Galapagos (GLPG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $27.48 +0.09 (+0.33%) (As of 07/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Galapagos Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,560,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,600,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-2.50%Dollar Volume Sold Short$41.31 millionShort Interest Ratio13.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 15, 2024Outstanding Shares65,900,000 sharesFloat Size64,490,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.42%Today's Trading Volume52,003 sharesAverage Trading Volume121,298 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average43% Short Selling Galapagos ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Galapagos and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartGLPG Short Interest Over TimeGLPG Days to Cover Over TimeGLPG Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad The Oxford ClubDon't Pay a Dime for Marc Lichtenfeld's Top AI PicksUsually, you'd have to plunk down a hefty sum to get your hands on Marc Lichtenfeld's latest income research... But today, the author of Get Rich with Dividends is feeling extra generous...Click here now to claim your FREE copy of Marc's AI playbook. Galapagos Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/15/20241,560,000 shares $41.31 million -2.5%2.4%13.8 $26.48 6/30/20241,600,000 shares $39.65 million +1.3%2.5%12.6 $24.78 6/15/20241,580,000 shares $40.20 million +2.6%2.5%13 $25.44 5/31/20241,540,000 shares $42.84 million -1.9%2.4%13.2 $27.82 5/15/20241,570,000 shares $45.66 million No Change2.4%12.4 $29.08 4/30/20241,570,000 shares $44.67 million +4.7%2.4%12.6 $28.45 Get the Latest News and Ratings for GLPG and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Galapagos and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/20241,500,000 shares $44.70 million +5.6%2.3%12.1 $29.80 3/31/20241,420,000 shares $45.72 million -2.7%2.2%11.9 $32.20 3/15/20241,460,000 shares $49.60 million +0.7%2.2%12.4 $33.97 2/29/20241,450,000 shares $50.91 million -0.7%2.2%11.4 $35.11 2/15/20241,460,000 shares $57.74 million -2.7%2.2%11.9 $39.55 1/31/20241,500,000 shares $56.36 million +1.4%N/A12.2 $37.57 1/15/20241,480,000 shares $58.71 million +2.8%N/A9.8 $39.67 12/31/20231,440,000 shares $58.54 million -5.9%N/A9.4 $40.65 12/15/20231,530,000 shares $60.66 million +2.0%N/A9.7 $39.65 11/30/20231,500,000 shares $56.15 million -33.0%N/A9.8 $37.43 11/15/20232,240,000 shares $84.38 million +1.4%N/A14.9 $37.67 10/31/20232,210,000 shares $73.90 million +16.3%N/A14.2 $33.44 10/15/20231,900,000 shares $65.97 million +43.9%N/A11.8 $34.72 9/30/20231,320,000 shares $45.61 million +0.8%N/A9.1 $34.55 9/15/20231,310,000 shares $47.50 million +0.8%N/A10 $36.26 8/31/20231,300,000 shares $49.26 million +4.0%N/A9.2 $37.89 8/15/20231,250,000 shares $48.80 million +5.0%N/A8 $39.04 7/31/20231,190,000 shares $50.40 million -6.3%N/A6.8 $42.35 7/15/20231,270,000 shares $53.07 million -3.1%N/A6.6 $41.79 6/30/20231,310,000 shares $53.26 million +2.3%N/A6.8 $40.66 6/15/20231,280,000 shares $54.35 million -3.8%N/A6 $42.46 5/31/20231,330,000 shares $55.01 million +7.3%N/A5.4 $41.36 5/15/20231,240,000 shares $52.08 million +20.4%N/A3.9 $42.00 4/30/20231,030,000 shares $40.17 million +6.8%N/A3.3 $39.00 4/15/2023964,600 shares $37.01 million -33.9%N/A3.5 $38.37 3/31/20231,460,000 shares $56.41 million -1.4%N/A5.4 $38.64 3/15/20231,480,000 shares $57.25 million +12.1%N/A5.6 $38.68 2/28/20231,320,000 shares $49.48 million +25.7%N/A5.2 $37.49 2/15/20231,050,000 shares $42.01 million +14.3%N/A5.2 $40.01 1/31/2023918,800 shares $40.58 million -9.0%N/A5.4 $44.17 1/15/20231,010,000 shares $47.16 million -12.9%N/A5.8 $46.69 12/30/20221,160,000 shares $51.48 million +33.7%N/A6.5 $44.38 12/15/2022867,400 shares $35.62 million -4.3%N/A4.9 $41.07 11/30/2022906,400 shares $36.05 million +7.3%N/A5.5 $39.77Collapse of the Petrodollar (Ad)The death of the "petrodollar" seems imminent. And the implications could not be worse for Americans. Russia, China and India have decided to abandon the petrodollar.In answer to this issue, we have released a Special Report to the public. 11/15/2022844,700 shares $35.22 million +21.8%N/A5.3 $41.70 10/31/2022693,400 shares $31.58 million +9.3%N/A4.1 $45.54 10/15/2022634,300 shares $27.57 million +0.9%N/A3.9 $43.47 9/30/2022628,800 shares $26.81 million +12.1%N/A3.5 $42.64 9/15/2022561,000 shares $27.27 million -3.7%N/A3.1 $48.61 8/31/2022582,400 shares $29.15 million -14.6%N/A2.9 $50.06 8/15/2022682,300 shares $37.64 million -9.4%N/A3.3 $55.16 7/31/2022753,000 shares $38.34 million +16.4%N/A3 $50.91 7/15/2022646,700 shares $34.79 million -7.4%N/A2.4 $53.80 6/30/2022698,200 shares $38.96 million +47.6%N/A2.5 $55.80 6/15/2022472,900 shares $25.41 million -21.6%N/A1.5 $53.74 5/31/2022603,300 shares $33.19 million +9.9%0.9%2 $55.01 5/15/2022548,800 shares $32.51 million -13.8%0.8%1.7 $59.23 4/30/2022636,400 shares $37.03 million -7.3%1.0%2 $58.18 4/15/2022686,500 shares $45.80 million +25.0%1.1%1.8 $66.72 3/31/2022549,400 shares $34.07 million -4.7%0.9%1.4 $62.02 3/15/2022576,600 shares $34.69 million +11.0%0.9%1.6 $60.16 2/28/2022519,500 shares $34.41 million -4.9%0.8%1.4 $66.23 2/15/2022546,400 shares $36.49 million -18.4%0.8%1.5 $66.78 1/31/2022669,500 shares $45.19 million +77.5%1.0%1.8 $67.50 1/15/2022377,200 shares $20.82 million -7.9%N/A1.3 $55.19 12/31/2021409,700 shares $22.59 million -42.9%0.6%1.7 $55.13 12/15/2021717,800 shares $37.60 million +6.4%1.1%3 $52.38 11/30/2021674,500 shares $32.77 million +19.7%1.0%2.9 $48.58 11/15/2021563,400 shares $29.74 million +52.5%0.9%2.4 $52.79 10/29/2021369,500 shares $19.58 million -19.1%0.6%1.6 $52.99 10/15/2021456,900 shares $24.45 million +5.5%0.7%1.9 $53.52 9/30/2021433,000 shares $22.78 million +17.7%0.7%1.3 $52.61 9/15/2021367,800 shares $20.40 million +29.6%0.6%1.2 $55.46 8/31/2021283,800 shares $16.69 million -29.7%0.4%0.9 $58.82 8/13/2021403,700 shares $23.69 million -40.9%0.6%1.3 $58.69 7/30/2021683,000 shares $41.35 million +29.0%1.1%2.2 $60.54 7/15/2021529,300 shares $30.29 million -9.1%0.8%1.7 $57.23 6/30/2021582,100 shares $40.10 million -30.0%0.9%2.3 $68.89 6/15/2021831,000 shares $64.48 million -15.1%1.3%3.1 $77.59 5/28/2021978,800 shares $74.53 million +7.0%1.5%3.9 $76.14 5/14/2021914,500 shares $69.56 million +2.7%N/A3.4 $76.06 4/30/2021890,400 shares $70.12 million -21.2%N/A2.7 $78.75 4/15/20211,130,000 shares $90.94 million -0.9%N/A3.6 $80.48 3/31/20211,140,000 shares $87.14 million +17.2%N/A3.8 $76.44 3/15/2021972,800 shares $80.15 million +3.8%N/A3.2 $82.39 2/26/2021936,900 shares $79.77 million -3.1%N/A2.7 $85.14 2/12/2021966,700 shares $82.92 million +21.0%N/A3 $85.78 1/29/2021798,800 shares $85.39 million +14.6%N/A3.3 $106.90 1/15/2021697,100 shares $70.91 million +4.7%N/A2.8 $101.72 12/31/2020665,900 shares $66.47 million -30.9%N/A2.8 $99.82 12/15/2020964,200 shares $113.32 million -10.7%N/A4.1 $117.53 11/30/20201,080,000 shares $135.91 million -7.7%N/A6.6 $125.84 11/15/20201,170,000 shares $146.11 million -7.9%N/A7.1 $124.88 10/30/20201,270,000 shares $148.35 million -3.8%N/A7.1 $116.81Collapse of the Petrodollar (Ad)The death of the "petrodollar" seems imminent. And the implications could not be worse for Americans. Russia, China and India have decided to abandon the petrodollar.In answer to this issue, we have released a Special Report to the public. 10/15/20201,320,000 shares $188.17 million -6.4%N/A8.4 $142.55 9/30/20201,410,000 shares $200.09 million +29.4%N/A9.5 $141.91 9/15/20201,090,000 shares $147.81 million +7.9%N/A7.7 $135.61 8/31/20201,010,000 shares $134.49 million -9.0%N/A8.1 $133.16 8/14/20201,110,000 shares $207.00 million -1.8%N/A8.8 $186.49 7/31/20201,130,000 shares $208.08 million -2.6%N/A10.4 $184.14 7/15/20201,160,000 shares $222.73 million +11.5%N/A11.3 $192.01 6/30/20201,040,000 shares $204.41 million -1.0%N/A10.3 $196.55 6/15/20201,050,000 shares $205.18 million +2.9%N/A9.3 $195.41 5/29/20201,020,000 shares $206.84 million No ChangeN/A6.2 $202.78 5/15/20201,020,000 shares $224.72 million -5.6%N/A5.6 $220.31 4/30/20201,080,000 shares $238.09 million -10.7%N/A5.7 $220.45 4/15/20201,210,000 shares $258.72 million -16.6%N/A5.8 $213.82 3/31/20201,450,000 shares $308.60 million -16.2%N/A6.5 $212.83 3/13/20201,731,200 shares $357.53 million +1.8%N/A6.3 $206.52 2/28/20201,700,000 shares $248.29 million +18.1%N/A9.8 $146.05 2/14/20201,440,000 shares $288.72 million +16.1%N/A9.5 $200.50 1/31/20201,240,000 shares $290.05 million -3.1%N/A8.7 $233.91 1/15/20201,280,000 shares $328.81 million -0.8%N/A9 $256.88 12/31/20191,290,000 shares $298.45 million +10.3%N/A9.8 $231.36 GLPG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Galapagos' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Galapagos shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, traders have sold 1,560,000 shares of GLPG short. 2.42% of Galapagos' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Galapagos' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Galapagos? 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. GLPG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 14.0. Learn More on Galapagos's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Galapagos? 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. 2.42% of Galapagos' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Galapagos' short interest increasing or decreasing? Galapagos saw a drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,560,000 shares, a drop of 2.5% from the previous total of 1,600,000 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 Galapagos' float size? Galapagos currently has issued a total of 65,900,000 shares. Some of Galapagos' 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. Galapagos currently has a public float of 64,490,000 shares. How does Galapagos' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.42% of Galapagos' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Galapagos: Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (4.41%), Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (2.81%), Summit Therapeutics Inc. (22.39%), Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (19.29%), Cytokinetics, Incorporated (15.75%), Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (13.63%), Organon & Co. (3.23%), Nuvalent, Inc. (22.39%), BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (14.95%), Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (12.50%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.13 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.77 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.36 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.02 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.81 billion), Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.65 billion), Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.62 billion), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.58 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Galapagos stock? Short selling GLPG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Galapagos as its price is falling. GLPG shares are trading up $0.09 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 Galapagos? A short squeeze for Galapagos 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 GLPG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Galapagos' 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 GLPG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2024. 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