Galectin Therapeutics (GALT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.90 +0.02 (+0.52%) As of 09:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Galectin Therapeutics Short Interest DataGalectin Therapeutics (GALT) has a short interest of 7.79 million shares, representing 17.94% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -12.96% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 13.6, indicating that it would take 13.6 days of the average trading volume of 417,844 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,790,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,950,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-12.96%Dollar Volume Sold Short$16.44 millionShort Interest Ratio13.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares63,290,000 sharesFloat Size43,420,000 sharesShort Percent of Float17.94%Today's Trading Volume871 sharesAverage Trading Volume417,844 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average0% Short Selling Galectin Therapeutics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Galectin Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGALT Short Interest Over TimeGALT Days to Cover Over TimeGALT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Galectin Therapeutics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20257,790,000 shares $16.44 million -13.0%17.9%13.6 $2.11 6/15/20258,950,000 shares $12.26 million +0.6%20.6%16.9 $1.37 5/31/20258,900,000 shares $11.66 million +2.7%20.4%42.6 $1.31 5/15/20258,670,000 shares $11.44 million +2.4%19.8%40.6 $1.32 4/30/20258,470,000 shares $11.60 million +1.3%19.4%35.3 $1.37 4/15/20258,360,000 shares $11.20 million +6.0%19.2%33.9 $1.34 3/31/20257,890,000 shares $9.63 million -3.2%18.1%28.4 $1.22 3/15/20258,150,000 shares $13.69 million +0.4%18.9%12.8 $1.68 2/28/20258,120,000 shares $12.75 million +5.2%18.9%11.3 $1.57 2/15/20257,720,000 shares $10.89 million -3.3%18.0%10.6 $1.41 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GALT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Galectin Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20257,980,000 shares $9.98 million -2.2%18.5%11.2 $1.25 1/15/20258,160,000 shares $10.44 million +1.5%18.9%11.8 $1.28 12/31/20248,040,000 shares $10.37 million -2.8%18.5%12.1 $1.29 12/15/20248,270,000 shares $17.45 million +41.1%19.0%16.7 $2.11 11/30/20245,860,000 shares $16.94 million +2.8%13.5%26.7 $2.89 11/15/20245,700,000 shares $15.79 million +3.3%13.1%40.3 $2.77 10/31/20245,520,000 shares $13.63 million +1.1%12.8%42.9 $2.47 10/15/20245,460,000 shares $14.20 million +1.5%12.6%45 $2.60 9/30/20245,380,000 shares $14.80 million +2.3%12.4%43.7 $2.75 9/15/20245,260,000 shares $15.10 million +4.0%12.2%30.9 $2.87 8/31/20245,060,000 shares $13.64 million +1.0%11.7%29.8 $2.70 8/15/20245,010,000 shares $10.97 million +6.4%11.6%30.3 $2.19 7/31/20244,710,000 shares $11.78 million +3.1%10.9%26.7 $2.50 7/15/20244,570,000 shares $10.88 million +14.0%10.7%24 $2.38 6/30/20244,010,000 shares $9.06 million +1.5%9.4%18 $2.26 6/15/20243,950,000 shares $10.35 million +3.4%9.3%20.3 $2.62 5/31/20243,820,000 shares $10.39 million +2.4%9.0%20.2 $2.72 5/15/20243,730,000 shares $11.41 million +19.6%8.8%20.4 $3.06 4/30/20243,120,000 shares $10.95 million +13.9%7.4%18.8 $3.51 4/15/20242,740,000 shares $10.71 million +21.8%6.5%18.7 $3.91 3/31/20242,250,000 shares $5.38 million +5.1%5.3%21.3 $2.39 3/15/20242,140,000 shares $4.41 million +1.9%5.1%29.4 $2.06 2/29/20242,100,000 shares $4.11 million +1.0%5.0%30.6 $1.96 2/15/20242,080,000 shares $3.64 million No Change4.9%33.3 $1.75 1/31/20242,080,000 shares $3.52 million -0.5%4.9%32.8 $1.69 1/15/20242,090,000 shares $3.85 million -1.0%5.0%34 $1.84 12/31/20232,110,000 shares $3.50 million -0.9%5.0%33.8 $1.66 12/15/20232,130,000 shares $3.41 million +1.0%5.0%33.7 $1.60 11/30/20232,110,000 shares $4.11 million +8.2%5.0%36.9 $1.95 11/15/20231,950,000 shares $3.65 million No Change4.6%37.3 $1.87The 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. 9/30/20212,360,000 shares $9.16 million -13.9%5.5%4.7 $3.88 9/15/20212,740,000 shares $10.22 million -7.4%6.4%1.3 $3.73 8/31/20212,960,000 shares $11.63 million -18.2%7.0%1.3 $3.93 8/13/20213,620,000 shares $12.24 million +17.5%8.5%1.6 $3.38 7/30/20213,080,000 shares $8.47 million -9.9%7.4%1.4 $2.75 7/15/20213,420,000 shares $8.86 million +25.7%8.2%1.3 $2.59 6/30/20212,720,000 shares $8.70 million -40.6%6.5%0.7 $3.20 6/15/20214,580,000 shares $16.03 million +11.2%11.0%1.8 $3.50 5/28/20214,120,000 shares $16.36 million -22.9%10.0%1.6 $3.97 5/14/20215,340,000 shares $22.48 million -2.2%12.9%2.1 $4.21 4/30/20215,460,000 shares $23.15 million +12.4%13.4%2.2 $4.24 4/15/20214,860,000 shares $11.47 million +1.9%12.0%2.3 $2.36 3/31/20214,770,000 shares $9.68 million +2.4%11.8%7.7 $2.03 3/15/20214,660,000 shares $10.76 million +0.7%11.5%14.8 $2.31 2/26/20214,630,000 shares $10.60 million -0.9%11.4%14.4 $2.29 2/12/20214,670,000 shares $11.25 million +3.6%11.5%15.1 $2.41 1/29/20214,510,000 shares $8.93 million -0.4%11.1%15.9 $1.98 1/15/20214,530,000 shares $10.10 million -5.0%11.2%18.8 $2.23 12/31/20204,770,000 shares $10.97 million -3.3%11.8%21.3 $2.30 12/15/20204,930,000 shares $12.47 million -2.2%12.2%15.3 $2.53 11/30/20205,040,000 shares $13.36 million -2.0%12.4%16.2 $2.65 11/15/20205,140,000 shares $14.14 million -1.7%12.7%17.2 $2.75 10/30/20205,230,000 shares $13.65 million -2.2%12.9%17 $2.61 10/15/20205,350,000 shares $14.77 million +0.8%13.2%17.5 $2.76 9/30/20205,310,000 shares $14.18 million +4.1%13.0%18.8 $2.67 9/15/20205,100,000 shares $14.94 million -3.8%12.5%29.7 $2.93 8/31/20205,300,000 shares $14.05 million -1.3%13.0%30.8 $2.65 8/14/20205,370,000 shares $16.49 million -2.2%13.1%30.2 $3.07 7/31/20205,490,000 shares $14.33 million -1.4%13.4%29.8 $2.61 GALT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Galectin Therapeutics' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Galectin Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, investors have sold 7,790,000 shares of GALT short. 17.94% of Galectin Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Galectin Therapeutics' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Galectin Therapeutics? 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. GALT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Galectin Therapeutics's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Galectin Therapeutics? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Galectin Therapeutics: Jane Street Group LLC, Caption Management LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Affinity Asset Advisors LLC, and 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 Galectin Therapeutics? 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. 17.94% of Galectin Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Galectin Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing? Galectin Therapeutics saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,790,000 shares, a decline of 13.0% from the previous total of 8,950,000 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 Galectin Therapeutics' float size? Galectin Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 63,290,000 shares. Some of Galectin Therapeutics' 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. Galectin Therapeutics currently has a public float of 43,420,000 shares. How does Galectin Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors? 17.94% of Galectin Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Galectin Therapeutics: Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (16.00%), Tilray Brands, Inc. (20.64%), Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (15.33%), Organogenesis (15.93%), Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (3.69%), Tyra Biosciences, Inc. (0.06%), Taysha Gene Therapies, Inc. (0.70%), Opthea Limited Unsponsored ADR (0.36%), Bicycle Therapeutics PLC Sponsored ADR (4.87%), Kura Oncology, Inc. (9.70%), 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 ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Galectin Therapeutics stock? Short selling GALT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Galectin Therapeutics as its price is falling. GALT shares are trading up $0.04 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 Galectin Therapeutics? A short squeeze for Galectin Therapeutics 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 GALT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Galectin Therapeutics' 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 GALT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. 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