Santech (STEC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Santech shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 552,100 shares of STEC short. Learn More on Santech's current short interest.

Santech saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 552,100 shares, an increase of 385.6% from the previous total of 113,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Santech: Western Digital Corporation (11.52%), NetApp, Inc. (5.36%), Sandisk Corporation (4.52%), Synaptics Incorporated (8.20%), Immersion Corporation (8.82%), OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR (0.49%), Wah Fu Education Group Limited (3.92%), AppLovin Corporation (6.65%), Symbotic Inc. (30.54%), Futu Holdings Limited Sponsored ADR (3.90%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STEC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Santech as its price is falling. STEC 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 Santech 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 STEC, 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 STEC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.