Sunshine Biopharma (SBFM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Sunshine Biopharma shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 395,500 shares of SBFM short. 12.24% of Sunshine Biopharma's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Sunshine Biopharma'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. 12.24% of Sunshine Biopharma's floating shares are currently sold short.

Sunshine Biopharma saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 395,500 shares, an increase of 224.2% from the previous total of 122,000 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.

Sunshine Biopharma currently has issued a total of 2,707,000 shares. Some of Sunshine Biopharma'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. Sunshine Biopharma currently has a public float of 3,230,000 shares.

12.24% of Sunshine Biopharma's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Sunshine Biopharma: Flora Growth Corp. (1.50%), BioCardia, Inc. (3.72%), GeoVax Labs, Inc. (5.89%), Equillium, Inc. (0.81%), Edesa Biotech, Inc. (0.68%), Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (7.19%), MEI Pharma, Inc. (0.03%), ProPhase Labs, Inc. (1.09%), 23andMe Holding Co. (11.90%), Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. (6.12%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SBFM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Sunshine Biopharma as its price is falling. SBFM shares are trading up $0.01 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 Sunshine Biopharma 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 SBFM, 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 SBFM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.