Protara Therapeutics (TARA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Protara Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, investors have sold 65,200 shares of TARA short. 0.71% of Protara Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Protara Therapeutics' current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Protara Therapeutics: Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.71% of Protara Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Protara Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 65,200 shares, an increase of 6.2% from the previous total of 61,400 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.

Protara Therapeutics currently has issued a total of 11,430,000 shares. Some of Protara Therapeutics' 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. Protara Therapeutics currently has a public float of 9,150,000 shares.

0.71% of Protara Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Protara Therapeutics: Achilles Therapeutics plc (0.19%), MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (0.42%), IN8bio, Inc. (0.18%), Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc. (0.36%), Pluri Inc. (0.33%), Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (1.96%), Estrella Immunopharma, Inc. (0.08%), OKYO Pharma Limited (0.99%), Quince Therapeutics, Inc. (6.21%), Evaxion Biotech A/S (0.82%),

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 TARA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Protara Therapeutics as its price is falling. TARA 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.

A short squeeze for Protara Therapeutics 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 TARA, 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 TARA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.