PRA Health Sciences (PRAH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of PRA Health Sciences shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 15th, traders have sold 2,940,000 shares of PRAH short. 4.55% of PRA Health Sciences' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PRA Health Sciences' 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. PRAH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on PRA Health Sciences'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. 4.55% of PRA Health Sciences' floating shares are currently sold short.

PRA Health Sciences saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,940,000 shares, an increase of 9.7% from the previous total of 2,680,000 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.

PRA Health Sciences currently has issued a total of 64,795,000 shares. Some of PRA Health Sciences' 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. PRA Health Sciences currently has a public float of 64,650,000 shares.

4.55% of PRA Health Sciences' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to PRA Health Sciences: Medpace Holdings, Inc. (3.82%), Incyte Co. (3.59%), Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (3.07%), Exelixis, Inc. (2.32%), Laboratory Co. of America Holdings (2.29%), National Research Co. (1.22%), Precigen, Inc. (13.66%), ICON Public Limited (1.70%), IQVIA Holdings Inc. (1.61%), Universal Health Services, Inc. (2.54%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AstraZeneca PLC ($7.95 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($7.86 billion), Block, Inc. ($7.16 billion), Aon plc ($7.04 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($6.99 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($6.83 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($6.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.98 billion), AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. ($5.02 billion), and Wayfair Inc. ($4.68 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PRAH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PRA Health Sciences as its price is falling. 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 PRA Health Sciences 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 PRAH, 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 PRAH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 15 2021.