NASDAQ:PXS Pyxis Tankers (PXS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.99 -0.08 (-1.97%) (As of 05/31/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$3.91▼$4.0450-Day Range$4.01▼$6.0552-Week Range$2.30▼$6.26Volume40,778 shsAverage Volume103,475 shsMarket Capitalization$42.33 millionP/E Ratio1.96Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$6.50 Short InterestProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Pyxis Tankers Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume260,000 sharesPrevious Short Volume504,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-48.47%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.07 millionShort Interest Ratio / Days to Cover2.3Last Record DateMay 15, 2023Outstanding Shares10,610,000 sharesFloat Size4,880,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.33%Today's Trading Volume40,778 sharesAverage Trading Volume103,475 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average39% Short Selling Pyxis Tankers ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Pyxis Tankers and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatPXS Short Interest Over TimePXS Days to Cover Over TimePXS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Pyxis Tankers (NASDAQ:PXS) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2023260,000 shares $1.07 million -48.5%5.3%2.3 $4.13 4/30/2023504,600 shares $2.71 million +1.3%10.3%4.6 $5.37 4/15/2023498,300 shares $2.81 million +45.7%10.3%5.2 $5.63 3/31/2023341,900 shares $1.68 million -12.3%7.1%3.7 $4.91 3/15/2023390,000 shares $2.06 million +11.2%8.1%4.6 $5.27 2/28/2023350,700 shares $2.09 million -8.3%7.3%3.1 $5.97 2/15/2023382,600 shares $2.21 million 0.0%7.8%3.3 $5.77 1/31/2023382,700 shares $1.79 million +1.8%7.8%3 $4.68 1/15/2023376,000 shares $2.08 million -9.1%7.7%2.7 $5.53 12/30/2022413,500 shares $1.99 million -12.4%8.4%2.8 $4.82 12/15/2022471,800 shares $2.64 million +99.3%9.6%3.2 $5.60 11/30/2022236,700 shares $1.17 million -3.5%4.8%1.5 $4.96 11/15/2022245,300 shares $1.24 million +28.7%5.0%1.8 $5.05 10/31/2022190,600 shares $930,128.00 +37.9%3.9%1.5 $4.88 10/15/2022138,200 shares $527,924.00 -31.9%2.8%1 $3.82 9/30/2022203,000 shares $781,550.00 +18.2%4.2%1.7 $3.85 9/15/2022171,700 shares $690,234.00 +50.4%3.5%1.6 $4.02 8/31/2022114,200 shares $363,156.00 -32.7%2.3%1.1 $3.18 8/15/2022169,600 shares $549,504.00 -3.6%3.5%1.4 $3.24 7/31/2022176,000 shares $503,360.00 -23.6%3.6%1.1 $2.86 7/15/2022230,400 shares $603,648.00 -8.2%4.7%1.7 $2.62 6/30/2022251,000 shares $697,780.00 -23.1%5.2%1.6 $2.78 6/15/2022326,500 shares $979,500.00 +13.4%6.7%1.7 $3.00 5/31/2022287,900 shares $748,540.00 +131.2%5.9%1.3 $2.60 5/15/2022124,500 shares $323,700.00 -58.3%2.6%0.4 $2.60 4/30/2022298,300 shares $196,878.00 +49.9%1.5%0.3 $0.66 4/15/2022199,000 shares $132,932.00 +182.3%1.0%0.2 $0.67 3/31/202270,500 shares $36,801.00 -72.3%0.4%0.1 $0.52 3/15/2022254,400 shares $155,438.40 -2.0%1.7%0.3 $0.61 2/28/2022259,500 shares $145,060.50 -36.5%1.7%0.3 $0.56 2/15/2022408,800 shares $240,374.40 +161.6%2.7%1.5 $0.59 1/31/2022156,300 shares $71,272.80 -0.1%1.0%0.6 $0.46 1/15/2022156,500 shares $71,974.35 +32.0%1.0%0.5 $0.46 12/31/2021118,600 shares $56,928.00 +4.0%0.8%0.3 $0.48 12/15/2021114,000 shares $59,850.00 +456.1%0.6%0.2 $0.53 11/30/202120,500 shares $13,366.00 +791.3%0.1%0 $0.65 11/15/20212,300 shares $1,711.20 -94.4%0.0%0 $0.74 10/29/202141,400 shares $34,357.86 -9.0%0.2%0.1 $0.83 10/15/202145,500 shares $36,522.85 -51.3%0.2%0 $0.80 9/30/202193,400 shares $71,077.40 -34.0%0.5%0.1 $0.76 PXS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Pyxis Tankers' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Pyxis Tankers shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 260,000 shares of PXS short. 5.33% of Pyxis Tankers' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Pyxis Tankers' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Pyxis Tankers? 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. PXS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Pyxis Tankers's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Pyxis Tankers? 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. 5.33% of Pyxis Tankers' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Pyxis Tankers' short interest increasing or decreasing? Pyxis Tankers saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 260,000 shares, a decline of 48.5% from the previous total of 504,600 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 Pyxis Tankers' float size? Pyxis Tankers currently has issued a total of 10,610,000 shares. Some of Pyxis Tankers' 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. Pyxis Tankers currently has a public float of 4,880,000 shares. How does Pyxis Tankers' short interest compare to its competitors? 5.33% of Pyxis Tankers' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "transportation" compare to Pyxis Tankers: Imperial Petroleum Inc. (7.64%), Castor Maritime Inc. (1.72%), Toro Corp. (6.41%), Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (0.28%), Globus Maritime Limited (4.23%), Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (6.88%), StealthGas Inc. (0.08%), Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. (0.69%), Euroseas Ltd. (2.69%), EuroDry Ltd. (0.21%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Pyxis Tankers stock? Short selling PXS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pyxis Tankers as its price is falling. PXS shares are trading down $0.09 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 Pyxis Tankers? A short squeeze for Pyxis Tankers occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PXS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Pyxis Tankers' 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 PXS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023. 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