NASDAQ:VERY Vericity - VERY Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Vericity, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. $7.70 -0.30 (-3.75%) (As of 02/3/2023 09:05 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$7.70▼$8.7050-Day Range$6.55▼$8.3552-Week Range$4.14▼$9.28Volume9,100 shsAverage Volume2,447 shsMarket Capitalization$114.54 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice TargetN/A ProfileChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Vericity Short Interest DataCurrent Short Volume3,700 sharesPrevious Short Volume2,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+37.04%Dollar Volume Sold Short$27,546.50Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover3.1Last Record DateJanuary 15, 2023Outstanding Shares14,875,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.02%Today's Trading Volume9,100 sharesAverage Trading Volume2,447 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average271.88% Short Selling Vericity ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Vericity and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort InterestDays to CoverShort Percent of FloatVERY Short Interest Over TimeVERY Days to Cover Over TimeVERY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Vericity (NASDAQ:VERY) Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/15/20233,700 shares $27,546.50 +37.0%N/A3.1 $7.45 12/30/20222,700 shares $20,250.00 -37.2%N/A2.5 $7.50 12/15/20224,300 shares $30,315.00 +7.5%N/A4.3 $7.05 11/30/20224,000 shares $26,200.00 No ChangeN/A5.7 $6.55 11/15/20224,000 shares $28,000.00 -4.8%N/A5 $7.00 10/31/20224,200 shares $29,106.00 -6.7%N/A5.3 $6.93 10/15/20224,500 shares $31,819.50 -50.0%N/A5.6 $7.07 9/30/20229,000 shares $67,500.00 +73.1%N/A10 $7.50 9/15/20225,200 shares $37,606.40 +26.8%N/A5.8 $7.23 8/31/20224,100 shares $29,725.00 -2.4%N/A5.1 $7.25 8/15/20224,200 shares $29,400.00 +2.4%N/A6 $7.00 7/31/20224,100 shares $28,700.00 +24.2%N/A4.1 $7.00 7/15/20223,300 shares $23,100.00 -2.9%N/A1.6 $7.00 6/30/20223,400 shares $24,242.00 -8.1%N/A0.8 $7.13 6/15/20223,700 shares $25,900.00 -9.8%N/A0.9 $7.00 5/31/20224,100 shares $28,700.00 No ChangeN/A0.9 $7.00 5/15/20224,100 shares $28,700.00 +5.1%N/A0.8 $7.00 4/30/20223,900 shares $27,690.00 -65.8%N/A0.7 $7.10 4/15/202211,400 shares $71,820.00 +137.5%N/A2.2 $6.30 3/31/20224,800 shares $30,192.00 -12.7%N/A1.4 $6.29 3/15/20225,500 shares $27,060.00 +12.2%N/A1.9 $4.92 2/28/20224,900 shares $27,930.00 +25.6%0.2%1.6 $5.70 2/15/20223,900 shares $22,776.00 -15.2%0.2%1.3 $5.84 1/31/20224,600 shares $28,888.00 +18.0%0.2%1.8 $6.28 1/15/20223,900 shares $27,105.00 +8.3%0.2%1.8 $6.95 12/31/20213,600 shares $24,984.00 -32.1%0.2%1.6 $6.94 12/15/20215,300 shares $41,870.00 -24.3%0.2%2.3 $7.90 11/30/20217,000 shares $52,010.00 +70.7%0.3%2.3 $7.43 11/15/20214,100 shares $32,103.00 -14.6%0.2%1.4 $7.83 10/29/20214,800 shares $38,448.00 +2.1%0.2%0.9 $8.01 10/15/20214,700 shares $42,088.50 -4.1%0.2%0.9 $8.96 9/30/20214,900 shares $46,646.04 -44.3%0.2%0.8 $9.52 9/15/20218,800 shares $81,400.00 +12.8%0.4%0.7 $9.25 8/31/20217,800 shares $73,398.00 +16.4%0.4%0.6 $9.41 8/13/20216,700 shares $60,300.00 +11.7%0.3%0.5 $9.00 7/30/20216,000 shares $47,220.00 -10.5%0.3%0.4 $7.87 7/15/20216,700 shares $54,940.00 -34.3%0.3%0.4 $8.20 6/30/202110,200 shares $100,572.00 -85.1%0.5%0.4 $9.86 6/15/202168,500 shares $634,310.00 +25.9%3.2%0.1 $9.26 5/28/202154,400 shares $492,864.00 -6.0%2.5%0.1 $9.06 VERY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Vericity's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Vericity shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, investors have sold 3,700 shares of VERY short. Learn More on Vericity's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Vericity? 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. VERY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Vericity's short interest ratio. Is Vericity's short interest increasing or decreasing? Vericity saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,700 shares, an increase of 37.0% from the previous total of 2,700 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 Vericity's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Vericity: Citizens, Inc. (4.26%), Atlantic American Co. (1.38%), High Income Securities Fund (0.06%), The Korea Fund, Inc. (0.32%), Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (0.21%), Scully Royalty Ltd. (0.04%), John Hancock Investors Trust (0.07%), Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund Inc. (0.05%), Creative Media & Community Trust Co. (0.05%), and Old Point Financial Co. (0.78%). Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.43 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.26 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.19 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.78 billion), Paramount Global ($1.77 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.69 billion), United Rentals, Inc. ($1.53 billion), American Airlines Group Inc. ($1.52 billion), PG&E Co. ($1.48 billion), and Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Vericity stock? Short selling VERY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vericity as its price is falling. VERY shares are trading down $0.30 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 Vericity? A short squeeze for Vericity 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 VERY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Vericity'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 VERY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2023. More Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:VERY) was last updated on 2/6/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas from top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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