NetScout Systems (NTCT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $24.84 -0.10 (-0.38%) Closing price 01:23 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.84 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NetScout Systems Short Interest DataNetScout Systems (NTCT) has a short interest of 1.40 million shares, representing 2.04% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 18.64% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 470,115 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,400,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,180,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+18.64%Dollar Volume Sold Short$32.55 millionShort Interest Ratio3.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares71,330,000 sharesFloat Size68,650,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.04%Today's Trading Volume418,475 sharesAverage Trading Volume470,115 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average89% Short Selling NetScout Systems? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for NetScout Systems and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNTCT Short Interest Over TimeNTCT Days to Cover Over TimeNTCT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time NetScout Systems Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/20251,400,000 shares $32.55 million +18.6%2.0%3.1 $23.25 5/31/20251,180,000 shares $26.89 million -25.8%1.7%2.6 $22.79 5/15/20251,590,000 shares $36.81 million -8.6%2.3%3.3 $23.15 4/30/20251,740,000 shares $36.57 million +6.8%2.5%3.7 $21.02 4/15/20251,630,000 shares $32.86 million -9.4%2.4%3.3 $20.16 3/31/20251,800,000 shares $37.82 million -18.9%2.6%3.8 $21.01 3/15/20252,220,000 shares $46.02 million +3.7%3.2%4.8 $20.73 2/28/20252,140,000 shares $48.13 million +37.2%3.1%4.9 $22.49 2/15/20251,560,000 shares $37.78 million +6.9%2.3%3.7 $24.22 1/31/20251,460,000 shares $34.81 million +12.3%2.1%3.6 $23.84 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NTCT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for NetScout Systems and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/20251,300,000 shares $28.96 million -8.5%1.9%3.4 $22.28 12/31/20241,420,000 shares $30.76 million +0.7%2.1%3.6 $21.66 12/15/20241,410,000 shares $31.56 million -6.0%2.0%3.4 $22.38 11/30/20241,500,000 shares $32.82 million -0.7%2.2%3.3 $21.88 11/15/20241,510,000 shares $33.01 million +7.1%2.2%3.3 $21.86 10/31/20241,410,000 shares $29.65 million -6.0%2.0%3 $21.03 10/15/20241,500,000 shares $32.33 million +2.0%2.2%2.9 $21.55 9/30/20241,470,000 shares $31.97 million +9.7%2.2%2.7 $21.75 9/15/20241,340,000 shares $26.21 million +10.7%2.0%2.3 $19.56 8/31/20241,210,000 shares $25.99 million +16.4%1.8%1.6 $21.48 8/15/20241,040,000 shares $20.38 million -8.8%1.5%1.3 $19.60 7/31/20241,140,000 shares $23.20 million -22.5%1.7%1.4 $20.35 7/15/20241,470,000 shares $27.55 million +5.0%2.1%2 $18.74 6/30/20241,400,000 shares $25.61 million -17.7%2.0%2 $18.29 6/15/20241,700,000 shares $30.01 million +1.2%2.5%2.4 $17.65 5/31/20241,680,000 shares $34.51 million -4.0%2.4%2.6 $20.54 5/15/20241,750,000 shares $36.47 million -6.4%2.5%2.8 $20.84 4/30/20241,870,000 shares $36.02 million -7.0%2.7%2.9 $19.26 4/15/20242,010,000 shares $38.73 million -11.1%2.9%2.9 $19.27 3/31/20242,260,000 shares $49.36 million +0.9%3.3%3.1 $21.84 3/15/20242,240,000 shares $50.22 million +8.2%3.3%3.1 $22.42 2/29/20242,070,000 shares $44.82 million -10.4%3.0%2.8 $21.65 2/15/20242,310,000 shares $50.98 million +2.2%3.4%3.2 $22.07 1/31/20242,260,000 shares $48.61 million -11.4%3.3%3.2 $21.51 1/15/20242,550,000 shares $56.46 million +11.4%3.7%3.6 $22.14 12/31/20232,290,000 shares $50.27 million -1.3%3.3%3.1 $21.95 12/15/20232,320,000 shares $52.59 million +50.7%3.4%3.2 $22.67 11/30/20231,540,000 shares $30.92 million -3.1%2.3%2.6 $20.08 11/15/20231,590,000 shares $33.06 million -4.2%2.3%2.9 $20.79 10/31/20231,660,000 shares $36.24 million -6.7%2.4%3.1 $21.83A grave, grave error. 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Here’s the full story for you. 9/15/20212,500,000 shares $68.45 million -4.9%3.5%6.9 $27.38 8/31/20212,630,000 shares $72.11 million +2.7%3.7%7.5 $27.42 8/13/20212,560,000 shares $69.20 million +1.6%3.6%7.2 $27.03 7/30/20212,520,000 shares $72.48 million +0.4%3.5%6.5 $28.76 7/15/20212,510,000 shares $73.39 million -4.9%3.5%6.3 $29.24 6/30/20212,640,000 shares $75.35 million -10.2%3.7%6.8 $28.54 6/15/20212,940,000 shares $90.55 million -8.1%4.1%7.5 $30.80 5/28/20213,200,000 shares $94.08 million -1.5%4.5%8.1 $29.40 5/14/20213,250,000 shares $87.46 million +3.2%4.6%7.9 $26.91 4/30/20213,150,000 shares $86.75 million -6.5%4.5%7.7 $27.54 4/15/20213,370,000 shares $96.11 million +2.7%4.8%7.9 $28.52 3/31/20213,280,000 shares $91.91 million -7.1%4.6%7.7 $28.02 3/15/20213,530,000 shares $104.03 million +0.9%5.0%8.1 $29.47 2/26/20213,500,000 shares $99.86 million -0.9%4.9%8 $28.53 2/12/20213,530,000 shares $109.29 million -17.5%5.0%8.7 $30.96 1/29/20214,280,000 shares $129.13 million -8.7%6.1%11.1 $30.17 1/15/20214,690,000 shares $141.03 million -3.3%6.6%12.7 $30.07 12/31/20204,850,000 shares $132.50 million +14.7%6.8%13.6 $27.32 12/15/20204,230,000 shares $111.25 million +6.6%6.0%11.3 $26.30 11/30/20203,970,000 shares $95.32 million -3.9%5.6%10.5 $24.01 11/15/20204,130,000 shares $93.83 million -1.7%5.8%10.2 $22.72 10/30/20204,200,000 shares $89.42 million -9.7%5.9%10.5 $21.29 10/15/20204,650,000 shares $107.79 million +4.3%6.7%11.4 $23.18 9/30/20204,460,000 shares $97.36 million +13.2%6.4%10.5 $21.83 9/15/20203,940,000 shares $89.36 million +2.9%5.7%9.1 $22.68 8/31/20203,830,000 shares $88.63 million +4.6%5.5%8.7 $23.14 8/14/20203,660,000 shares $88.35 million -3.2%5.3%8.3 $24.14 7/31/20203,780,000 shares $96.24 million -6.4%5.5%8.1 $25.46 7/15/20204,040,000 shares $103.83 million +0.5%5.8%8.6 $25.70 NTCT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is NetScout Systems' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of NetScout Systems shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 15th, traders have sold 1,400,000 shares of NTCT short. 2.04% of NetScout Systems' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NetScout Systems' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for NetScout Systems? 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. NTCT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on NetScout Systems's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting NetScout Systems? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of NetScout Systems: 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 NetScout Systems? 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. 2.04% of NetScout Systems' floating shares are currently sold short. Is NetScout Systems' short interest increasing or decreasing? NetScout Systems saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,400,000 shares, an increase of 18.6% from the previous total of 1,180,000 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 NetScout Systems' float size? NetScout Systems currently has issued a total of 71,330,000 shares. Some of NetScout Systems' 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. NetScout Systems currently has a public float of 68,650,000 shares. How does NetScout Systems' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.04% of NetScout Systems' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to NetScout Systems: ACI Worldwide, Inc. (2.38%), Pegasystems Inc. (5.82%), SolarWinds Co. (3.62%), Blackbaud, Inc. (3.25%), ePlus inc. (2.47%), Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (2.64%), Verint Systems Inc. (6.59%), PROS Holdings, Inc. (6.18%), Digimarc Corporation (11.44%), Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (1.27%), 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 ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short NetScout Systems stock? Short selling NTCT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NetScout Systems as its price is falling. NTCT shares are trading down $0.10 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 NetScout Systems? A short squeeze for NetScout Systems 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 NTCT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is NetScout Systems' 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 NTCT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2025. 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