Top Ships (TOPS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.79 +0.48 (+6.57%) Closing price 06/6/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.53 -0.26 (-3.29%) As of 06/6/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Top Ships Short Interest DataTop Ships (TOPS) has a short interest of 37,700 shares, representing 0.90% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 19.30% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 27,427 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest37,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest31,600 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+19.30%Dollar Volume Sold Short$213.76 thousandShort Interest Ratio4.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2025Outstanding Shares4,626,000 sharesFloat Size4,180,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.90%Today's Trading Volume141,186 sharesAverage Trading Volume27,427 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average515% Short Selling Top Ships? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Top Ships and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartTOPS Short Interest Over TimeTOPS Days to Cover Over TimeTOPS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Top Ships Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/202537,700 shares $213.76 thousand +19.3%0.9%4.3 $5.67 4/30/202531,600 shares $183.28 thousand -7.1%0.8%3.7 $5.80 4/15/202534,000 shares $198.39 thousand +2.4%0.8%4 $5.84 3/14/202534,000 shares $202.98 thousand -11.9%0.8%3.3 $5.97 2/14/202534,100 shares $206.65 thousand +3.3%0.8%3.2 $6.06 1/31/202533,000 shares $200.64 thousand -8.1%0.8%3 $6.08 6/30/202465,100 shares $717.40 thousand -5.8%1.6%5.1 $11.02 6/15/202469,100 shares $846.48 thousand -4.0%1.7%5.4 $12.25 5/31/202472,000 shares $954.72 thousand -8.4%1.7%5.1 $13.26 5/15/202478,600 shares $943.20 thousand +4.1%1.9%5.3 $12.00 Get the Latest News and Ratings for TOPS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Top Ships and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 4/30/202475,500 shares $947.52 thousand -8.5%1.8%5 $12.55 4/15/202482,500 shares $1.07 million -8.4%2.0%5.5 $12.97 3/31/202490,100 shares $1.26 million -10.2%2.2%5.1 $14.02 3/15/2024100,300 shares $1.33 million -3.7%2.4%5.2 $13.29 2/29/2024104,100 shares $1.42 million +0.7%2.5%2.7 $13.67 2/15/2024103,400 shares $1.52 million -14.8%2.5%1.7 $14.70 1/31/2024121,400 shares $1.69 million -40.4%2.9%1.9 $13.94 1/15/2024203,600 shares $3.05 million -0.4%4.9%3.2 $14.98 12/31/2023204,500 shares $3.19 million -21.8%5.0%3 $15.62 12/15/2023261,500 shares $4.56 million +146.7%8.0%3.6 $17.43 11/30/2023106,000 shares $1.28 million +430.0%8.8%1.7 $12.05 11/15/202320,000 shares $148.80 thousand +34.2%1.2%0.5 $7.44 10/31/202314,900 shares $95.36 thousand +84.0%0.9%0.4 $6.40 10/15/20238,100 shares $65.61 thousand -76.0%0.5%0.2 $8.10 9/30/202333,700 shares $240.62 thousand -83.4%2.1%0.7 $7.14 9/15/2023202,900 shares $138.38 thousand -6.8%2.1%0.4 $0.68 8/31/2023217,700 shares $163.28 thousand -56.0%2.2%0.4 $0.75 8/15/2023494,700 shares $417.92 thousand +398.7%5.1%0.9 $0.84 7/31/202399,200 shares $73.09 thousand -38.1%1.0%0.2 $0.74 7/15/2023160,200 shares $112.64 thousand -24.0%1.6%0.4 $0.70 6/30/2023210,900 shares $120.57 thousand +239.6%2.2%0.6 $0.57 6/15/202362,100 shares $41.86 thousand -60.0%0.6%0.2 $0.67 5/31/2023155,100 shares $110.74 thousand -40.9%1.6%0.2 $0.71 5/15/2023262,200 shares $192.53 thousand -42.0%2.7%0.1 $0.73 4/30/2023452,200 shares $334.72 thousand -38.2%4.6%0.1 $0.74 4/15/2023731,200 shares $625.03 thousand -30.4%7.5%0.2 $0.85 3/31/20231,050,000 shares $922.95 thousand -45.3%10.8%0.3 $0.88 3/15/20231,920,000 shares $1.61 million +32.4%19.7%0.5 $0.84 2/28/20231,450,000 shares $1.11 million -22.0%14.9%0.3 $0.77 2/15/20231,860,000 shares $1.62 million +1,319.9%19.1%0.4 $0.87Why July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social Security (Ad)In a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Social Security — and his plan is set to roll out July 22. What's coming next isn't about trimming waste.To see the full playbook and how it could impact everyone, click here. 1/31/2023131,000 shares $174.23 thousand -53.0%1.3%0 $1.33 1/15/2023278,700 shares $370.67 thousand -0.8%2.7%0.1 $1.33 12/30/2022281,000 shares $356.87 thousand -35.7%9.9%0.1 $1.27 12/15/2022437,100 shares $633.80 thousand -44.5%15.4%0.1 $1.45 11/30/2022786,900 shares $2.38 million +128.4%27.7%0.2 $3.02 11/15/2022344,500 shares $1.17 million -4.4%12.1%0.1 $3.41 10/31/2022360,200 shares $1.69 million -26.2%12.7%0.2 $4.69 10/15/2022487,800 shares $2.46 million -27.6%17.2%0.2 $5.05 9/30/2022673,900 shares $2.05 million +2,731.5%23.7%0.3 $3.04 9/15/202223,800 shares $125.19 thousand -95.7%0.8%0.2 $5.26 8/31/2022558,200 shares $167.29 thousand -5.8%N/A0.7 $0.30 8/15/2022592,500 shares $226.69 thousand +34.2%N/A0.9 $0.38 7/31/2022441,600 shares $147.94 thousand -26.4%N/A0.7 $0.34 7/15/2022600,300 shares $212.51 thousand -3.1%N/A1 $0.35 6/30/2022619,700 shares $234.99 thousand -26.9%N/A1 $0.38 6/15/2022847,500 shares $363.58 thousand +0.9%N/A1.4 $0.43 5/31/2022840,000 shares $579.52 thousand +11.8%N/A1.4 $0.69 5/15/2022751,700 shares $503.64 thousand +23.6%N/A0.8 $0.67 4/30/2022608,400 shares $443.71 thousand -35.0%N/A0.7 $0.73 4/15/2022935,900 shares $891.07 thousand -13.3%N/A1 $0.95 3/31/20221,080,000 shares $1.12 million +3.9%N/A1.3 $1.04 3/15/20221,040,000 shares $1.04 million +187.4%N/A1.2 $1.00 2/28/2022361,900 shares $353.58 thousand -68.8%N/A0.4 $0.98 2/15/20221,160,000 shares $1.22 million -20.0%N/A2.1 $1.05 1/31/20221,450,000 shares $1.14 million -7.6%N/A2.5 $0.79 1/15/20221,570,000 shares $1.42 million -2.5%N/A2.6 $0.91 12/31/20211,610,000 shares $1.34 million +1.3%N/A2.6 $0.84 12/15/20211,590,000 shares $1.51 million +55.9%N/A2.1 $0.95 11/30/20211,020,000 shares $1.11 million -23.9%4.2%1.2 $1.09 11/15/20211,340,000 shares $1.65 million +235.7%N/A1.6 $1.23 10/29/2021399,200 shares $530.94 thousand +8.9%N/A0.4 $1.33 10/15/2021366,500 shares $542.42 thousand -52.8%N/A0.4 $1.48 9/30/2021776,300 shares $1.15 million -74.8%N/A0.9 $1.48 9/15/20213,080,000 shares $4.34 million +20.8%N/A3.9 $1.41 8/31/20212,550,000 shares $3.19 million -13.9%N/A3 $1.25 8/13/20212,960,000 shares $4.11 million -8.6%N/A3.1 $1.39 7/30/20213,240,000 shares $4.34 million +9.5%N/A3.3 $1.34 7/15/20212,960,000 shares $4.06 million +16.5%N/A1.9 $1.37 6/30/20212,540,000 shares $4.06 million -4.5%N/A1.4 $1.60 6/15/20212,660,000 shares $4.55 million -24.4%N/A1.3 $1.71 5/28/20213,520,000 shares $5.53 million +1.7%N/A1.6 $1.57 5/14/20213,460,000 shares $4.88 million +16.9%N/A1.4 $1.41 4/30/20212,960,000 shares $5.12 million -9.2%N/A0.7 $1.73 4/15/20213,260,000 shares $5.51 million +29.9%N/A0.6 $1.69 3/31/20212,510,000 shares $4.84 million +26.8%N/A0.5 $1.93 3/15/20211,980,000 shares $4.93 million -15.0%N/A0.3 $2.49 2/26/20212,330,000 shares $5.66 million -14.0%N/A0.4 $2.43 2/12/20212,710,000 shares $6.91 million +35.5%N/A0.4 $2.55 1/29/20212,000,000 shares $3.58 million -6.1%N/A0.4 $1.79 1/15/20212,130,000 shares $3.43 million -17.1%N/A0.5 $1.61Why July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social Security (Ad)In a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Social Security — and his plan is set to roll out July 22. What's coming next isn't about trimming waste.To see the full playbook and how it could impact everyone, click here. 12/31/20202,570,000 shares $3.08 million +23.0%N/A0.7 $1.20 12/15/20202,090,000 shares $2.68 million +24.4%N/A0.7 $1.28 11/30/20201,680,000 shares $2.05 million -29.4%N/A0.5 $1.22 11/15/20202,380,000 shares $2.62 million -30.4%N/A0.9 $1.10 10/30/20203,420,000 shares $3.56 million +19.2%N/A0.8 $1.04 10/15/20202,870,000 shares $3.33 million -8.9%N/A0.6 $1.16 9/30/20203,150,000 shares $3.40 million +49.3%N/A0.7 $1.08 9/15/20202,110,000 shares $2.30 million -0.5%N/A0.4 $1.09 8/31/20202,120,000 shares $2.73 million +257.4%N/A0.4 $1.29 8/14/2020593,200 shares $759.30 thousand -81.6%N/A0.1 $1.28 7/31/20203,220,000 shares $8.07 million +25.8%N/A0.7 $2.51 7/15/20202,560,000 shares $6.64 million -66.3%N/A0 $2.60 6/30/20207,590,000 shares $26.07 million +144.1%N/A0.1 $3.44 6/15/20203,110,000 shares $11.46 million +249.4%N/A0 $3.69 TOPS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Top Ships' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Top Ships shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, traders have sold 37,700 shares of TOPS short. 0.90% of Top Ships' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Top Ships' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Top Ships? 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. TOPS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Top Ships's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Top Ships? 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. 0.90% of Top Ships' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Top Ships' short interest increasing or decreasing? Top Ships saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 37,700 shares, an increase of 19.3% from the previous total of 31,600 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 Top Ships' float size? Top Ships currently has issued a total of 4,626,000 shares. Some of Top Ships' 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. Top Ships currently has a public float of 4,180,000 shares. How does Top Ships' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.90% of Top Ships' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "transportation" compare to Top Ships: MingZhu Logistics Holdings Limited (1.95%), Imperial Petroleum Inc. (12.78%), Yatra Online, Inc. (0.08%), BEST Inc. (0.24%), Air T, Inc. (2.76%), Mesa Air Group, Inc. (1.23%), Surf Air Mobility Inc. (5.75%), Shengfeng Development Limited (0.83%), Toro Corp. (0.97%), ModivCare Inc. (20.78%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($29.20 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($10.88 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.04 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($5.51 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.00 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($3.65 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($3.27 billion), and Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.10 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Top Ships stock? Short selling TOPS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Top Ships as its price is falling. TOPS shares are trading up $0.48 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 Top Ships? A short squeeze for Top Ships 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 TOPS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Top Ships' 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 TOPS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2025. 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