Altimmune Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Altimmune shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,840,000 shares of ALT short.

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. Altimmune currently has a short interest ratio of 3.0.

Altimmune saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,840,000 shares, a decrease of 10.7% from the previous total of 5,420,000 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.

0.00% of Altimmune's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Altimmune: Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (0.00%), Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (9.93%), Myovant Sciences Ltd. (11.72%), Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.00%), Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.00%), Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (11.57%), Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (13.50%), Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (9.26%), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.00%), and FibroGen, Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.85 billion), Aon plc ($5.61 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.44 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.49 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.53 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($2.48 billion), Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.39 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.26 billion), and Nuance Communications, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ALT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Altimmune as its price is falling. Altimmune's stock is trading up $0.80 today. To short Altimmune 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 Altimmune 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.

A short squeeze for Altimmune 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 ALT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ALT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2021.