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Veru (VERU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$0.68 +0.01 (+1.59%)
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Veru Short Interest Data

Veru (VERU) has a short interest of 14.77 million shares, representing 11.86% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.07% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.7, indicating that it would take 6.7 days of the average trading volume of 1.90 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
14,770,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
14,470,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+2.07%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$7.53 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
146,584,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
11.86%
Today's Trading Volume
1,582,281 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,897,005 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
83%
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VERU Short Interest Over Time

VERU Days to Cover Over Time

VERU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Veru Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/31/202514,770,000 shares $7.53 million +2.1%11.9%6.7 $0.51
5/15/202514,470,000 shares $7.44 million -3.2%11.6%10.5 $0.51
4/30/202514,950,000 shares $8.10 million -0.1%N/A8.6 $0.54
4/15/202514,960,000 shares $7.86 million +6.7%12.0%4.9 $0.53
3/31/202514,020,000 shares $6.87 million +0.1%11.3%4.1 $0.49
3/15/202514,010,000 shares $6.79 million +2.2%11.2%4.3 $0.48
2/28/202513,710,000 shares $7.13 million -8.6%11.0%4.2 $0.52
2/15/202515,000,000 shares $8.12 million +2.6%12.0%4.7 $0.54
1/31/202514,620,000 shares $8.12 million +14.3%N/A5 $0.56
1/15/202512,790,000 shares $9.47 million +5.0%N/A5.5 $0.74
12/31/202412,180,000 shares $7.92 million -2.7%N/A9.8 $0.65
12/15/202412,520,000 shares $9.05 million -1.4%N/A13.7 $0.72
11/30/202412,700,000 shares $9.02 million -0.8%N/A16.1 $0.71
11/15/202412,800,000 shares $7.47 million +3.4%N/A17.4 $0.58
10/31/202412,380,000 shares $9.35 million -1.3%N/A19.8 $0.76
10/15/202412,540,000 shares $11.47 million -2.6%N/A21.3 $0.91
9/30/202412,870,000 shares $9.90 million +2.8%N/A20.7 $0.77
9/15/202412,520,000 shares $10.34 million -4.7%N/A12.3 $0.83
8/31/202413,130,000 shares $10.75 million +0.7%N/A11.6 $0.82
8/15/202413,040,000 shares $10.95 million -2.5%N/A8.7 $0.84
7/31/202413,370,000 shares $12.52 million +1.4%N/A7.9 $0.94
7/15/202413,190,000 shares $12.55 million +26.0%N/A6.4 $0.95
6/30/202410,470,000 shares $8.81 million +0.2%N/A3.8 $0.84
6/15/202410,450,400 shares $8.50 million -13.0%N/A4 $0.81
5/31/202412,010,000 shares $12.13 million -5.1%N/A4.6 $1.01
5/15/202412,660,000 shares $18.61 million +3.5%N/A5.3 $1.47
4/30/202412,230,000 shares $16.51 million +10.7%N/A4.7 $1.35
4/15/202411,050,000 shares $16.91 million +11.5%N/A4.5 $1.53
3/31/20249,910,000 shares $6.94 million +4.3%N/A5 $0.70
3/15/20249,500,000 shares $5.51 million -0.9%N/A5.5 $0.58
2/29/20249,590,000 shares $5.80 million -5.8%N/A4.7 $0.61
2/15/202410,180,000 shares $4.28 million +4.2%N/A5.2 $0.42
1/31/20249,770,000 shares $4.76 million -1.7%N/A5.8 $0.49
1/15/20249,940,000 shares $4.56 million +3.2%N/A6.8 $0.46
12/31/20239,630,000 shares $6.93 million -23.3%N/A8 $0.72
12/15/202312,560,000 shares $9.55 million -1.2%N/A10.4 $0.76
11/30/202312,710,000 shares $12.14 million -7.8%18.3%12.7 $0.96
11/15/202313,790,000 shares $14.62 million -3.4%19.8%15.4 $1.06
10/31/202314,270,000 shares $12.88 million +11.2%20.6%15.8 $0.90
10/15/202312,830,000 shares $10.91 million -2.7%18.5%13.7 $0.85
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9/30/202313,190,000 shares $9.48 million +11.7%19.1%14 $0.72
9/15/202311,810,000 shares $11.81 million -5.1%17.0%12.3 $1.00
8/31/202312,450,000 shares $12.95 million -1.8%18.0%12.3 $1.04
8/15/202312,680,000 shares $14.20 million +2.3%18.4%10.1 $1.12
7/31/202312,400,000 shares $15.62 million +1.8%18.2%8.5 $1.26
7/15/202312,180,000 shares $14.86 million -1.5%17.8%6.8 $1.22
6/30/202312,360,000 shares $14.71 million -16.7%18.1%5.7 $1.19
6/15/202314,830,000 shares $19.43 million -3.8%21.7%6.3 $1.31
5/31/202315,410,000 shares $15.26 million +6.2%23.3%6 $0.99
5/15/202314,510,000 shares $16.11 million +2.8%22.0%5.1 $1.11
4/30/202314,110,000 shares $17.92 million -10.8%21.6%4.8 $1.27
4/15/202315,820,000 shares $15.82 million +17.4%26.5%5.2 $1.00
3/31/202313,480,000 shares $15.64 million -11.8%20.8%5.2 $1.16
3/15/202315,280,000 shares $28.12 million +3.4%23.6%6.1 $1.84
2/28/202314,780,000 shares $58.45 million -0.3%22.8%5.8 $3.96
2/15/202314,830,000 shares $65.25 million +8.4%22.9%6.4 $4.40
1/31/202313,680,000 shares $78.80 million -2.9%21.9%3.3 $5.76
1/15/202314,090,000 shares $88.20 million +0.3%22.5%3.4 $6.26
12/30/202214,050,000 shares $74.18 million +6.0%22.5%3.4 $5.28
12/15/202213,250,000 shares $67.71 million -0.2%21.2%3 $5.11
11/30/202213,270,000 shares $75.37 million -14.3%21.3%2.6 $5.68
11/15/202215,490,000 shares $97.12 million +5.5%25.0%2.8 $6.27
10/31/202214,690,000 shares $179.81 million -12.1%22.8%2.1 $12.24
10/15/202216,720,000 shares $181.58 million -2.7%25.9%2.5 $10.86
9/30/202217,180,000 shares $197.91 million +8.8%N/A2.2 $11.52
9/15/202215,790,000 shares $239.38 million +4.6%N/A1.8 $15.16
8/31/202215,090,000 shares $230.88 million -20.1%N/A1.7 $15.30
8/15/202218,890,000 shares $370.43 million -9.8%N/A2 $19.61
7/31/202220,940,000 shares $253.37 million -13.0%N/A1.8 $12.10
7/15/202224,080,000 shares $414.90 million +12.5%N/A1.8 $17.23
6/30/202221,410,000 shares $241.93 million +7.5%N/A0.8 $11.30
6/15/202219,920,000 shares $255.97 million -3.6%N/A0.8 $12.85
5/31/202220,670,000 shares $267.47 million +23.6%32.1%0.9 $12.94
5/15/202216,720,000 shares $217.36 million +15.9%25.9%0.8 $13.00
4/30/202214,430,000 shares $169.12 million +31.9%22.4%0.8 $11.72
4/15/202210,940,000 shares $163.55 million +278.6%17.0%0.7 $14.95
3/31/20222,890,000 shares $13.96 million -11.1%4.5%0.5 $4.83
3/15/20223,250,000 shares $15.57 million -11.7%5.0%2.9 $4.79
2/28/20223,680,000 shares $20.57 million +6.7%5.7%2.9 $5.59
2/15/20223,450,000 shares $21.63 million +40.8%5.4%2.5 $6.27
1/31/20222,450,000 shares $12.74 million +15.6%3.8%1.8 $5.20
1/15/20222,120,000 shares $12.49 million +8.2%3.3%1.8 $5.89
12/31/20211,960,000 shares $11.54 million -26.3%3.1%2 $5.89
12/15/20212,660,000 shares $16.55 million +7.7%4.1%3.1 $6.22
11/30/20212,470,000 shares $18.53 million +7.4%3.8%3.4 $7.50
11/15/20212,300,000 shares $21.34 million +8.5%3.6%3 $9.28
10/29/20212,120,000 shares $17.32 million -8.6%3.3%2.8 $8.17
10/15/20212,320,000 shares $19.93 million -11.8%3.6%3 $8.59
9/30/20212,630,000 shares $22.43 million +4.0%4.1%3.3 $8.53
9/15/20212,530,000 shares $22.31 million -13.4%3.9%2.9 $8.82
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8/31/20212,920,000 shares $26.05 million +43.8%4.6%3.4 $8.92
8/13/20212,030,000 shares $15.37 million +13.4%3.2%2.7 $7.57
7/30/20211,790,000 shares $12.30 million +5.3%2.8%2.2 $6.87
7/15/20211,700,000 shares $11.83 million -20.6%2.7%1.3 $6.96
6/30/20212,140,000 shares $17.27 million -11.6%3.3%1.5 $8.07
6/15/20212,420,000 shares $20.84 million -9.0%3.8%1.7 $8.61
5/28/20212,660,000 shares $23.49 million -18.9%4.2%1.7 $8.83
5/14/20213,280,000 shares $23.78 million +57.7%N/A1.9 $7.25
4/30/20212,080,000 shares $19.14 million +4.0%3.3%0.6 $9.20
4/15/20212,000,000 shares $19.76 million +5.3%3.2%0.6 $9.88
3/31/20211,900,000 shares $20.82 million -16.3%3.0%0.5 $10.96
3/15/20212,270,000 shares $33.98 million +42.8%3.6%0.5 $14.97
2/26/20211,590,000 shares $22.71 million -36.4%2.6%0.2 $14.28
2/12/20212,500,000 shares $47.08 million +35.1%4.1%0.3 $18.83
1/29/20211,850,000 shares $17.02 million -22.6%3.3%0.2 $9.20
1/15/20212,390,000 shares $23.09 million -28.4%4.4%0.4 $9.66
12/31/20203,340,000 shares $28.72 million +63.7%6.2%0.5 $8.60
12/15/20202,040,000 shares $19.78 million +51.1%3.8%0.3 $9.70
11/30/20201,350,000 shares $4.15 million +15.4%2.5%3.5 $3.08
10/30/20201,230,000 shares $3.11 million -2.4%2.3%3.4 $2.53
10/15/20201,260,000 shares $3.25 million -27.2%2.4%2.7 $2.58
9/30/20201,730,000 shares $4.53 million -9.0%3.2%2.7 $2.62
9/15/20201,900,000 shares $5.24 million -5.0%3.5%2.4 $2.76
8/31/20202,000,000 shares $5.54 million +24.2%3.7%2.4 $2.77
8/14/20201,610,000 shares $4.31 million -3.6%3.0%2 $2.68
7/31/20201,670,000 shares $4.73 million +9.2%3.2%2 $2.83
7/15/20201,530,000 shares $4.51 million -11.1%3.0%2 $2.95
6/30/20201,720,000 shares $5.74 million +464.3%3.4%2.9 $3.34
6/15/2020304,800 shares $1.02 million +41.8%0.6%0.7 $3.34

VERU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Veru's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Veru shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, investors have sold 14,770,000 shares of VERU short. 11.86% of Veru's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Veru's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Veru?

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. VERU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Veru's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Veru?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Veru: Jane Street Group LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Veru?

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. 11.86% of Veru's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Veru's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Veru saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,770,000 shares, an increase of 2.1% from the previous total of 14,470,000 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.

How does Veru's short interest compare to its competitors?

11.86% of Veru's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Veru: Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (0.55%), Medifast, Inc. (12.62%), The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (3.29%), Inter Parfums, Inc. (6.68%), Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (3.75%), Herbalife Ltd. (13.78%), USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (9.43%), Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (4.32%), Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. (6.19%), Rezolute, Inc. (8.97%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Veru stock?

Short selling VERU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Veru as its price is falling. VERU shares are trading up $0.01 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 Veru?

A short squeeze for Veru 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 VERU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Veru's 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 VERU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:VERU) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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