DURECT (DRRX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $1.86 +0.01 (+0.54%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DURECT Short Interest DataDURECT (DRRX) has a short interest of 764,800 shares, representing 2.76% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.86% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.0, indicating that it would take 7.0 days of the average trading volume of 454,919 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest764,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest787,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.86%Dollar Volume Sold Short$405.50 thousandShort Interest Ratio7.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2025Outstanding Shares31,040,000 sharesFloat Size27,700,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.76%Today's Trading Volume262,127 sharesAverage Trading Volume454,919 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average58% Short Selling DURECT? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for DURECT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartDRRX Short Interest Over TimeDRRX Days to Cover Over TimeDRRX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time DURECT Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/2025764,800 shares $405.50 thousand -2.9%2.8%7 $0.53 6/30/2025787,300 shares $500.09 thousand -2.1%2.8%7.5 $0.64 6/15/2025803,900 shares $494.40 thousand +2.5%2.9%7.5 $0.62 5/31/2025784,100 shares $431.02 thousand -1.8%2.8%7.3 $0.55 5/15/2025798,700 shares $493.28 thousand +12.4%2.9%7.8 $0.62 4/30/2025710,500 shares $426.30 thousand +2.3%2.6%10.7 $0.60 4/15/2025694,500 shares $490.32 thousand -0.2%2.5%14.2 $0.71 3/31/2025695,900 shares $558.11 thousand -14.7%2.5%13.1 $0.80 3/15/2025815,400 shares $701.24 thousand +1.5%2.9%11.6 $0.86 2/28/2025803,500 shares $641.19 thousand -0.2%2.9%9.2 $0.80 Get the Latest News and Ratings for DRRX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for DURECT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2025805,400 shares $619.35 thousand -0.5%2.9%8.5 $0.77 1/31/2025809,100 shares $618.96 thousand -6.9%2.9%7.8 $0.77 1/15/2025868,800 shares $712.42 thousand +1.3%3.1%8.3 $0.82 12/31/2024858,000 shares $643.50 thousand -20.6%3.1%8.3 $0.75 12/15/20241,080,000 shares $810 thousand +10.8%3.8%12.1 $0.75 11/30/2024974,600 shares $857.65 thousand +0.6%3.5%12.2 $0.88 11/15/2024968,600 shares $978.29 thousand -1.0%3.4%14.1 $1.01 10/31/2024978,300 shares $1.29 million +1.5%3.4%15.4 $1.32 10/15/2024964,200 shares $1.25 million +1.9%3.3%16 $1.30 9/30/2024945,900 shares $1.27 million -5.3%3.2%14.4 $1.34 9/15/2024999,300 shares $1.51 million -17.4%3.4%12.8 $1.51 8/31/20241,210,000 shares $1.79 million -0.8%4.1%14.8 $1.48 8/15/20241,220,000 shares $1.40 million +0.8%4.2%10.5 $1.15 7/31/20241,210,000 shares $1.97 million -0.8%4.2%8.1 $1.63 7/15/20241,220,000 shares $1.65 million +3.4%4.2%7.7 $1.35 6/30/20241,180,000 shares $1.52 million +15.7%4.1%7.2 $1.29 6/15/20241,020,000 shares $1.68 million -2.9%3.5%6.1 $1.65 5/31/20241,050,000 shares $1.80 million +15.1%3.6%5.9 $1.71 5/15/2024912,500 shares $876 thousand -3.3%3.1%5.3 $0.96 4/30/2024943,900 shares $905.77 thousand +1.8%3.2%6 $0.96 4/15/2024927,500 shares $738.01 thousand -10.0%3.2%5.5 $0.80 3/31/20241,030,000 shares $1.25 million -1.0%3.6%5 $1.21 3/15/20241,040,000 shares $1.34 million -1.9%3.7%4.6 $1.29 2/29/20241,060,000 shares $1.06 million +6.6%3.8%4.2 $1.00 2/15/2024994,700 shares $1.05 million -14.3%3.6%3.5 $1.06 1/31/20241,160,000 shares $942.04 thousand -22.2%3.9%1.6 $0.81 1/15/20241,490,000 shares $980.42 thousand +2.8%5.1%1.9 $0.66 12/31/20231,450,000 shares $855.50 thousand -32.6%4.9%1.9 $0.59 12/15/20232,150,000 shares $1.27 million -22.9%7.3%2.8 $0.59 11/30/20232,790,000 shares $1.73 million -29.6%9.5%3.7 $0.62Sell this, buy that (Ad)What you don’t own matters just as much as what you do. 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These contrarian picks come from the same approach that helped him beat Wall Street legends 10-to-1 in Portfolios with Purpose.Click here to see all 7 trade ideas, including full tickers and analysis—100% free. 10/15/20217,150,000 shares $8.44 million -7.7%3.2%15.6 $1.18 9/30/20217,750,000 shares $9.92 million +1.8%3.5%16.4 $1.28 9/15/20217,610,000 shares $9.51 million +1.1%3.4%14.8 $1.25 8/31/20217,530,000 shares $10.47 million -10.1%3.4%14.9 $1.39 8/13/20218,380,000 shares $10.89 million -7.0%3.7%15 $1.30 7/30/20219,010,000 shares $12.70 million +4.5%4.0%16 $1.41 7/15/20218,620,000 shares $11.72 million +0.4%3.9%14 $1.36 6/30/20218,590,000 shares $14.00 million -4.1%3.8%13 $1.63 6/15/20218,960,000 shares $14.87 million -1.4%4.0%12.9 $1.66 5/28/20219,090,000 shares $15.00 million +1.0%4.1%10.9 $1.65 5/14/20219,000,000 shares $15.12 million -5.7%N/A8.1 $1.68 4/30/20219,540,000 shares $18.03 million +0.9%N/A5.5 $1.89 4/15/20219,460,000 shares $16.65 million +3.7%N/A4.3 $1.76 3/31/20219,120,000 shares $17.24 million +2.1%N/A4.1 $1.89 3/15/20218,930,000 shares $19.82 million +1.4%N/A4.1 $2.22 2/26/20218,810,000 shares $19.95 million +27.9%N/A4.1 $2.27 2/12/20216,890,000 shares $18.40 million -15.5%N/A3.6 $2.67 1/29/20218,150,000 shares $17.52 million -2.7%N/A5.8 $2.15 1/15/20218,380,000 shares $17.68 million -4.1%N/A10.1 $2.11 12/31/20208,740,000 shares $18.70 million -0.8%N/A11.1 $2.14 12/15/20208,810,000 shares $17.88 million -0.3%N/A10.7 $2.03 11/30/20208,840,000 shares $16.09 million -4.3%N/A11.3 $1.82 11/15/20209,240,000 shares $16.54 million -4.7%N/A11.1 $1.79 10/30/20209,700,000 shares $17.07 million +2.0%N/A11.7 $1.76 10/15/20209,510,000 shares $18.16 million +2.4%N/A9.1 $1.91 9/30/20209,290,000 shares $15.89 million -2.1%N/A8.5 $1.71 9/15/20209,490,000 shares $16.80 million -0.3%N/A5.7 $1.77 8/31/20209,520,000 shares $16.56 million -13.5%N/A5.5 $1.74 8/14/202011,000,000 shares $24.97 million -8.0%N/A6.1 $2.27 DRRX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is DURECT's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of DURECT shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 764,800 shares of DRRX short. 2.76% of DURECT's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on DURECT's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for DURECT? 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. DRRX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on DURECT's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting DURECT? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of DURECT: 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 DURECT? 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. 2.76% of DURECT's floating shares are currently sold short. Is DURECT's short interest increasing or decreasing? DURECT saw a drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 764,800 shares, a drop of 2.9% from the previous total of 787,300 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 DURECT's float size? DURECT currently has issued a total of 31,040,000 shares. Some of DURECT'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. DURECT currently has a public float of 27,700,000 shares. How does DURECT's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.76% of DURECT's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to DURECT: Genenta Science S.p.A. Unsponsored ADR (0.04%), Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. (7.02%), Biomea Fusion, Inc. (15.71%), Oncobiologics, Inc. (7.64%), Applied Therapeutics Inc. (9.36%), Repare Therapeutics Inc. (1.82%), Cue Biopharma, Inc. (1.47%), Telomir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (7.71%), INmune Bio, Inc. (23.45%), Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. (12.91%), 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 DURECT stock? Short selling DRRX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from DURECT as its price is falling. DRRX 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 DURECT? A short squeeze for DURECT 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 DRRX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is DURECT'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 DRRX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Genenta Science Short Interest Data Atara Biotherapeutics Short Interest Data Biomea Fusion Short Interest Data Oncobiologics Short Interest Data Applied Therapeutics Short Interest Data Repare Therapeutics Short Interest Data Cue Biopharma Short Interest Data Telomir Pharmaceuticals Short Interest Data INmune Bio Short Interest Data Unicycive Therapeutics Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:DRRX) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Warning] Buffett Indicator hits new All-Time-HighWarren Buffett has leaned on one key indicator for decades—and it just hit an all-time high. 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