Fulgent Genetics (FLGT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $20.99 -0.73 (-3.36%) As of 06/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Fulgent Genetics Short Interest DataFulgent Genetics (FLGT) has a short interest of 1.61 million shares, representing 8.21% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -9.04% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, indicating that it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 285,299 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,610,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,770,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-9.04%Dollar Volume Sold Short$33.18 millionShort Interest Ratio3.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares30,444,000 sharesFloat Size19,610,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.21%Today's Trading Volume145,999 sharesAverage Trading Volume285,299 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average51% Short Selling Fulgent Genetics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Fulgent Genetics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartFLGT Short Interest Over TimeFLGT Days to Cover Over TimeFLGT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Fulgent Genetics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/20251,610,000 shares $33.18 million -9.0%8.2%3.5 $20.61 5/15/20251,770,000 shares $35.47 million +2.3%9.0%3.6 $20.04 4/30/20251,730,000 shares $30.02 million -1.7%8.8%3.6 $17.35 4/15/20251,760,000 shares $33.58 million +15.8%8.9%4 $19.08 3/31/20251,520,000 shares $25.69 million -7.9%7.7%3.5 $16.90 3/15/20251,650,000 shares $28.45 million +19.6%8.3%4 $17.24 2/28/20251,380,000 shares $21.32 million +6.2%7.0%4.5 $15.45 2/15/20251,300,000 shares $21.97 million +23.8%6.5%5.1 $16.90 1/31/20251,050,000 shares $17.47 million -1.9%5.2%3.9 $16.64 1/15/20251,070,000 shares $18.09 million +10.2%5.3%4.2 $16.91 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FLGT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Fulgent Genetics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/2024970,600 shares $17.93 million +18.2%4.9%4.1 $18.47 12/15/2024821,300 shares $16.08 million +9.7%4.1%3.7 $19.58 11/30/2024748,900 shares $13.70 million +29.3%3.8%3.7 $18.30 11/15/2024579,100 shares $10.02 million -10.3%2.9%3.2 $17.31 10/31/2024645,600 shares $13.85 million -4.5%3.3%4.3 $21.45 10/15/2024676,100 shares $13.70 million +5.6%3.4%4.6 $20.26 9/30/2024640,100 shares $13.91 million -11.5%3.2%3.8 $21.73 9/15/2024723,200 shares $16.16 million -1.3%3.7%4.1 $22.35 8/31/2024732,800 shares $16.53 million +4.8%3.7%4.1 $22.56 8/15/2024699,300 shares $16.44 million +0.8%3.6%3.9 $23.51 7/31/2024693,500 shares $16.60 million -11.5%3.5%3.8 $23.93 7/15/2024784,000 shares $16.67 million +0.2%4.1%4.4 $21.26 6/30/2024782,100 shares $15.34 million -0.2%4.1%4.8 $19.62 6/15/2024783,400 shares $14.96 million +8.7%4.1%4.9 $19.09 5/31/2024720,900 shares $14.89 million +2.4%3.7%4.3 $20.65 5/15/2024704,000 shares $15.89 million +3.2%3.7%3.4 $22.57 4/30/2024682,400 shares $13.89 million +9.1%3.5%3.1 $20.35 4/15/2024625,400 shares $12.98 million +3.5%3.1%2.9 $20.75 3/31/2024604,000 shares $13.11 million -1.2%3.0%2.9 $21.70 3/15/2024611,200 shares $13.50 million +22.6%3.2%2.9 $22.09 2/29/2024498,400 shares $11.24 million -3.6%2.6%2.2 $22.56 2/15/2024517,200 shares $13.28 million +10.1%2.7%2.7 $25.68 1/31/2024469,900 shares $11.55 million -7.5%2.5%2.5 $24.59 1/15/2024508,200 shares $14.21 million -7.9%2.7%2.4 $27.97 12/31/2023551,900 shares $15.96 million -15.0%2.9%2.5 $28.91 12/15/2023649,400 shares $18.30 million +4.7%3.4%2.8 $28.18 11/30/2023620,400 shares $17.11 million -33.4%3.2%2.8 $27.58 11/15/2023931,700 shares $25.68 million +3.1%4.9%4 $27.56 10/31/2023903,600 shares $21.63 million +5.6%4.7%3.7 $23.94 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-12.3%3.8%3.5 $30.83 3/31/2023850,000 shares $26.54 million -26.1%4.6%3.7 $31.22 3/15/20231,150,000 shares $36.78 million +26.6%6.2%4.8 $31.98 2/28/2023908,500 shares $29.79 million +5.9%4.9%3.8 $32.79 2/15/2023857,800 shares $29.16 million -4.4%4.6%3.7 $33.99 1/31/2023896,900 shares $30.30 million -23.3%4.8%3.3 $33.78 1/15/20231,170,000 shares $38.18 million +14.7%6.3%4.3 $32.63 12/30/20221,020,000 shares $30.38 million -14.3%5.5%3.7 $29.78 12/15/20221,190,000 shares $38.60 million +4.4%6.4%4.3 $32.44 11/30/20221,140,000 shares $41.35 million -1.7%6.0%4.1 $36.27 11/15/20221,160,000 shares $42.94 million -4.9%6.1%4 $37.02 10/31/20221,220,000 shares $48.35 million -4.7%5.9%4 $39.63 10/15/20221,280,000 shares $46.58 million -2.3%6.2%4.2 $36.39 9/30/20221,310,000 shares $49.94 million -3.0%6.3%4.2 $38.12 9/15/20221,350,000 shares $55.61 million -2.9%6.5%4.3 $41.19 8/31/20221,390,000 shares $60.42 million No Change6.7%4.4 $43.47 8/15/20221,390,000 shares $74.03 million -8.0%6.7%4.3 $53.26 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Short interest is the volume of Fulgent Genetics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 1,610,000 shares of FLGT short. 8.21% of Fulgent Genetics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fulgent Genetics' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Fulgent Genetics? 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. FLGT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Fulgent Genetics's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Fulgent Genetics? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Fulgent Genetics: 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 Fulgent Genetics? 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. 8.21% of Fulgent Genetics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Fulgent Genetics' short interest increasing or decreasing? Fulgent Genetics saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,610,000 shares, a drop of 9.0% from the previous total of 1,770,000 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 Fulgent Genetics' float size? Fulgent Genetics currently has issued a total of 30,444,000 shares. Some of Fulgent Genetics' 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. Fulgent Genetics currently has a public float of 19,610,000 shares. How does Fulgent Genetics' short interest compare to its competitors? 8.21% of Fulgent Genetics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "healthcare" compare to Fulgent Genetics: LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (7.84%), GeneDx Holdings Corp. (14.54%), Veracyte, Inc. (7.15%), Addus HomeCare Co. (4.84%), Progyny, Inc. (8.81%), PACS Group, Inc. (7.06%), Grail, Inc. (19.93%), AdaptHealth Corp. (11.22%), Teladoc Health, Inc. (13.52%), Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (13.60%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Fulgent Genetics stock? Short selling FLGT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fulgent Genetics as its price is falling. FLGT shares are trading down $0.73 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 Fulgent Genetics? A short squeeze for Fulgent Genetics 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 FLGT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Fulgent Genetics' 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 FLGT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies LifeStance Health Group Short Squeeze GeneDx Short Squeeze Veracyte Short Squeeze Addus HomeCare Short Squeeze Progyny Short Squeeze PACS Group Short Squeeze Grail Short Squeeze AdaptHealth Short Squeeze Teladoc Health Short Squeeze Viridian Therapeutics Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:FLGT) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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