Universe Pharmaceuticals (UPC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Universe Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 15th, traders have sold 34,400 shares of UPC short. Learn More on Universe Pharmaceuticals' current short interest.

Universe Pharmaceuticals saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 34,400 shares, an increase of 55.0% from the previous total of 22,200 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 in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Universe Pharmaceuticals: Aptorum Group Limited (5.28%), AEON Biopharma, Inc. (1.15%), Biofrontera Inc. (1.59%), Matinas Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (3.63%), ESSA Pharma Inc. (2.85%), Addex Therapeutics Ltd. Sponsored ADR (5.61%), Avalon GloboCare Corp. (5.21%), IM Cannabis Corp. (0.38%), Kiora Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (0.22%), HCW Biologics Inc. (21.51%),

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 UPC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Universe Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. UPC shares are trading up $0.22 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 Universe Pharmaceuticals 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 UPC, 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 UPC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2025.