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Perion Network (PERI) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.86 +0.12 (+1.37%)
Closing price 10/9/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$8.86 +0.01 (+0.06%)
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Perion Network Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Perion Network (PERI) had a short interest of 1.20 million shares sold short, representing 3.15% of the public float. This marks a 0.58% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, meaning it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 550,536 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,196,733 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,189,883 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.58%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$10.40 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
39,030,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.15%
Today's Trading Volume
182,431 shares
Average Trading Volume
550,536 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
33%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/20261,196,733 shares $10.40 million +0.6%3.2%3.67 $8.69
9/15/20261,189,883 shares $10.76 million -1.6%3.1%1.26 $9.04
8/31/20261,209,762 shares $11.80 million -2.7%3.2%4.35 $9.75
8/14/20261,242,630 shares $12.17 million +0.4%3.3%2.96 $9.79
7/31/20261,238,153 shares $11.81 million +6.7%3.3%4.92 $9.54
7/15/20261,160,340 shares $11.13 million +10.8%3.1%4.06 $9.59
6/30/20261,047,146 shares $10.17 million +0.3%2.8%1.66 $9.71
6/15/20261,044,010 shares $8.94 million +50.9%2.8%1.69 $8.56
5/29/2026691,652 shares $5.87 million +39.4%1.8%0.92 $8.49
5/15/2026496,103 shares $5.10 million +13.5%1.3%1.81 $10.28
4/30/2026436,994 shares $4.56 million -20.1%1.2%2.01 $10.43
4/15/2026547,091 shares $5.64 million -4.4%1.4%2.62 $10.30
3/31/2026572,309 shares $5.72 million +8.5%1.5%0.97 $9.99
3/13/2026527,315 shares $4.51 million -9.7%1.4%1.33 $8.55
2/27/2026583,905 shares $4.99 million -0.6%1.5%1.27 $8.55
2/13/2026587,157 shares $5.01 million +20.7%1.5%1.59 $8.54
1/30/2026486,429 shares $4.28 million -11.5%1.2%2.02 $8.80
1/15/2026549,630 shares $5.27 million +11.7%1.4%2.27 $9.59
12/31/2025492,218 shares $4.72 million -14.1%1.2%1.77 $9.58
12/15/2025572,647 shares $5.61 million +14.9%1.4%2.96 $9.80
11/28/2025498,491 shares $5.07 million -12.0%1.3%1.43 $10.17
11/14/2025566,351 shares $5.72 million +6.5%1.3%1.26 $10.10
10/31/2025531,801 shares $4.95 million -12.2%1.2%2.37 $9.30
10/15/2025605,500 shares $5.82 million +6.0%1.4%1.9 $9.62
9/30/2025571,400 shares $5.49 million +17.0%N/A1.8 $9.60
9/15/2025488,400 shares $4.50 million -31.0%N/A1.5 $9.22
8/31/2025707,900 shares $6.53 million +35.0%1.6%2.2 $9.23
8/15/2025524,500 shares $4.80 million +47.7%N/A1.7 $9.15
7/31/2025355,200 shares $3.84 million -41.3%0.8%0.9 $10.82
7/15/2025605,500 shares $6.77 million -7.0%N/A1.4 $11.18
6/30/2025650,700 shares $6.60 million +2.5%1.5%1.4 $10.15
6/15/2025634,700 shares $6.00 million -9.5%1.5%1.3 $9.46
5/31/2025701,200 shares $7.45 million -5.5%1.6%1.4 $10.63
5/15/2025742,100 shares $8.02 million -31.9%1.7%1.4 $10.81
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
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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
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
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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

PERI Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Perion Network shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, investors have sold 1,196,733 shares of PERI short. 3.15% of Perion Network's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Perion Network'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. PERI shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.7. Learn More on Perion Network'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. 3.15% of Perion Network's floating shares are currently sold short.

Perion Network saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,196,733 shares, an increase of 0.6% from the previous total of 1,189,883 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.

3.15% of Perion Network's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Perion Network: Pegasystems Inc. (11.67%), Arista Networks, Inc. (0.97%), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (7.46%), Taboola.com Ltd. (4.08%), PubMatic, Inc. (8.27%), Ibotta, Inc. (20.06%), BUUU Group Limited (0.13%), MNTN Inc. (7.98%), Nexxen International Ltd. Sponsored ADR (3.99%), Akso Health Group Sponsored ADR (0.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 up $0.12 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 Perion Network 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 PERI, 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 PERI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like PERI:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:PERI is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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