SharpSpring (SHSP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SharpSpring shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 13th, investors have sold 70,800 shares of SHSP short. 0.64% of SharpSpring's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SharpSpring'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. 0.64% of SharpSpring's floating shares are currently sold short.

SharpSpring saw a decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 13th, there was short interest totaling 70,800 shares, a decrease of 9.6% from the previous total of 78,300 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.

SharpSpring currently has issued a total of 12,887,000 shares. Some of SharpSpring'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. SharpSpring currently has a public float of 11,120,000 shares.

0.64% of SharpSpring's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SharpSpring: AudioEye, Inc. (6.64%), Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (2.08%), Cango Inc. (0.12%), eGain Co. (1.72%), Red Violet, Inc. (6.73%), Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. (3.83%), Kaltura, Inc. (1.28%), ON24, Inc. (1.68%), Domo, Inc. (3.02%), Materialise NV (0.14%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Block, Inc. ($9.67 billion), S&P Global Inc. ($7.87 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($7.80 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($7.03 billion), Sea Limited ($6.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.60 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($5.18 billion), Aon plc ($3.93 billion), CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. ($2.52 billion), and Teladoc Health, Inc. ($2.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SHSP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SharpSpring as its price is falling. 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 SharpSpring 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 SHSP, 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 SHSP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 13 2021.