Nkarta (NKTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.52 -0.11 (-3.99%) As of 12:19 PM 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 Nkarta Short Interest DataNkarta (NKTX) has a short interest of 8.62 million shares. This marks a -1.71% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 14.9, indicating that it would take 14.9 days of the average trading volume of 927,626 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,620,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest8,770,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-1.71%Dollar Volume Sold Short$16.98 millionShort Interest Ratio14.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares71,025,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted12.14%Today's Trading Volume759,366 sharesAverage Trading Volume927,626 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average82% Short Selling Nkarta? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Nkarta and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNKTX Short Interest Over TimeNKTX Days to Cover Over TimeNKTX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Nkarta Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 9/15/20258,620,000 shares $16.98 million -1.7%N/A14.9 $1.97 8/31/20258,770,000 shares $18.59 million +1.2%13.5%16.3 $2.12 8/15/20258,670,000 shares $20.20 million +7.3%N/A16.5 $2.33 7/31/20258,080,000 shares $17.53 million +6.3%12.4%16.5 $2.17 7/15/20257,600,000 shares $13.83 million +0.8%N/A14.2 $1.82 6/30/20257,540,000 shares $12.52 million +4.0%11.6%13.5 $1.66 6/15/20257,250,000 shares $13.49 million +3.1%11.2%6.6 $1.86 5/31/20257,030,000 shares $12.34 million -7.1%10.9%6 $1.76 5/15/20257,570,000 shares $13.02 million +0.8%11.7%6 $1.72 4/30/20257,510,000 shares $15.92 million +4.3%N/A5.6 $2.12 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NKTX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Nkarta and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/15/20257,200,000 shares $12.31 million -8.3%11.2%5.1 $1.71 3/31/20257,850,000 shares $14.44 million -16.5%12.2%5.3 $1.84 3/15/20259,400,000 shares $15.60 million -4.8%14.6%8.5 $1.66 2/28/20259,870,000 shares $17.27 million +2.6%15.3%6.9 $1.75 2/15/20259,620,000 shares $21.26 million -5.1%14.9%6.5 $2.21 1/31/202510,140,000 shares $23.73 million +0.9%N/A6.6 $2.34 1/15/202510,050,000 shares $22.51 million +1.0%N/A6.4 $2.24 12/31/20249,950,000 shares $24.78 million +16.5%N/A6.8 $2.49 12/15/20248,540,000 shares $19.98 million +28.4%N/A6.3 $2.34 11/30/20246,650,000 shares $19.09 million -1.8%N/A6.3 $2.87 11/15/20246,770,000 shares $17.13 million -29.3%N/A8.6 $2.53 10/31/20249,570,000 shares $29.48 million -8.2%N/A13.9 $3.08 10/15/202410,420,000 shares $41.37 million +10.4%N/A18.2 $3.97 9/30/20249,440,000 shares $42.67 million +12.3%N/A15.2 $4.52 9/15/20248,410,000 shares $48.02 million +0.7%N/A12.3 $5.71 8/31/20248,350,000 shares $44.34 million +7.7%N/A11.7 $5.31 8/15/20247,750,000 shares $38.83 million +8.7%N/A10.8 $5.01 7/31/20247,130,000 shares $45.85 million -14.6%N/A9.5 $6.43 7/15/20248,350,000 shares $58.62 million +13.5%N/A10.2 $7.02 6/30/20247,360,000 shares $43.50 million +22.9%N/A9.1 $5.91 6/15/20245,990,000 shares $36.00 million -27.4%N/A6.1 $6.01 5/31/20248,250,000 shares $56.02 million +2.6%N/A8.6 $6.79 5/15/20248,040,000 shares $55.32 million +16.0%N/A8 $6.88 4/30/20246,930,000 shares $46.29 million +24.4%N/A7 $6.68 4/15/20245,570,000 shares $48.63 million +14.9%N/A5.6 $8.73 3/31/20244,850,000 shares $52.43 million +16.0%N/A2.4 $10.81 3/15/20244,180,000 shares $50.83 million -1.4%15.6%2 $12.16 2/29/20244,240,000 shares $51.22 million -6.8%16.0%2.1 $12.08 2/15/20244,550,000 shares $47.64 million +18.5%17.2%2.3 $10.47 1/31/20243,840,000 shares $34.71 million -17.1%11.8%2 $9.04 1/15/20244,630,000 shares $41.25 million -21.0%14.2%2.1 $8.91 12/31/20235,860,000 shares $38.68 million -3.9%N/A1.6 $6.60 12/15/20236,100,000 shares $19.52 million -7.7%N/A2.3 $3.20 11/30/20236,610,000 shares $17.45 million -6.4%N/A2.6 $2.64 11/15/20237,060,000 shares $17.51 million +1.7%N/A2.8 $2.48 10/31/20236,940,000 shares $14.09 million +129.0%N/A2.8 $2.03 10/15/20233,030,000 shares $4.67 million -10.1%N/A1.3 $1.54 9/30/20233,370,000 shares $4.68 million +5.3%N/A7.8 $1.39 9/15/20233,200,000 shares $5.22 million +4.6%N/A6.2 $1.63 8/31/20233,060,000 shares $5.26 million -5.6%N/A6 $1.72 8/15/20233,240,000 shares $6.42 million +1.3%N/A6.7 $1.98 7/31/20233,200,000 shares $7.33 million -6.4%N/A6.7 $2.29 7/15/20233,420,000 shares $6.81 million -1.4%N/A7.5 $1.99 6/30/20233,470,000 shares $7.60 million -3.3%N/A8 $2.19 6/15/20233,590,000 shares $17.77 million +11.5%N/A10.8 $4.95 5/31/20233,220,000 shares $14.88 million -17.4%N/A9.2 $4.62 5/15/20233,900,000 shares $18.17 million -0.8%N/A9.4 $4.66 4/30/20233,930,000 shares $19.45 million +4.8%N/A9.3 $4.95 4/15/20233,750,000 shares $16.95 million +14.7%N/A8.3 $4.52 3/31/20233,270,000 shares $11.61 million +45.3%N/A6.5 $3.55 3/15/20232,250,000 shares $8.53 million -10.4%N/A3.9 $3.79 2/28/20232,510,000 shares $10.54 million -25.1%N/A3.6 $4.20 2/15/20233,350,000 shares $17.49 million -17.3%N/A4.7 $5.22 1/31/20234,050,000 shares $21.59 million -10.8%N/A5.5 $5.33 1/15/20234,540,000 shares $25.29 million -0.7%N/A6.2 $5.57 12/30/20224,570,000 shares $27.37 million +4.6%N/A6.6 $5.99 12/15/20224,370,000 shares $30.98 million +3.6%N/A7 $7.09 11/30/20224,220,000 shares $35.79 million -27.0%N/A8 $8.48 11/15/20225,780,000 shares $63.12 million -3.5%N/A13.5 $10.92 10/31/20225,990,000 shares $75.53 million +2.0%N/A14.9 $12.61 10/15/20225,870,000 shares $78.01 million -0.7%N/A13.5 $13.29 9/30/20225,910,000 shares $77.78 million +2.3%N/A13.8 $13.16 9/15/20225,780,000 shares $83.75 million -1.0%N/A11.5 $14.49 8/31/20225,840,000 shares $84.04 million -3.5%N/A11 $14.39 8/15/20226,050,000 shares $111.26 million -5.2%18.5%9.6 $18.39 7/31/20226,380,000 shares $86.19 million +1.6%N/A8.6 $13.51 7/15/20226,280,000 shares $89.11 million -1.6%N/A2 $14.19 6/30/20226,380,000 shares $78.60 million +16.4%N/A2.1 $12.32 6/15/20225,480,000 shares $65.38 million -1.8%N/A1.8 $11.93 5/31/20225,580,000 shares $80.52 million +33.2%N/A1.9 $14.43 5/15/20224,190,000 shares $58.74 million -1.4%N/A1.5 $14.02 4/30/20224,250,000 shares $78.37 million +142.9%21.7%1.6 $18.44 4/15/20221,750,000 shares $15.38 million -4.9%9.2%0.9 $8.79 3/31/20221,840,000 shares $20.94 million +8.2%9.7%8.7 $11.38 3/15/20221,700,000 shares $16.35 million -9.1%8.9%7.2 $9.62 2/28/20221,870,000 shares $16.94 million +18.4%9.8%6.2 $9.06 2/15/20221,580,000 shares $16.57 million +7.5%8.3%4.6 $10.49 1/31/20221,470,000 shares $14.57 million +16.7%7.7%4.1 $9.91 1/15/20221,260,000 shares $15.30 million +16.7%7.1%3.4 $12.14 12/31/20211,080,000 shares $16.58 million -22.9%6.1%2.8 $15.35 12/15/20211,400,000 shares $19.87 million -18.1%7.9%3.7 $14.19 11/30/20211,710,000 shares $27.17 million +18.8%9.6%5.4 $15.89 11/15/20211,440,000 shares $26.29 million +0.7%8.1%5.3 $18.26 10/29/20211,430,000 shares $22.42 million +2.1%8.1%5.4 $15.68 10/15/20211,400,000 shares $25.68 million +26.1%7.9%5.5 $18.34 9/30/20211,110,000 shares $30.87 million -13.3%6.3%4.4 $27.81 9/15/20211,280,000 shares $37.66 million -9.2%7.2%4.5 $29.42 8/31/20211,410,000 shares $45.60 million -23.0%8.0%5 $32.34 8/13/20211,830,000 shares $68.88 million -15.3%10.4%6.9 $37.64 7/30/20212,160,000 shares $68.60 million +13.7%12.3%7.9 $31.76 7/15/20211,900,000 shares $56.96 million +1.6%10.8%7.6 $29.98 6/30/20211,870,000 shares $59.26 million -5.1%10.6%7.1 $31.69 6/15/20211,970,000 shares $49.53 million -7.1%11.2%8.7 $25.14 5/28/20212,120,000 shares $51.62 million +2.4%12.0%8.8 $24.35 5/14/20212,070,000 shares $49.56 million +15.0%11.8%8.3 $23.94 4/30/20211,800,000 shares $58.32 million -5.8%10.2%7.2 $32.40 4/15/20211,910,000 shares $68.72 million -19.8%10.8%7.5 $35.98 3/31/20212,380,000 shares $74.57 million +79.0%13.7%10.1 $31.33 3/15/20211,330,000 shares $64.88 million -6.3%7.7%5.6 $48.78 2/26/20211,420,000 shares $69.30 million +5.2%8.2%6 $48.80 2/12/20211,350,000 shares $70.16 million -1.5%7.8%6.1 $51.97 1/29/20211,370,000 shares $58.42 million -6.8%7.9%6.8 $42.64 1/15/20211,470,000 shares $76.81 million No Change8.5%7.3 $52.25 NKTX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Nkarta's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Nkarta shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, traders have sold 8,620,000 shares of NKTX short. Learn More on Nkarta's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Nkarta? 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. NKTX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 15.0. Learn More on Nkarta's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Nkarta? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Nkarta: Group One Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Nkarta's short interest increasing or decreasing? Nkarta saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 8,620,000 shares, a decline of 1.7% from the previous total of 8,770,000 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. How does Nkarta's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Nkarta: Savara Inc. (18.43%), KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (22.09%), Gossamer Bio, Inc. (10.55%), Bicycle Therapeutics PLC Sponsored ADR (2.11%), Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (8.90%), MBX Biosciences, Inc. (26.11%), Niagen Bioscience, Inc. (7.66%), Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (13.35%), Organogenesis (18.36%), CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (17.56%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Nkarta stock? Short selling NKTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nkarta as its price is falling. NKTX shares are trading up $0.24 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 Nkarta? A short squeeze for Nkarta 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 NKTX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Nkarta'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 NKTX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies SVRA Short Interest KALV Short Interest GOSS Short Interest BCYC Short Interest AQST Short Interest MBX Short Interest NAGE Short Interest ZVRA Short Interest ORGO Short Interest CTMX Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:NKTX) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs *BSEM* Oversold??BioStem Technologies Inc. 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