Peraso (PRSO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Peraso shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 132,900 shares of PRSO short. 20.69% of Peraso's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Peraso's current short interest.

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. 20.69% of Peraso's floating shares are currently sold short.

Peraso saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 132,900 shares, a drop of 10.0% from the previous total of 147,700 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.

Peraso currently has issued a total of 1,441,000 shares. Some of Peraso'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. Peraso currently has a public float of 642,400 shares.

20.69% of Peraso's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Peraso: Agrify Co. (13.05%), SuperCom Ltd. (1.21%), Earlyworks Co., Ltd (9.95%), Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (2.48%), AERWINS Technologies Inc. (0.90%), Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (1.00%), Netcapital Inc. (0.78%), E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited (1.00%), Nukkleus Inc. (11.61%), Baijiayun Group Ltd (0.97%),

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 PRSO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Peraso as its price is falling. PRSO 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 Peraso 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 PRSO, 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 PRSO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.