Veru - VERU Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Veru shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, investors have sold 14,780,000 shares of VERU short. 22.84% of Veru's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Veru's current short interest.

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 6.0. Learn More on Veru's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Veru: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Belvedere Trading LLC, Silverarc Capital Management LLC, Bluefin Capital Management LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, CSS LLC IL, Group One Trading L.P., Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XR Securities LLC, and XR Securities LLC. 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. 22.84% of Veru's floating shares are currently sold short.

Veru saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 14,780,000 shares, a decrease of 0.3% from the previous total of 14,830,000 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.

Veru currently has issued a total of 80,660,000 shares. Some of Veru's 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. Veru currently has a public float of 64,710,000 shares.

22.84% of Veru's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Veru: Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (1.52%), Ovid Therapeutics Inc. (0.44%), Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (5.03%), Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (8.42%), Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2.43%), CorMedix Inc. (3.88%), OptiNose, Inc. (4.87%), Incannex Healthcare Limited (0.03%), Immutep Limited (0.94%), and F-star Therapeutics, Inc. (6.37%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.13 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 Veru 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 VERU, 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 VERU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.