NexGel (NXGL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.32 +0.10 (+4.50%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.36 +0.04 (+1.68%) As of 08/22/2025 07:56 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NexGel Short Interest DataNexGel (NXGL) has a short interest of 34,500 shares, representing 0.53% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -43.26% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 65,088 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest34,500 sharesPrevious Short Interest60,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-43.26%Dollar Volume Sold Short$77.63 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares8,070,000 sharesFloat Size6,460,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.53%Today's Trading Volume21,889 sharesAverage Trading Volume65,088 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average34% Short Selling NexGel? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for NexGel and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNXGL Short Interest Over TimeNXGL Days to Cover Over TimeNXGL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time NexGel Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/202534,500 shares $77.63 thousand -43.3%0.5%0.7 $2.25 7/15/202560,800 shares $152.61 thousand -3.3%1.0%1.6 $2.51 6/30/202562,900 shares $162.28 thousand +20.3%1.0%1.8 $2.58 6/15/202552,300 shares $133.89 thousand +0.8%0.9%1.3 $2.56 5/31/202551,900 shares $113.66 thousand -23.6%0.8%1.4 $2.19 5/15/202567,900 shares $160.92 thousand -6.3%1.1%1.5 $2.37 4/30/202572,500 shares $189.23 thousand -28.1%1.2%1.5 $2.61 4/15/2025100,800 shares $282.24 thousand -34.9%1.6%1.8 $2.80 3/31/2025154,900 shares $461.60 thousand +42.4%2.5%2.2 $2.98 3/15/2025108,800 shares $303.55 thousand +5.1%2.0%1.2 $2.79 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NXGL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for NexGel and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/2025103,500 shares $320.85 thousand -2.7%2.0%0.9 $3.10 2/15/2025106,400 shares $375.59 thousand -18.8%2.1%0.9 $3.53 1/31/2025131,100 shares $500.80 thousand +14.7%2.5%1 $3.82 1/15/2025114,300 shares $436.63 thousand -12.4%2.2%0.9 $3.82 12/31/2024130,400 shares $581.58 thousand +14.9%2.5%1 $4.46 12/15/2024113,500 shares $534.59 thousand +167.1%2.2%1.1 $4.71 11/30/202442,500 shares $135.15 thousand -59.5%0.8%0.6 $3.18 11/15/2024104,800 shares $320.69 thousand +309.4%2.2%1.8 $3.06 10/31/202425,600 shares $73.73 thousand -10.8%0.5%0.5 $2.88 10/15/202428,700 shares $82.08 thousand -7.7%0.5%0.5 $2.86 9/30/202431,100 shares $80.24 thousand +139.2%0.6%0.6 $2.58 9/15/202413,000 shares $35.36 thousand -16.7%0.3%0.3 $2.72 8/31/202415,600 shares $45.08 thousand +23.8%0.3%0.3 $2.89 8/15/202412,600 shares $33.89 thousand -36.7%0.2%0.3 $2.69 7/31/202419,900 shares $62.49 thousand +298.0%0.4%0.5 $3.14 7/15/20245,000 shares $10.70 thousand -50.5%0.1%0.2 $2.14 6/30/202410,100 shares $21.82 thousand -7.3%0.2%0.7 $2.16 6/15/202410,900 shares $24.53 thousand -16.2%0.2%0.7 $2.25 5/31/202413,000 shares $27.04 thousand -37.5%0.3%0.7 $2.08 5/15/202420,800 shares $46.38 thousand +18.2%0.4%0.9 $2.23 4/30/202417,600 shares $37.31 thousand -0.6%0.4%0.8 $2.12 4/15/202417,700 shares $38.59 thousand -26.6%0.4%0.8 $2.18 3/31/202424,100 shares $65.79 thousand +24.2%0.5%1 $2.73 3/15/202419,400 shares $50.25 thousand +26.0%0.4%0.9 $2.59 2/29/202415,400 shares $37.27 thousand +208.0%0.4%0.8 $2.42 2/15/20245,000 shares $10.40 thousand +22.0%0.1%0.3 $2.08 1/31/20244,100 shares $8.98 thousand -51.8%0.1%0.3 $2.19 1/15/20248,500 shares $21.68 thousand +97.7%0.2%0.5 $2.55 12/31/20234,300 shares $9.16 thousand -46.9%0.1%0.2 $2.13 12/15/20238,100 shares $17.82 thousand -69.4%0.2%0.4 $2.20Is This Stock the 'Next Nvidia'? (Ad)'AI Bottleneck' Now Threatens Entire Magnificent 7 A new critical failure has appeared in the AI market, and has now reached every AI company in America... including Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta.Click here to see what this could soon mean for your money. 11/30/202326,500 shares $50.09 thousand +72.1%0.6%1.2 $1.89 11/15/202315,400 shares $27.57 thousand -35.3%0.4%0.7 $1.79 10/31/202323,800 shares $42.36 thousand -47.5%0.6%0.9 $1.78 10/15/202345,300 shares $80.63 thousand -8.9%1.1%1.5 $1.78 9/30/202349,700 shares $105.36 thousand -22.7%1.2%1.7 $2.12 9/15/202364,300 shares $135.03 thousand -43.7%1.5%1.9 $2.10 8/31/2023114,300 shares $282.32 thousand -5.3%2.7%1.9 $2.47 8/15/2023120,700 shares $211.23 thousand +5.5%2.8%1.4 $1.75 7/31/2023114,400 shares $268.84 thousand -11.8%2.7%1.4 $2.35 7/15/2023129,700 shares $291.83 thousand -13.4%3.1%1.7 $2.25 6/30/2023149,700 shares $374.47 thousand +64.7%3.5%2 $2.50 6/15/202390,900 shares $222.71 thousand +91.8%2.1%1.3 $2.45 5/31/202347,400 shares $110.44 thousand +216.0%1.1%0.8 $2.33 5/15/202315,000 shares $23.38 thousand -33.9%0.4%0.6 $1.56 4/30/202322,700 shares $35.41 thousand +183.8%0.5%1.3 $1.56 4/15/20238,000 shares $12.32 thousand -10.1%0.2%0.4 $1.54 3/31/20238,900 shares $11.39 thousand +12.7%0.2%0.5 $1.28 3/15/20237,900 shares $12.17 thousand +29.5%0.2%0.4 $1.54 2/28/20236,100 shares $8.69 thousand -54.8%0.1%0.2 $1.43 2/15/202313,500 shares $20.12 thousand -30.1%0.3%0.3 $1.49 1/31/202319,300 shares $27.21 thousand -39.5%0.5%0.5 $1.41 1/15/202331,900 shares $44.34 thousand +45.7%0.8%0.8 $1.39 12/30/202221,900 shares $27.38 thousand -56.8%0.5%0.5 $1.25 12/15/202250,700 shares $79.60 thousand +218.9%1.2%1.2 $1.57 11/30/202215,900 shares $18.60 thousand +17.8%0.4%0.4 $1.17 11/15/202213,500 shares $17.69 thousand +29.8%0.3%0.8 $1.31 10/31/202210,400 shares $14.04 thousand -33.3%0.2%0.5 $1.35 10/15/202215,600 shares $21.69 thousand +71.4%0.4%0.7 $1.39 9/30/20229,100 shares $13.74 thousand -36.4%0.2%0.3 $1.51 9/15/202214,300 shares $25.03 thousand +2.9%0.3%0.5 $1.75 8/31/202213,900 shares $25.44 thousand -56.2%0.3%0.4 $1.83 8/15/202231,700 shares $58.96 thousand -36.6%0.7%1.1 $1.86 7/31/202250,000 shares $92.50 thousand +43.3%1.1%1.7 $1.85 7/15/202234,900 shares $62.12 thousand No Change0.8%1 $1.78 NXGL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is NexGel's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of NexGel shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 34,500 shares of NXGL short. 0.53% of NexGel's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on NexGel's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for NexGel? 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. NXGL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on NexGel's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for NexGel? 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. 0.53% of NexGel's floating shares are currently sold short. Is NexGel's short interest increasing or decreasing? NexGel saw a decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 34,500 shares, a decline of 43.3% from the previous total of 60,800 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 NexGel's float size? NexGel currently has issued a total of 8,070,000 shares. Some of NexGel's 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. NexGel currently has a public float of 6,460,000 shares. How does NexGel's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.53% of NexGel's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "medical equipment" compare to NexGel: Apyx Medical Corporation (0.99%), Vivani Medical, Inc. (1.23%), Nutriband Inc. (1.27%), Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (10.09%), TELA Bio, Inc. (1.19%), Cytosorbents Corporation (2.35%), Pulmonx Corporation (3.61%), PolyPid Ltd. (0.38%), EDAP TMS S.A. (0.07%), Spectral AI, Inc. (5.16%), 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 ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short NexGel stock? Short selling NXGL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from NexGel as its price is falling. NXGL shares are trading up $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 NexGel? A short squeeze for NexGel 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 NXGL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is NexGel'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 NXGL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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