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Perion Network (PERI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$10.50 -0.44 (-4.02%)
As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Perion Network Short Interest Data

Perion Network (PERI) has a short interest of 1.09 million shares. This marks a -14.17% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 493,391 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,090,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,270,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-14.17%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$10.17 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
44,825,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.43%
Today's Trading Volume
350,061 shares
Average Trading Volume
493,391 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
71%
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PERI Short Interest Over Time

PERI Days to Cover Over Time

PERI Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Perion Network Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20251,090,000 shares $10.17 million -14.2%N/A2.2 $9.33
4/15/20251,270,000 shares $10.31 million +24.5%2.9%2.8 $8.12
3/31/20251,020,000 shares $8.30 million -11.3%2.3%2.4 $8.14
3/15/20251,150,000 shares $10.06 million +21.9%2.6%2.8 $8.75
2/28/2025943,400 shares $7.63 million +48.9%2.2%2.4 $8.09
2/15/2025633,400 shares $6.17 million +11.4%1.5%1.7 $9.74
1/31/2025568,600 shares $5.09 million -8.3%N/A1.7 $8.96
1/15/2025619,800 shares $5.53 million +13.1%N/A1.9 $8.93
12/31/2024548,100 shares $4.64 million -9.4%N/A1.7 $8.47
12/15/2024604,800 shares $5.17 million -20.4%N/A2 $8.55
11/30/2024759,800 shares $6.55 million -5.3%N/A2.4 $8.62
11/15/2024801,900 shares $6.72 million +9.5%N/A2.6 $8.38
10/31/2024732,100 shares $5.97 million -32.2%N/A2.3 $8.15
10/15/20241,080,000 shares $8.48 million +0.9%N/A3 $7.85
9/30/20241,070,000 shares $8.43 million -17.1%N/A2.6 $7.88
9/15/20241,290,000 shares $10.41 million -12.8%N/A2.8 $8.07
8/31/20241,480,000 shares $12.65 million -8.6%N/A2.1 $8.55
8/15/20241,620,000 shares $14.08 million -3.6%N/A2.2 $8.69
7/31/20241,680,000 shares $14.73 million -3.5%N/A2.1 $8.77
7/15/20241,740,000 shares $14.81 million +1.2%N/A2.2 $8.51
6/30/20241,720,000 shares $14.36 million -33.6%N/A1.4 $8.35
6/15/20242,590,000 shares $22.30 million +107.2%N/A2.2 $8.61
5/31/20241,250,000 shares $15.63 million No ChangeN/A1.2 $12.50
5/15/20241,250,000 shares $15.31 million -18.3%N/A1.4 $12.25
4/30/20241,530,000 shares $19.26 million -15.5%N/A1.5 $12.59
4/15/20241,810,000 shares $21.25 million -11.3%N/A1.8 $11.74
3/31/20242,040,000 shares $45.86 million -2.4%N/A2.5 $22.48
3/15/20242,090,000 shares $46.57 million +4.5%N/A4 $22.28
2/29/20242,000,000 shares $45.90 million +26.6%N/A3.8 $22.95
2/15/20241,580,000 shares $37.00 million -29.5%N/A3.1 $23.42
1/31/20242,240,000 shares $65.97 million +3.2%N/A5.3 $29.45
1/15/20242,170,000 shares $62.17 million -2.7%N/A6 $28.65
12/31/20232,230,000 shares $68.84 million -1.8%N/A5.4 $30.87
12/15/20232,270,000 shares $71.64 million -4.6%N/A5.5 $31.56
11/30/20232,380,000 shares $67.21 million +15.5%N/A5.5 $28.24
11/15/20232,060,000 shares $59.20 million +3.5%N/A4.4 $28.74
10/31/20231,990,000 shares $50.55 million +11.8%N/A4 $25.40
10/15/20231,780,000 shares $46.23 million +18.7%N/A3.3 $25.97
9/30/20231,500,000 shares $45.95 million -0.7%N/A2.7 $30.63
9/15/20231,510,000 shares $45.25 million +14.4%N/A2.4 $29.97
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8/31/20231,320,000 shares $43.81 million +7.3%N/A2 $33.19
8/15/20231,230,000 shares $42.34 million -3.9%N/A1.7 $34.42
7/31/20231,280,000 shares $46.84 million +12.3%N/A1.6 $36.59
7/15/20231,140,000 shares $39.38 million +47.6%N/A1.4 $34.54
6/30/2023772,500 shares $23.69 million -21.1%N/A0.9 $30.67
6/15/2023979,600 shares $34.00 million -41.3%N/A1.2 $34.71
5/31/20231,670,000 shares $51.40 million +53.2%N/A2 $30.78
5/15/20231,090,000 shares $35.89 million +120.6%N/A1.3 $32.93
4/30/2023494,100 shares $17.31 million -22.9%N/A0.6 $35.03
4/15/2023640,400 shares $25.78 million -5.6%N/A0.8 $40.26
3/31/2023678,100 shares $26.84 million +88.6%N/A0.9 $39.58
3/15/2023359,600 shares $12.37 million +13.1%N/A0.5 $34.41
2/28/2023318,100 shares $10.73 million -15.3%N/A0.5 $33.74
2/15/2023375,600 shares $12.81 million -26.7%N/A0.6 $34.10
1/31/2023512,200 shares $17.16 million -9.5%N/A0.9 $33.50
1/15/2023565,700 shares $16.96 million +18.4%N/A1.3 $29.98
12/30/2022477,800 shares $12.09 million -12.2%N/A1.2 $25.30
12/15/2022544,000 shares $13.87 million -23.9%N/A1.4 $25.50
11/30/2022714,400 shares $19.60 million -25.7%N/A1.8 $27.43
11/15/2022961,700 shares $25.00 million +2.1%N/A2.5 $26.00
10/31/2022942,000 shares $21.45 million -13.6%N/A2.6 $22.77
10/15/20221,090,000 shares $24.36 million +3.8%N/A3 $22.35
9/30/20221,050,000 shares $20.25 million +38.1%N/A3 $19.29
9/15/2022760,300 shares $16.94 million +8.4%N/A2.4 $22.28
8/31/2022701,100 shares $14.34 million -16.0%N/A2.1 $20.45
8/15/2022834,900 shares $18.55 million +2.6%N/A2.4 $22.22
7/31/2022813,500 shares $15.24 million -1.8%N/A2.3 $18.73
7/15/2022828,100 shares $14.65 million +10.8%N/A2.3 $17.69
6/30/2022747,400 shares $13.59 million +65.1%4.7%2 $18.18
6/15/2022452,600 shares $8.37 million -27.4%2.9%1.1 $18.50
5/31/2022623,400 shares $12.24 million +24.3%N/A1.5 $19.64
5/15/2022501,700 shares $9.74 million -2.6%N/A1.1 $19.42
4/30/2022515,200 shares $10.86 million +0.6%N/A1.1 $21.08
4/15/2022512,300 shares $12.39 million +34.5%N/A1 $24.18
3/31/2022380,800 shares $8.56 million +7.5%N/A0.7 $22.49
3/15/2022354,300 shares $7.23 million -7.4%N/A0.7 $20.40
2/28/2022382,400 shares $8.75 million -15.0%N/A0.6 $22.87
2/15/2022449,600 shares $10.54 million +22.0%N/A0.6 $23.44
1/31/2022368,500 shares $7.55 million -23.9%N/A0.5 $20.50
1/15/2022484,100 shares $10.05 million +19.0%N/A0.5 $20.76
12/31/2021406,800 shares $9.78 million -29.5%N/A0.5 $24.05
12/15/2021577,100 shares $12.88 million +58.0%1.9%0.7 $22.32
11/30/2021365,300 shares $8.82 million -2.8%1.2%0.5 $24.15
11/15/2021375,800 shares $11.26 million +57.7%1.2%0.6 $29.97
10/29/2021238,300 shares $6.77 million -25.8%0.8%0.4 $28.42
10/15/2021321,000 shares $7.15 million +14.9%1.1%0.6 $22.27
9/30/2021279,500 shares $4.84 million +11.4%0.9%0.6 $17.33
9/15/2021251,000 shares $4.80 million -12.7%0.8%0.5 $19.14
8/31/2021287,600 shares $6.07 million -20.7%0.9%0.5 $21.09
8/13/2021362,600 shares $6.60 million +52.0%1.2%0.6 $18.20
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7/30/2021238,500 shares $4.54 million -17.2%0.8%0.4 $19.02
7/15/2021288,000 shares $5.10 million -4.1%0.9%0.4 $17.72
6/30/2021300,300 shares $6.43 million -7.6%1.0%0.5 $21.42
6/15/2021324,900 shares $5.31 million -12.1%1.1%0.5 $16.34
5/28/2021369,700 shares $6.11 million +58.5%1.2%0.5 $16.54
5/14/2021233,300 shares $3.29 million +18.0%N/A0.2 $14.11
4/30/2021197,800 shares $3.53 million -46.7%N/A0.2 $17.85
4/15/2021371,200 shares $6.29 million +50.3%N/A0.3 $16.94
3/31/2021247,000 shares $4.26 million -56.3%N/A0.2 $17.26
3/15/2021565,200 shares $11.58 million -26.1%N/A0.3 $20.49
2/26/2021764,500 shares $15.17 million -7.5%N/A0.4 $19.84
2/12/2021826,300 shares $19.22 million +117.4%N/A0.6 $23.26
1/29/2021380,100 shares $5.71 million +60.4%N/A0.3 $15.02
1/15/2021237,000 shares $3.22 million -13.3%1.1%0.3 $13.57
12/31/2020273,400 shares $3.47 million -3.7%1.3%0.4 $12.68
12/15/2020283,900 shares $3.44 million +29.9%1.4%0.6 $12.12
11/30/2020218,600 shares $1.67 million -53.1%1.0%0.7 $7.65
11/15/2020465,700 shares $3.49 million +9.2%2.2%2.2 $7.49
10/30/2020426,600 shares $3.05 million +0.4%2.1%2.1 $7.16
10/15/2020424,800 shares $3.30 million -19.1%2.0%2 $7.78
9/30/2020525,100 shares $3.67 million -18.3%2.5%2.3 $6.98
9/15/2020643,000 shares $3.95 million -5.4%3.1%3.2 $6.14
8/31/2020679,800 shares $4.09 million -10.6%3.1%3.4 $6.01
8/14/2020760,100 shares $4.57 million +9.6%3.4%3.4 $6.01
7/31/2020693,800 shares $4.13 million -8.6%4.0%3 $5.95
7/15/2020758,900 shares $4.43 million -13.5%4.4%3 $5.84
6/30/2020876,900 shares $4.60 million +19.5%5.1%3.6 $5.25
6/15/2020734,100 shares $3.98 million +29.8%4.3%2.8 $5.42
5/29/2020565,400 shares $3.10 million +23.0%3.3%1.8 $5.49

PERI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Perion Network's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Perion Network shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 1,090,000 shares of PERI short. Learn More on Perion Network's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Perion Network?

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. PERI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Perion Network's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Perion Network?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Perion Network: Jane Street Group LLC, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Perion Network's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Perion Network saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,090,000 shares, a decline of 14.2% from the previous total of 1,270,000 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.

How does Perion Network's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Perion Network: Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (4.84%), Opera Limited (2.97%), Jamf Holding Corp. (4.60%), Zuora, Inc. (2.64%), PagerDuty, Inc. (9.98%), N-able, Inc. (6.73%), Formula Systems (1985) Ltd. (0.01%), Coursera, Inc. (4.44%), Nayax Ltd. (0.68%), Sprout Social, Inc. (6.38%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Perion Network stock?

Short selling PERI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Perion Network as its price is falling. PERI shares are trading down $0.44 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 Perion Network?

A short squeeze for Perion Network 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 PERI, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Perion Network'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 PERI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:PERI) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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