EyePoint Pharmaceuticals - EYPT Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 2,070,000 shares of EYPT short. 8.13% of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on EyePoint Pharmaceuticals' 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. EYPT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on EyePoint Pharmaceuticals's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals: Susquehanna International Group LLP, Group One Trading L.P., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 8.13% of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals' floating shares are currently sold short.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals currently has issued a total of 34,300,000 shares. Some of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals' 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. EyePoint Pharmaceuticals currently has a public float of 25,470,000 shares.

8.13% of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "analytical instruments" compare to EyePoint Pharmaceuticals: Berkeley Lights, Inc. (9.05%), Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. (3.93%), Rapid Micro Biosystems, Inc. (0.12%), Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. (4.77%), IsoPlexis Co. (0.74%), Standard BioTools Inc. (3.96%), Seer, Inc. (6.64%), Akoya Biosciences, Inc. (2.93%), Cue Health Inc. (3.39%), and Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc. (1.80%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EYPT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from EyePoint Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. EYPT shares are trading down $0.05 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.

A short squeeze for EyePoint Pharmaceuticals 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 EYPT, 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 EYPT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.