Cognyte Software (CGNT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.78 +0.19 (+2.21%) Closing price 08/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.82 +0.04 (+0.46%) As of 07:32 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Cognyte Software Short Interest DataCognyte Software (CGNT) has a short interest of 413,200 shares, representing 0.69% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.22% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.3, indicating that it would take 1.3 days of the average trading volume of 201,504 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest413,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest412,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.78 millionShort Interest Ratio1.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares72,060,000 sharesFloat Size60,170,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.69%Today's Trading Volume148,261 sharesAverage Trading Volume201,504 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average74% Short Selling Cognyte Software? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Cognyte Software and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCGNT Short Interest Over TimeCGNT Days to Cover Over TimeCGNT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Cognyte Software Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025413,200 shares $3.78 million +0.2%0.7%1.3 $9.15 6/30/2025412,300 shares $3.81 million -9.1%0.7%1.2 $9.24 6/15/2025453,700 shares $4.07 million +59.5%0.8%1.1 $8.96 5/31/2025284,500 shares $3.08 million +11.5%0.5%0.8 $10.82 5/15/2025255,100 shares $2.50 million -13.4%0.4%0.7 $9.79 4/30/2025294,600 shares $2.89 million -15.9%0.5%0.8 $9.80 4/15/2025350,100 shares $3.42 million -45.3%0.6%0.9 $9.76 3/31/2025639,800 shares $4.99 million -12.6%1.0%1.7 $7.80 3/15/2025731,800 shares $6.09 million +14.8%1.2%2.7 $8.32 2/28/2025637,400 shares $5.69 million -2.2%1.0%2.2 $8.93 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CGNT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Cognyte Software and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025652,000 shares $6.74 million +5.8%1.1%2.2 $10.34 1/31/2025616,400 shares $5.74 million +9.1%1.0%2.1 $9.31 1/15/2025565,200 shares $5.42 million +40.3%0.9%2.1 $9.59 12/31/2024402,900 shares $3.49 million +0.6%0.7%1.6 $8.65 12/15/2024400,500 shares $3.50 million -30.7%0.7%1.6 $8.75 11/30/2024578,000 shares $4.69 million -1.0%1.0%2.1 $8.12 11/15/2024583,700 shares $4.04 million -8.2%1.0%2.2 $6.92 10/31/2024635,500 shares $4.12 million -3.4%1.0%2.5 $6.49 10/15/2024658,100 shares $4.61 million +40.6%1.1%2.6 $7.01 9/30/2024468,100 shares $3.18 million +118.2%0.8%1.9 $6.79 9/15/2024214,500 shares $1.49 million -36.7%0.4%0.9 $6.94 8/31/2024338,700 shares $2.59 million +27.3%0.6%1.3 $7.66 8/15/2024266,100 shares $1.96 million -42.0%0.4%1.2 $7.35 7/31/2024458,400 shares $3.50 million -8.1%0.7%2.1 $7.63 7/15/2024498,800 shares $3.90 million +24.8%0.8%2.2 $7.82 6/30/2024399,600 shares $3.05 million -28.3%0.6%1.3 $7.64 6/15/2024557,600 shares $4.37 million -9.7%0.8%1.8 $7.84 5/31/2024617,200 shares $4.69 million +12.2%0.9%2.2 $7.60 5/15/2024550,200 shares $4.24 million -30.9%0.8%1.9 $7.71 4/30/2024796,600 shares $5.43 million +67.4%1.2%2.5 $6.82 4/15/2024475,900 shares $3.15 million +44.6%0.7%1.3 $6.62 3/31/2024329,100 shares $2.72 million -24.4%0.5%0.7 $8.27 3/15/2024435,200 shares $3.32 million -0.9%0.7%1 $7.62 2/29/2024439,200 shares $3.26 million +20.2%0.7%0.9 $7.42 2/15/2024365,300 shares $2.80 million -3.1%0.6%0.8 $7.66 1/31/2024376,900 shares $2.67 million +42.4%0.6%0.8 $7.08 1/15/2024264,700 shares $1.51 million +11.5%0.4%0.7 $5.71 12/31/2023237,400 shares $1.53 million -38.7%0.4%0.8 $6.43 12/15/2023387,400 shares $2.56 million +6.2%0.6%1.3 $6.61 11/30/2023364,800 shares $1.87 million -3.0%0.6%1.2 $5.13Generate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money? 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With a fraction of what you probably think you need.Here's the secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg → 11/15/2023375,900 shares $1.65 million -12.1%0.6%1.3 $4.39 10/31/2023427,600 shares $1.79 million +11.3%0.7%1.6 $4.18 10/15/2023384,100 shares $1.82 million +4.0%0.6%1.2 $4.73 9/30/2023369,200 shares $1.78 million -26.5%0.6%1.1 $4.81 9/15/2023502,600 shares $2.64 million -6.4%0.8%1.4 $5.25 8/31/2023537,200 shares $2.57 million -7.5%0.8%1.3 $4.79 8/15/2023580,500 shares $2.98 million -10.9%0.9%1.4 $5.13 7/31/2023651,300 shares $3.53 million +8.3%1.0%1.6 $5.42 7/15/2023601,600 shares $3.34 million +14.4%0.9%1.6 $5.56 6/30/2023525,900 shares $3.20 million -17.7%0.8%1.3 $6.09 6/15/2023638,600 shares $3.78 million +26.5%1.0%1.7 $5.92 5/31/2023504,700 shares $2.51 million -5.1%0.8%1.7 $4.97 5/15/2023531,600 shares $2.32 million -18.1%0.8%1.9 $4.37 4/30/2023648,900 shares $2.70 million -19.9%0.9%2.2 $4.16 4/15/2023810,500 shares $3.45 million -17.7%1.2%2.4 $4.26 3/31/2023984,800 shares $3.34 million +4.7%1.5%2.7 $3.39 3/15/2023940,900 shares $3.10 million +15.3%1.4%1.8 $3.30 2/28/2023816,100 shares $3.02 million -10.8%1.2%1.3 $3.70 2/15/2023914,500 shares $3.66 million +14.3%1.4%1.2 $4.00 1/31/2023800,400 shares $3.03 million -36.0%1.2%0.9 $3.79 1/15/20231,250,000 shares $4.73 million +59.1%1.8%1.2 $3.78 12/30/2022785,700 shares $2.44 million +20.3%1.2%0.6 $3.11 12/15/2022653,400 shares $1.64 million -26.8%1.0%0.5 $2.51 11/30/2022892,100 shares $2.63 million +21.3%1.3%0.7 $2.95 11/15/2022735,700 shares $2.53 million -6.9%1.1%0.7 $3.44 10/31/2022790,500 shares $2.15 million -45.5%1.2%0.7 $2.72 10/15/20221,450,000 shares $3.92 million -5.2%2.1%1.5 $2.70 9/30/20221,530,000 shares $6.18 million +8.5%2.3%2.3 $4.04 9/15/20221,410,000 shares $7.36 million +20.5%2.1%2.3 $5.22 8/31/20221,170,000 shares $6.11 million -19.3%1.7%1.8 $5.22 8/15/20221,450,000 shares $7.42 million -14.2%2.2%2.2 $5.12 7/31/20221,690,000 shares $7.62 million +11.2%2.5%2.6 $4.51 7/15/20221,520,000 shares $6.02 million -3.8%2.3%2.2 $3.96 6/30/20221,580,000 shares $6.72 million +73.8%2.4%2.1 $4.25 6/15/2022909,100 shares $5.54 million -30.6%1.4%1.3 $6.09 5/31/20221,310,000 shares $9.27 million +35.6%2.0%1.6 $7.08 5/15/2022966,300 shares $6.49 million -16.0%1.5%1.2 $6.72 4/30/20221,150,000 shares $7.80 million +20.8%1.7%1.3 $6.78 4/15/2022952,400 shares $7.18 million +13.9%1.4%1 $7.54 3/31/2022836,300 shares $9.46 million -14.6%1.3%0.8 $11.31 3/15/2022979,000 shares $10.19 million +7.3%1.5%1 $10.41 2/28/2022912,300 shares $10.18 million +3.4%1.4%1 $11.16 2/15/2022882,300 shares $8.75 million +5.6%1.3%1 $9.92 1/31/2022835,900 shares $9.07 million +36.0%1.3%1.1 $10.85 1/15/2022614,600 shares $7.98 million -0.2%0.9%0.9 $12.98 12/31/2021616,100 shares $9.65 million +4.1%0.9%0.9 $15.67 12/15/2021591,700 shares $11.47 million -5.3%0.9%0.9 $19.39 11/30/2021625,000 shares $12.73 million +8.5%1.0%1.1 $20.37 11/15/2021576,100 shares $12.67 million -10.1%0.9%0.9 $21.99 10/29/2021640,500 shares $12.75 million +14.7%1.0%1 $19.91Generate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money? (Ad)The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. I'm talking about generating enough monthly income to cover housing, healthcare, food, and fun... With a fraction of what you probably think you need.Here's the secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg → 10/15/2021558,600 shares $12.18 million +26.0%0.9%0.9 $21.80 9/30/2021443,400 shares $9.11 million +168.7%0.7%0.8 $20.55 9/15/2021165,000 shares $4.57 million -35.1%0.3%0.3 $27.70 8/31/2021254,300 shares $6.99 million -61.0%0.4%0.4 $27.48 8/13/2021652,700 shares $18.09 million No Change1.0%1.1 $27.72 CGNT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Cognyte Software's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Cognyte Software shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 413,200 shares of CGNT short. 0.69% of Cognyte Software's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Cognyte Software's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Cognyte Software? 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. CGNT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Cognyte Software's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Cognyte Software? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Cognyte Software: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Cognyte Software? 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. 0.69% of Cognyte Software's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Cognyte Software's short interest increasing or decreasing? Cognyte Software saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 413,200 shares, an increase of 0.2% from the previous total of 412,300 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. What is Cognyte Software's float size? Cognyte Software currently has issued a total of 72,060,000 shares. Some of Cognyte Software'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. Cognyte Software currently has a public float of 60,170,000 shares. How does Cognyte Software's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.69% of Cognyte Software's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Cognyte Software: IAC Inc. (7.57%), DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. (6.99%), Weibo Corporation (6.46%), Sharplink Gaming Inc. (5.42%), Appian Corporation (9.60%), VNET Group, Inc. - Unsponsored ADR (8.92%), Sprinklr, Inc. (10.48%), Alkami Technology, Inc. (11.10%), BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (24.61%), AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (2.37%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Cognyte Software stock? Short selling CGNT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Cognyte Software as its price is falling. CGNT shares are trading up $0.19 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 Cognyte Software? A short squeeze for Cognyte Software 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 CGNT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Cognyte Software'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 CGNT, twice per month. 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