Perpetua Resources (PPTA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.84 +0.38 (+4.02%) Closing price 03/14/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.84 0.00 (-0.05%) As of 03/14/2025 07:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Perpetua Resources Short Interest DataPerpetua Resources (PPTA) has a short interest of 2.86 million shares, representing 4.10% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 7.92% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 480,421 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,860,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,650,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+7.92%Dollar Volume Sold Short$24.54 millionShort Interest Ratio3.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares70,341,000 sharesFloat Size69,710,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.10%Today's Trading Volume699,333 sharesAverage Trading Volume480,421 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average146% Short Selling Perpetua Resources? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Perpetua Resources and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPPTA Short Interest Over TimePPTA Days to Cover Over TimePPTA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Perpetua Resources Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20252,860,000 shares $24.54 million +7.9%4.1%3.1 $8.58 2/15/20252,650,000 shares $24.62 million +4.3%3.8%2.9 $9.29 1/31/20252,540,000 shares $29.97 million +10.4%3.6%3.2 $11.80 1/15/20252,300,000 shares $26.22 million +16.2%3.3%3.1 $11.40 12/31/20241,980,000 shares $21.13 million -13.5%2.8%2.9 $10.67 12/15/20242,290,000 shares $27.27 million +29.4%3.3%3.6 $11.91 11/30/20241,770,000 shares $16.87 million +26.4%2.5%3.3 $9.53 11/15/20241,400,000 shares $14.84 million +9.4%2.2%3.2 $10.60 10/31/20241,280,000 shares $13.09 million -9.2%2.0%2.8 $10.23 10/15/20241,410,000 shares $13.66 million No Change2.2%3.4 $9.69 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PPTA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Perpetua Resources and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20241,410,000 shares $13.18 million +36.9%2.2%3.6 $9.35 9/15/20241,030,000 shares $9.27 million -13.5%1.6%3.2 $9.00 8/31/20241,190,000 shares $10.59 million -3.3%1.9%4.2 $8.90 8/15/20241,230,000 shares $10.07 million -0.8%1.9%4.9 $8.19 7/31/20241,240,000 shares $8.42 million -3.9%1.9%7.2 $6.79 7/15/20241,290,000 shares $8.39 million +7.5%2.0%7.3 $6.50 6/30/20241,200,000 shares $6.24 million +5.3%1.9%5.8 $5.20 6/15/20241,140,000 shares $7.57 million +12.9%1.8%5.7 $6.64 5/31/20241,010,000 shares $6.91 million -9.0%1.6%4.5 $6.84 5/15/20241,110,000 shares $6.25 million -2.6%1.7%5.1 $5.63 4/30/20241,140,000 shares $6.22 million -14.9%1.8%5.4 $5.46 4/15/20241,340,000 shares $8.24 million No Change2.1%6.7 $6.15 3/31/20241,340,000 shares $5.57 million +0.8%2.1%7.5 $4.16 3/15/20241,330,000 shares $5.32 million +3.9%4.9%9.1 $4.00 2/29/20241,280,000 shares $3.70 million -3.0%4.8%9 $2.89 2/15/20241,320,000 shares $3.99 million +3.9%4.9%10.3 $3.02 1/31/20241,270,000 shares $3.63 million +4.1%4.7%9.7 $2.86 1/15/20241,220,000 shares $3.98 million +6.1%4.5%9 $3.26 12/31/20231,150,000 shares $3.65 million -1.7%4.3%8.5 $3.17 12/15/20231,170,000 shares $3.73 million +15.8%4.3%8.9 $3.19 11/30/20231,010,000 shares $3.19 million -1.9%3.8%8.9 $3.16 11/15/20231,030,000 shares $3.28 million +4.8%3.8%9.2 $3.18 10/31/2023983,000 shares $3.55 million -4.6%3.6%7.8 $3.61 10/15/20231,030,000 shares $3.86 million +2.0%3.8%8.2 $3.75 9/30/20231,010,000 shares $3.29 million +2.3%3.7%7.9 $3.26 9/15/2023987,400 shares $3.74 million +0.6%3.7%4.9 $3.79 8/31/2023981,100 shares $3.25 million +2.4%3.6%4.8 $3.31 8/15/2023957,700 shares $2.93 million +13.1%3.6%4.7 $3.06 7/31/2023846,700 shares $3.20 million -3.4%3.1%4.4 $3.78 7/15/2023876,900 shares $3.19 million +2.4%3.3%4.4 $3.64Your Wealth is Under Attack (Ad)Have you looked at the stock market recently? 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Act now.Get Your FREE Presidential Transition Guide Today 6/30/2023856,300 shares $3.14 million +90.1%3.2%4.1 $3.67 6/15/2023450,500 shares $1.88 million +0.7%1.7%2.2 $4.17 5/31/2023447,200 shares $2.04 million +73.5%1.7%3.5 $4.57 5/15/2023257,800 shares $1.31 million +27.0%1.0%2.1 $5.08 4/30/2023203,000 shares $976,430.00 -48.4%0.8%1.8 $4.81 4/15/2023393,500 shares $1.86 million +96.8%1.5%3.5 $4.72 3/31/2023200,000 shares $890,000.00 +12.0%0.7%1.8 $4.45 3/15/2023178,600 shares $637,602.00 -13.4%0.7%1.7 $3.57 2/28/2023206,200 shares $736,134.00 +19.2%0.8%1.9 $3.57 2/15/2023173,000 shares $543,220.00 -8.0%0.6%1.6 $3.14 1/31/2023188,100 shares $669,636.00 +12.6%0.7%1.7 $3.56 1/15/2023167,000 shares $562,790.00 -5.5%0.6%1.5 $3.37 12/30/2022176,700 shares $515,964.00 -14.4%0.7%1.7 $2.92 12/15/2022206,500 shares $392,350.00 +17.1%0.8%2.2 $1.90 11/30/2022176,300 shares $370,230.00 +6.7%0.7%2.3 $2.10 11/15/2022165,300 shares $393,414.00 +10.9%0.6%2.2 $2.38 10/31/2022149,000 shares $350,150.00 +1.7%0.6%2 $2.35 10/15/2022146,500 shares $256,375.00 -14.0%0.5%2.3 $1.75 9/30/2022170,300 shares $344,006.00 -12.2%0.6%2.7 $2.02 9/15/2022194,000 shares $483,060.00 -8.3%0.7%1.7 $2.49 8/31/2022211,600 shares $545,928.00 -4.6%0.8%1.6 $2.58 8/15/2022221,700 shares $605,241.00 +5.2%0.8%0.9 $2.73 7/31/2022210,800 shares $581,808.00 -31.7%0.8%0.8 $2.76 7/15/2022308,800 shares $892,432.00 -3.0%1.1%1.2 $2.89 6/30/2022318,400 shares $1.05 million -75.7%1.2%1.1 $3.31 6/15/20221,310,000 shares $4.60 million +13.9%4.9%4.7 $3.51 5/31/20221,150,000 shares $4.00 million +12.8%4.7%5.3 $3.48 5/15/20221,020,000 shares $3.14 million +17.6%4.1%7.7 $3.08 4/30/2022867,300 shares $3.06 million +46.0%3.5%6.6 $3.53 4/15/2022593,900 shares $2.71 million -0.8%2.4%4.7 $4.57 3/31/2022598,900 shares $2.46 million -3.3%2.4%5.2 $4.10 3/15/2022619,600 shares $2.47 million +15.1%2.5%5.2 $3.99 2/28/2022538,200 shares $1.94 million +15.2%2.2%4.3 $3.60 2/15/2022467,200 shares $1.60 million +14.4%0.8%4.1 $3.42 1/31/2022408,500 shares $1.50 million +33.7%0.7%3.5 $3.68 1/15/2022305,500 shares $1.27 million -2.3%0.5%2.6 $4.17 12/31/2021312,700 shares $1.49 million +33.2%0.6%2.8 $4.75 12/15/2021234,700 shares $997,475.00 -26.1%0.4%2.1 $4.25 11/30/2021317,700 shares $1.60 million -4.7%0.6%2.8 $5.05 11/15/2021333,500 shares $1.89 million -13.0%0.6%2.1 $5.66 10/29/2021383,400 shares $1.82 million -3.7%0.7%1.9 $4.76 10/15/2021398,000 shares $1.99 million -10.8%0.7%2 $4.99 9/30/2021446,100 shares $2.22 million -14.4%0.8%2.2 $4.98 9/15/2021521,000 shares $2.59 million -14.6%0.9%2 $4.97 8/31/2021609,900 shares $3.09 million -6.7%1.1%2.3 $5.07 8/13/2021653,800 shares $3.44 million No Change1.4%3.1 $5.26 PPTA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Perpetua Resources' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Perpetua Resources shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 2,860,000 shares of PPTA short. 4.10% of Perpetua Resources' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Perpetua Resources' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Perpetua Resources? 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. PPTA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Perpetua Resources's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Perpetua Resources? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Perpetua Resources: Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Perpetua Resources? 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. 4.10% of Perpetua Resources' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Perpetua Resources' short interest increasing or decreasing? Perpetua Resources saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,860,000 shares, an increase of 7.9% from the previous total of 2,650,000 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. What is Perpetua Resources' float size? Perpetua Resources currently has issued a total of 70,341,000 shares. Some of Perpetua Resources' 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. Perpetua Resources currently has a public float of 69,710,000 shares. How does Perpetua Resources' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.10% of Perpetua Resources' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "precious metals" compare to Perpetua Resources: Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (1.27%), First Majestic Silver Corp. (8.65%), Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (5.98%), Centerra Gold Inc. (1.74%), DRDGOLD Limited (1.51%), Seabridge Gold Inc. (4.14%), Skeena Resources Limited (4.92%), Gatos Silver, Inc. (2.52%), Endeavour Silver Corp. (5.85%), i-80 Gold Corp. (8.77%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Perpetua Resources stock? Short selling PPTA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Perpetua Resources as its price is falling. PPTA shares are trading up $0.38 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 Perpetua Resources? A short squeeze for Perpetua Resources 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 PPTA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Perpetua Resources' 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 PPTA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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