DURECT (DRRX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $0.57 +0.02 (+4.02%) As of 06/10/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DURECT Short Interest DataDURECT (DRRX) has a short interest of 798,700 shares, representing 2.88% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 12.41% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.8, indicating that it would take 7.8 days of the average trading volume of 85,738 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest798,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest710,500 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+12.41%Dollar Volume Sold Short$493.28 thousandShort Interest Ratio7.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares31,042,000 sharesFloat Size27,700,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.88%Today's Trading Volume20,068 sharesAverage Trading Volume85,738 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average23% 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 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 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 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. 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 $0.62 11/15/20233,960,000 shares $2.42 million +2.9%13.5%5.5 $0.61 10/31/20233,850,000 shares $10.59 million +30.1%14.1%7.1 $2.75 10/15/20232,960,000 shares $7.49 million +14.7%10.9%11 $2.53 9/30/20232,580,000 shares $6.42 million +18.9%9.5%9.5 $2.49The End of Elon Musk…? 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According to his research, if you listen to the media and miss out on Elon's newest breakthrough, it's going to cost you the fortune of a lifetime.Click here to see why the "End of Elon" crowd is about to be wrong again. 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 7/31/202011,960,000 shares $23.44 million -4.2%N/A6.4 $1.96 7/15/202012,480,000 shares $26.71 million -19.6%N/A7.6 $2.14 6/30/202015,520,000 shares $36.01 million +124.3%N/A9.7 $2.32 6/15/20206,920,000 shares $16.12 million +16.9%N/A6.9 $2.33 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 May 15th, investors have sold 798,700 shares of DRRX short. 2.88% 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 8.0. 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. 2.88% of DURECT's floating shares are currently sold short. Is DURECT's short interest increasing or decreasing? DURECT saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 798,700 shares, an increase of 12.4% from the previous total of 710,500 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 31,042,000 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? 2.88% 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: Ikena Oncology, Inc. (0.66%), PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (0.04%), InterCure Ltd. (0.05%), Exicure, Inc. (1.30%), Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. (2.00%), CervoMed Inc. (15.89%), Prelude Therapeutics Incorporated (3.60%), Skye Bioscience, Inc. (17.97%), ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. (1.37%), Immix Biopharma, Inc. (1.29%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 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 $0.02 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 May, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Ikena Oncology Short Interest Data PyroGenesis Canada Short Interest Data InterCure Short Interest Data Exicure Short Interest Data Vistagen Therapeutics Short Interest Data CervoMed Short Interest Data Prelude Therapeutics Short Interest Data Skye Bioscience Short Interest Data ZIVO Bioscience Short Interest Data Immix Biopharma 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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