Porch Group (PRCH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Porch Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 10,720,000 shares of PRCH short. 17.52% of Porch Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Porch Group'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. PRCH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Porch Group's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Porch Group: Jane Street Group LLC, and Nomura Holdings Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 17.52% of Porch Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Porch Group saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,720,000 shares, a decline of 15.7% from the previous total of 12,720,000 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.

Porch Group currently has issued a total of 121,537,000 shares. Some of Porch Group'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. Porch Group currently has a public float of 61,170,000 shares.

17.52% of Porch Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Porch Group: Grindr Inc. (15.60%), JFrog Ltd. (3.30%), BILL Holdings, Inc. (8.01%), Intapp, Inc. (4.47%), Box, Inc. (9.76%), Freshworks Inc. (5.62%), Rumble Inc. (11.66%), Asana, Inc. (11.12%), SoundHound AI, Inc. (31.48%), Paycor HCM, Inc. (6.81%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PRCH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Porch Group as its price is falling. PRCH shares are trading down $0.24 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 Porch Group 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 PRCH, 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 PRCH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025.