Direct Digital (DRCT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $0.49 +0.01 (+1.15%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.50 +0.01 (+1.09%) As of 05/21/2025 07:54 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Direct Digital Short Interest DataDirect Digital (DRCT) has a short interest of 620,800 shares, representing 8.17% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 30.97% 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 1.17 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest620,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest474,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+30.97%Dollar Volume Sold Short$435,180.80Short Interest Ratio0.4 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares18,911,000 sharesFloat Size7,600,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.17%Today's Trading Volume273,447 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,167,480 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average23% Short Selling Direct Digital? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Direct Digital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDRCT Short Interest Over TimeDRCT Days to Cover Over TimeDRCT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Direct Digital Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/2025620,800 shares $435,180.80 +31.0%8.2%0.4 $0.70 4/15/2025474,000 shares $259,894.20 -48.3%7.2%0.6 $0.55 3/31/2025917,100 shares $586,944.00 +189.9%14.0%0.7 $0.64 3/15/2025316,400 shares $246,475.60 -11.3%5.3%0.1 $0.78 2/28/2025356,600 shares $338,235.10 +6.7%6.0%0.1 $0.95 2/15/2025334,300 shares $374,416.00 -48.1%9.0%0.1 $1.12 1/31/2025644,200 shares $773,040.00 -11.4%17.9%0.3 $1.20 1/15/2025726,700 shares $1.02 million +212.2%20.1%0.3 $1.40 12/31/2024232,800 shares $370,152.00 +3.7%6.7%0.1 $1.59 12/15/2024224,600 shares $149,359.00 +144.7%6.5%0.1 $0.67 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DRCT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Direct Digital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202491,800 shares $110,160.00 -52.0%2.8%0.7 $1.20 11/15/2024191,200 shares $300,184.00 +58.9%6.0%1.9 $1.57 10/31/2024120,300 shares $327,216.00 +7.9%4.2%1.4 $2.72 10/15/2024111,500 shares $400,285.00 -1.9%3.9%1.2 $3.59 9/30/2024113,600 shares $239,696.00 +93.5%3.9%1.6 $2.11 9/15/202458,700 shares $147,924.00 +6.0%2.0%0.6 $2.52 8/31/202455,400 shares $166,477.00 +40.3%2.0%0.2 $3.01 8/15/202439,500 shares $132,325.00 -24.5%1.4%0.1 $3.35 7/31/202452,300 shares $226,982.00 -68.8%1.8%0.1 $4.34 7/15/2024167,800 shares $711,472.00 -29.1%6.9%0.4 $4.24 6/30/2024236,700 shares $953,901.00 -36.4%9.7%0.6 $4.03 6/15/2024372,400 shares $1.41 million +239.2%15.3%0.9 $3.79 5/31/2024109,800 shares $372,222.00 -7.1%4.3%0.6 $3.39 5/15/2024118,200 shares $451,524.00 -16.1%4.7%0.7 $3.82 4/30/2024140,900 shares $738,316.00 +16.0%5.6%0.7 $5.24 4/15/2024121,500 shares $1.01 million -57.8%4.8%0.5 $8.30 3/31/2024287,800 shares $4.39 million +17.5%11.3%1.1 $15.24 3/15/2024244,900 shares $7.96 million -26.2%9.7%0.9 $32.51 2/29/2024331,700 shares $7.38 million -21.5%12.8%1 $22.24 2/15/2024422,600 shares $6.72 million +19.4%16.3%0.9 $15.90 1/31/2024354,000 shares $4.01 million -15.9%13.7%0.4 $11.33 1/15/2024421,100 shares $5.28 million +20.4%16.3%0.5 $12.55 12/31/2023349,900 shares $5.21 million -3.6%13.5%0.4 $14.88 12/15/2023363,100 shares $2.90 million -25.7%14.0%0.4 $7.98 11/30/2023488,600 shares $5.74 million -9.9%17.0%0.7 $11.74 11/15/2023542,500 shares $3.07 million +8,941.7%18.8%0.9 $5.66 10/31/20236,000 shares $14,700.00 +106.9%0.2%0.2 $2.45 10/15/20232,900 shares $7,134.00 -89.3%0.1%0.1 $2.46 9/30/202327,200 shares $69,632.00 +41.7%0.8%0.6 $2.56 9/15/202319,200 shares $43,008.00 -64.5%0.6%0.4 $2.24Think NVDA’s run was epic? 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Short interest is the volume of Direct Digital shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 620,800 shares of DRCT short. 8.17% of Direct Digital's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Direct Digital's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Direct Digital? 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. 8.17% of Direct Digital's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Direct Digital's short interest increasing or decreasing? Direct Digital saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 620,800 shares, an increase of 31.0% from the previous total of 474,000 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. What is Direct Digital's float size? Direct Digital currently has issued a total of 18,911,000 shares. Some of Direct Digital'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. Direct Digital currently has a public float of 7,600,000 shares. How does Direct Digital's short interest compare to its competitors? 8.17% of Direct Digital's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Direct Digital: WISeKey International Holding AG (0.50%), IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (0.41%), Scienjoy Holding Co. (0.34%), Vivakor, Inc. (0.34%), XBP Europe Holdings, Inc. (0.19%), Katapult Holdings, Inc. (5.18%), Swvl Holdings Corp. (0.62%), BIT Mining Limited (0.68%), FlexShopper, Inc. (0.42%), Aeries Technology, Inc (0.61%), 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 Direct Digital stock? Short selling DRCT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Direct Digital as its price is falling. DRCT shares are trading up $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 Direct Digital? A short squeeze for Direct Digital 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 DRCT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Direct Digital'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 DRCT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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