Atrion Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Atrion shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 65,600 shares of ATRI short. 4.69% of Atrion's shares are currently sold short. View details.

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. Atrion currently has a short interest ratio of 8.0.

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. 4.69% of Atrion's floating shares are currently sold short.

Atrion saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 65,600 shares, a drop of 4.0% from the previous total of 68,300 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.

Atrion currently has issued a total of 1,828,000 shares. Some of Atrion'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. Atrion currently has a public float of 1,400,000 shares.

4.69% of Atrion's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "health care supplies" compare to Atrion: Align Technology, Inc. (2.39%), West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (0.94%), The Cooper Companies, Inc. (2.58%), DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (1.15%), Haemonetics Co. (3.13%), Quidel Co. (10.89%), STAAR Surgical (0.00%), Neogen Co. (0.00%), ICU Medical, Inc. (2.16%), and Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (4.39%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ATRI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Atrion as its price is falling. Atrion's stock is trading up $0.41 today. To short Atrion 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 Atrion 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 Atrion 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 ATRI, 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 ATRI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.