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Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$0.54 -0.01 (-1.04%)
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Applied DNA Sciences Short Interest Data

Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) has a short interest of 489,200 shares, representing 8.09% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 3.69% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.4, indicating that it would take 0.4 days of the average trading volume of 899,581 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
489,200 shares
Previous Short Interest
471,800 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+3.69%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$432,110.36
Short Interest Ratio
0.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,104,000 shares
Float Size
6,050,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
8.09%
Today's Trading Volume
778,109 shares
Average Trading Volume
899,581 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
86%
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APDN Short Interest Over Time

APDN Days to Cover Over Time

APDN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Applied DNA Sciences Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/2025489,200 shares $432,110.36 +3.7%8.1%0.4 $0.88
4/15/2025471,800 shares $399,567.42 -36.4%7.8%0.4 $0.85
3/31/2025741,500 shares $1.23 million +218.1%12.3%0.7 $1.66
3/15/2025233,100 shares $526,806.00 -92.2%22.6%0.3 $2.26
2/28/20253,000,000 shares $425,100.00 -46.5%5.4%0.7 $0.14
2/15/20255,610,000 shares $954,261.00 -9.1%10.2%1.1 $0.17
1/31/20256,170,000 shares $1.08 million -12.6%N/A1.2 $0.18
1/15/20257,060,000 shares $1.39 million +40.4%N/A1.2 $0.20
12/31/20245,030,000 shares $1.03 million -5.1%N/A0.8 $0.20
12/15/20245,300,000 shares $872,380.00 +199.4%N/A0.9 $0.16
11/30/20241,770,000 shares $265,500.00 +271.1%N/A0.4 $0.15
11/15/2024477,000 shares $77,274.00 -21.9%N/A0.1 $0.16
10/31/2024611,100 shares $110,914.65 -28.4%N/A0.1 $0.18
10/15/2024853,200 shares $249,219.72 -51.0%N/A0.1 $0.29
9/30/20241,740,000 shares $1.13 million -20.6%N/A0.2 $0.65
9/15/20242,190,000 shares $3.00 million +2.3%N/A0.2 $1.37
8/31/20242,140,000 shares $4.09 million +23.7%N/A0.2 $1.91
8/15/20241,730,000 shares $759,989.00 +177.1%N/A0.2 $0.44
7/31/2024624,300 shares $234,736.80 +6.2%N/A0.5 $0.38
7/15/2024587,800 shares $251,754.74 -23.9%N/A0.6 $0.43
6/30/2024772,700 shares $315,570.68 -1.5%N/A0.8 $0.41
6/15/2024784,200 shares $380,885.94 +334.9%89.1%1.2 $0.49
5/31/2024180,300 shares $107,422.74 +13.5%20.5%0.4 $0.60
5/15/2024158,800 shares $470,048.00 +399.4%18.0%2.3 $2.96
4/30/202431,800 shares $127,518.00 -89.4%4.2%1.3 $4.01
4/15/2024298,700 shares $2.15 million +10.3%N/A2 $7.20
3/31/2024270,800 shares $111,028.00 +3.7%N/A2.4 $0.41
3/15/2024261,200 shares $96,121.60 -2.6%N/A2.4 $0.37
2/29/2024268,200 shares $155,904.66 -1.7%N/A2.8 $0.58
2/15/2024272,700 shares $165,228.93 +5.8%N/A3 $0.61
1/31/2024257,800 shares $148,879.50 -1.8%N/A3.6 $0.58
1/15/2024262,400 shares $157,440.00 -1.7%N/A3.9 $0.60
12/31/2023267,000 shares $164,685.60 -2.8%N/A4.2 $0.62
12/15/2023274,800 shares $170,650.80 -4.5%N/A4.4 $0.62
11/30/2023287,700 shares $253,176.00 -8.2%N/A8.6 $0.88
11/15/2023313,500 shares $250,800.00 -3.7%N/A9.5 $0.80
10/31/2023325,500 shares $244,125.00 +7.6%N/A8.1 $0.75
10/15/2023302,500 shares $311,575.00 -6.0%N/A5.9 $1.03
9/30/2023321,900 shares $389,499.00 +5.3%N/A1.8 $1.21
9/15/2023305,700 shares $434,094.00 -3.5%N/A1.7 $1.42
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8/31/2023316,800 shares $405,504.00 -19.0%N/A1.8 $1.28
8/15/2023391,300 shares $590,863.00 -15.8%N/A2.1 $1.51
7/31/2023464,500 shares $812,875.00 +22.7%N/A2.5 $1.75
7/15/2023378,700 shares $503,671.00 -1.3%N/A2.2 $1.33
6/30/2023383,500 shares $494,715.00 +2.7%N/A7.1 $1.29
6/15/2023373,300 shares $496,489.00 -9.6%N/A6.4 $1.33
5/31/2023412,700 shares $453,970.00 -1.1%N/A6.3 $1.10
5/15/2023417,200 shares $458,920.00 +1.9%N/A6.2 $1.10
4/30/2023409,300 shares $397,021.00 -14.8%N/A5 $0.97
4/15/2023480,200 shares $504,210.00 +0.8%N/A5.3 $1.05
3/31/2023476,600 shares $538,558.00 +5.9%N/A4.9 $1.13
3/15/2023450,000 shares $459,000.00 -7.8%N/A3.6 $1.02
2/28/2023488,300 shares $683,620.00 -14.4%N/A3.7 $1.40
2/15/2023570,500 shares $941,325.00 +9.0%N/A4.3 $1.65
1/31/2023523,300 shares $774,484.00 -26.0%N/A3.6 $1.48
1/15/2023707,500 shares $1.20 million -20.7%N/A3.6 $1.69
12/30/2022891,900 shares $1.48 million -6.7%N/A0.4 $1.66
12/15/2022955,400 shares $1.35 million +3.0%N/A0.4 $1.41
11/30/2022927,300 shares $1.26 million -6.1%N/A0.3 $1.36
11/15/2022988,000 shares $1.54 million -23.4%N/A0.3 $1.56
10/31/20221,290,000 shares $2.30 million -39.2%N/A0.3 $1.78
10/15/20222,120,000 shares $5.05 million +343.1%N/A0.2 $2.38
9/30/2022478,400 shares $540,592.00 -39.9%N/A0.1 $1.13
9/15/2022795,400 shares $1.95 million -15.1%N/A0.1 $2.45
8/31/2022937,000 shares $2.92 million -46.8%N/A0.1 $3.12
8/15/20221,760,000 shares $6.04 million +243.4%N/A0.2 $3.43
7/31/2022512,500 shares $363,670.00 +86.9%N/A0.1 $0.71
7/15/2022274,200 shares $245,409.00 +17.1%N/A1.9 $0.90
6/30/2022234,200 shares $172,886.44 -7.5%N/A2.1 $0.74
6/15/2022253,100 shares $253,100.00 +0.8%N/A4.6 $1.00
5/31/2022251,100 shares $323,919.00 -7.5%N/A3.7 $1.29
5/15/2022271,300 shares $379,820.00 -5.1%N/A4.1 $1.40
4/30/2022286,000 shares $457,600.00 -6.0%3.9%3.8 $1.60
4/15/2022304,400 shares $587,492.00 +13.0%4.2%3.4 $1.93
3/31/2022269,400 shares $576,516.00 +0.7%3.7%3 $2.14
3/15/2022267,500 shares $556,400.00 +1.3%3.7%2.4 $2.08
2/28/2022264,200 shares $676,352.00 -17.1%3.6%1.3 $2.56
2/15/2022318,500 shares $872,690.00 +0.1%4.4%0.8 $2.74
1/31/2022318,300 shares $1.05 million -8.1%4.4%0.8 $3.30
1/15/2022346,400 shares $1.40 million -10.8%4.7%0.5 $4.04
12/31/2021388,400 shares $1.56 million -29.4%5.5%0.5 $4.02
12/15/2021550,000 shares $2.87 million -8.7%8.1%0.8 $5.22
11/30/2021602,700 shares $3.48 million +1.7%8.9%1 $5.78
11/15/2021592,500 shares $3.13 million +78.5%8.7%1.3 $5.29
10/29/2021332,000 shares $1.79 million -14.7%4.9%0.7 $5.38
10/15/2021389,400 shares $2.22 million +7.5%5.7%0.6 $5.70
9/30/2021362,400 shares $1.95 million -4.0%5.3%0.4 $5.39
9/15/2021377,600 shares $1.99 million +8.3%5.5%0.4 $5.26
8/31/2021348,800 shares $2.04 million -40.9%5.1%0.4 $5.86
8/13/2021590,300 shares $3.55 million +80.3%8.7%0.7 $6.01
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7/30/2021327,400 shares $1.76 million +27.4%4.8%0.3 $5.38
7/15/2021257,000 shares $1.41 million -8.4%3.8%0.4 $5.47
6/30/2021280,400 shares $1.90 million -17.0%4.1%0.7 $6.79
6/15/2021337,800 shares $2.25 million -12.4%5.0%0.6 $6.66
5/28/2021385,800 shares $2.23 million -22.6%5.7%0.7 $5.79
5/14/2021498,200 shares $2.95 million +32.2%7.3%0.8 $5.93
4/30/2021376,900 shares $2.62 million -3.9%5.5%0.5 $6.94
4/15/2021392,000 shares $2.59 million +39.1%5.8%0.5 $6.61
3/31/2021281,800 shares $2.00 million -21.7%4.1%0.2 $7.10
3/15/2021360,100 shares $3.33 million +19.2%5.3%0.3 $9.26
2/26/2021302,200 shares $2.93 million -21.4%4.4%0.2 $9.69
2/12/2021384,300 shares $4.83 million +13.9%5.7%0.3 $12.57
1/29/2021337,400 shares $3.32 million +16.6%5.0%0.3 $9.85
1/15/2021289,500 shares $2.58 million -57.4%4.5%0.3 $8.91
12/31/2020678,900 shares $3.59 million +2.5%14.1%0.9 $5.29
12/15/2020662,200 shares $4.07 million +47.3%13.8%2.5 $6.15
11/30/2020449,600 shares $3.23 million +1.6%10.3%2.1 $7.18
11/15/2020442,400 shares $2.99 million +21.2%10.1%2.4 $6.76
10/30/2020365,100 shares $2.50 million +1.7%8.4%1.6 $6.85
10/15/2020359,100 shares $2.92 million -14.8%8.2%0.6 $8.12
9/30/2020421,600 shares $3.26 million -6.4%9.7%0.4 $7.73
9/15/2020450,300 shares $3.67 million -18.6%10.3%0.4 $8.16
8/31/2020553,000 shares $4.05 million -5.5%12.7%0.4 $7.33
8/14/2020585,300 shares $5.44 million +49.3%13.4%0.5 $9.29
7/31/2020392,100 shares $3.92 million -2.3%8.3%0.2 $10.00
7/15/2020401,500 shares $3.14 million +5.2%8.6%0.2 $7.81
6/30/2020381,600 shares $3.36 million +10.3%8.9%0.2 $8.80
6/15/2020346,000 shares $2.57 million +73.0%8.0%0.2 $7.42
5/29/2020200,000 shares $1.94 million -5.9%4.7%0.1 $9.72

APDN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Applied DNA Sciences' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Applied DNA Sciences shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 489,200 shares of APDN short. 8.09% of Applied DNA Sciences' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Applied DNA Sciences' current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for Applied DNA Sciences?

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. 8.09% of Applied DNA Sciences' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Applied DNA Sciences' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Applied DNA Sciences saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 489,200 shares, an increase of 3.7% from the previous total of 471,800 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 Applied DNA Sciences' float size?

Applied DNA Sciences currently has issued a total of 1,104,000 shares. Some of Applied DNA Sciences' 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. Applied DNA Sciences currently has a public float of 6,050,000 shares.

How does Applied DNA Sciences' short interest compare to its competitors?

8.09% of Applied DNA Sciences' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Applied DNA Sciences: bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. (2.59%), Marin Software Incorporated (7.00%), iSpecimen Inc. (2.91%), Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (4.68%), TuanChe Limited (0.04%), Lytus Technologies Holdings PTV. Ltd. (1.58%), Haoxi Health Technology Limited (2.82%), Lichen China Limited (3.24%), Treasure Global Inc. (3.51%), Auddia Inc. (95.07%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Applied DNA Sciences stock?

Short selling APDN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Applied DNA Sciences as its price is falling. APDN shares are trading down $0.01 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 Applied DNA Sciences?

A short squeeze for Applied DNA Sciences occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of APDN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Applied DNA Sciences' 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 APDN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:APDN) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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