Profire Energy (PFIE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Profire Energy shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 773,300 shares of PFIE short. 2.41% of Profire Energy's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Profire Energy'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. PFIE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Profire Energy'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. 2.41% of Profire Energy's floating shares are currently sold short.

Profire Energy saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 773,300 shares, a decline of 1.3% from the previous total of 783,700 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.

Profire Energy currently has issued a total of 53,340,000 shares. Some of Profire Energy'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. Profire Energy currently has a public float of 32,110,000 shares.

2.41% of Profire Energy's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Profire Energy: Drilling Tools International Co. (0.30%), Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (1.12%), Oil States International, Inc. (2.67%), Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. (4.73%), Emeren Group Ltd (3.06%), Flotek Industries, Inc. (1.49%), VOC Energy Trust (0.10%), Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (39.87%), Origin Materials, Inc. (6.79%), MV Oil Trust (0.03%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PFIE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Profire Energy as its price is falling. PFIE shares are trading down $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 Profire Energy 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 PFIE, 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 PFIE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.