PDF Solutions (PDFS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PDF Solutions shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, investors have sold 553,200 shares of PDFS short. 1.82% of PDF Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PDF Solutions' 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. PDFS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on PDF Solutions's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PDF Solutions: 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. 1.82% of PDF Solutions' floating shares are currently sold short.

PDF Solutions saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 553,200 shares, an increase of 34.1% from the previous total of 412,600 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.

PDF Solutions currently has issued a total of 38,260,000 shares. Some of PDF Solutions' 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. PDF Solutions currently has a public float of 30,470,000 shares.

1.82% of PDF Solutions' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PDF Solutions: Cerence Inc. (11.89%), Vimeo, Inc. (3.10%), Mitek Systems, Inc. (7.39%), Magic Software Enterprises Ltd. (0.14%), Materialise NV (0.37%), American Software, Inc. (0.79%), PagerDuty, Inc. (11.74%), iClick Interactive Asia Group Limited (0.51%), Intapp, Inc. (4.91%), Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (0.79%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PDFS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PDF Solutions as its price is falling. PDFS shares are trading up $0.66 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 PDF Solutions 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 PDFS, 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 PDFS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.