Primoris Services (PRIM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Primoris Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 671,800 shares of PRIM short. 1.28% of Primoris Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Primoris Services' 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. PRIM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Primoris Services'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. 1.28% of Primoris Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

Primoris Services saw a drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 671,800 shares, a drop of 3.7% from the previous total of 697,700 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.

Primoris Services currently has issued a total of 53,620,000 shares. Some of Primoris Services' 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. Primoris Services currently has a public float of 52,480,000 shares.

1.28% of Primoris Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Primoris Services: MYR Group Inc. (2.63%), Dycom Industries, Inc. (5.46%), Preformed Line Products (1.61%), MasTec, Inc. (4.65%), Patrick Industries, Inc. (6.61%), Frontdoor, Inc. (3.69%), Granite Construction Incorporated (10.11%), PGT Innovations, Inc. (0.19%), Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (1.32%), Janus International Group, Inc. (5.43%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.05 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.06 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Paramount Global ($2.14 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.77 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.56 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PRIM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Primoris Services as its price is falling. PRIM shares are trading up $0.40 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 Primoris Services 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 PRIM, 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 PRIM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2023.