million	+2.7%	N/A	3.9	$25.11
12/15/2020	807,300 shares	$18.61 million	-14.6%	N/A	3.7	$23.05
11/30/2020	945,700 shares	$26.28 million	-8.2%	N/A	4.8	$27.79
11/15/2020	1,030,000 shares	$27.99 million	-1.0%	N/A	5.5	$27.17
10/30/2020	1,040,000 shares	$24.95 million	-20.0%	N/A	5.9	$23.99
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10/15/2020	1,300,000 shares	$35.87 million	-18.8%	N/A	7.2	$27.59
9/30/2020	1,600,000 shares	$43.58 million	+6.7%	N/A	9.4	$27.24
9/15/2020	1,500,000 shares	$39.92 million	+4.9%	N/A	8.3	$26.61
8/31/2020	1,430,000 shares	$36.57 million	+22.2%	N/A	7	$25.57
8/14/2020	1,170,000 shares	$30.31 million	+11.4%	N/A	4.7	$25.91
7/31/2020	1,050,000 shares	$27.46 million	+13.0%	N/A	3.8	$26.15
7/15/2020	929,400 shares	$21.30 million	-0.1%	N/A	3.1	$22.92
6/30/2020	930,300 shares	$21.81 million	+57.8%	N/A	2.9	$23.44
6/15/2020	589,400 shares	$13.60 million	-11.4%	N/A	1.7	$23.08
5/29/2020	665,300 shares	$12.54 million	-45.5%	N/A	1.9	$18.85
5/15/2020	1,220,000 shares	$24.14 million	-3.9%	N/A	3.3	$19.79
4/30/2020	1,270,000 shares	$27.77 million	-7.3%	N/A	2.9	$21.87
4/15/2020	1,370,000 shares	$26.55 million	+8.7%	N/A	3.2	$19.38
3/31/2020	1,260,000 shares	$21.74 million	+21.9%	N/A	3.1	$17.25
3/13/2020	1,033,900 shares	$21.39 million	+76.1%	3.5%	2.2	$20.69
2/28/2020	587,100 shares	$8.21 million	+19.1%	2.0%	1.8	$13.99
2/14/2020	493,000 shares	$10.55 million	-43.1%	N/A	1.8	$21.39
1/31/2020	866,900 shares	$21.37 million	-21.2%	4.6%	3.9	$24.65
1/15/2020	1,100,000 shares	$30.06 million	No Change	5.9%	7	$27.33
12/31/2019	1,100,000 shares	$31.74 million	+19.5%	5.9%	8.3	$28.85

AFYA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Afya's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Afya shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 890,000 shares of AFYA short. 7.94% of Afya's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Afya's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Afya?: The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. AFYA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Afya's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Afya?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Afya: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
What is a good short interest percentage for Afya?: Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 7.94% of Afya's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Afya's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Afya saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 890,000 shares, an increase of 9.1% from the previous total of 815,800 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.
What is Afya's float size?: Afya currently has issued a total of 93,723,000 shares. Some of Afya's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Afya currently has a public float of 11,210,000 shares.

How does Afya's short interest compare to its competitors?: 7.94% of Afya's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Afya: Apartment Income REIT Corp. (4.63%), Laureate Education, Inc. (3.22%), Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (12.89%), Udemy, Inc. (10.80%), SunCar Technology Group Inc. (1.13%), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (0.22%), Allego (2.22%), Youdao, Inc. (1.25%), Chegg, Inc. (17.52%), Vasta Platform Limited (0.06%),
Which stocks are the most shorted right now?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Afya stock?: Short selling AFYA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Afya as its price is falling. AFYA shares are trading up $0.33 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.
How does a short squeeze work against Afya?: A short squeeze for Afya occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AFYA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Afya's short interest reported?: Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AFYA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024.