Park City Group (PCYG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Park City Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 15th, traders have sold 978,100 shares of PCYG short. 8.39% of Park City Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Park City Group's 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. PCYG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 30.0. Learn More on Park City Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Park City Group: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 8.39% of Park City Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Park City Group saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 978,100 shares, an increase of 2.4% from the previous total of 955,100 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.

Park City Group currently has issued a total of 18,175,000 shares. Some of Park City Group'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. Park City Group currently has a public float of 11,660,000 shares.

8.39% of Park City Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Park City Group: D-Wave Quantum Inc. (7.76%), 8x8, Inc. (12.22%), Tucows Inc. (12.35%), Sohu.com Limited (0.41%), Ooma, Inc. (1.31%), trivago (0.32%), Innodata Inc. (10.54%), Brightcove Inc. (3.85%), Akerna Corp. (1.18%), TaskUs, Inc. (10.06%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.82 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.90 billion), TC Energy Co. ($2.74 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.28 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.92 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.77 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($1.72 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.66 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PCYG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Park City Group as its price is falling. PCYG shares are trading up $0.02 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.

A short squeeze for Park City Group 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 PCYG, 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 PCYG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2023.