Osmotica Pharmaceuticals (OSMT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Osmotica Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, investors have sold 412,200 shares of OSMT short. 1.02% of Osmotica Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Osmotica Pharmaceuticals' current short interest.

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. OSMT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Osmotica Pharmaceuticals's short interest ratio.

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. 1.02% of Osmotica Pharmaceuticals' floating shares are currently sold short.

Osmotica Pharmaceuticals saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 412,200 shares, an increase of 263.5% from the previous total of 113,400 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.

Osmotica Pharmaceuticals currently has issued a total of 62,585,000 shares. Some of Osmotica Pharmaceuticals' 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. Osmotica Pharmaceuticals currently has a public float of 40,400,000 shares.

1.02% of Osmotica Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Osmotica Pharmaceuticals: Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc. (21.72%), PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (0.16%), Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2.68%), Aadi Bioscience, Inc. (6.58%), Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.46%), NanoViricides, Inc. (0.57%), AEON Biopharma, Inc. (3.71%), Matinas Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (1.05%), Spruce Biosciences, Inc. (0.22%), China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (0.30%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($9.39 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($9.08 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($3.43 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($3.11 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($3.05 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.76 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($1.99 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OSMT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Osmotica Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. 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.

A short squeeze for Osmotica Pharmaceuticals 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 OSMT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including OSMT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2021.