Biofrontera (BFRA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Biofrontera shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 15th, investors have sold 30,100 shares of BFRA short. Learn More on Biofrontera's current short interest.

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. BFRA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Biofrontera's short interest ratio.

Biofrontera saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,100 shares, an increase of 812.1% from the previous total of 3,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Biofrontera: 2seventy bio, Inc. (5.37%), Acelyrin, Inc. (4.87%), Procaps Group S.A. (0.12%), OptiNose, Inc. (1.68%), PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (0.14%), Aadi Bioscience, Inc. (6.58%), Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (4.54%), Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.46%), Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3.95%), Allakos Inc. (0.37%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($7.23 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($6.03 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.16 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Snap Inc. ($2.53 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.53 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.30 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.30 billion), Booking Holdings Inc. ($2.18 billion), and Carnival Corporation ($1.96 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling BFRA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Biofrontera as its price is falling. 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.

A short squeeze for Biofrontera 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 BFRA, 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 BFRA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 15 2022.