Verrica Pharmaceuticals (VRCA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $0.63 -0.01 (-1.88%) As of 10:05 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Verrica Pharmaceuticals Short Interest DataVerrica Pharmaceuticals (VRCA) has a short interest of 2.71 million shares. This marks a -4.58% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.9, indicating that it would take 6.9 days of the average trading volume of 579,350 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,710,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,840,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.58%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.26 millionShort Interest Ratio6.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares92,491,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted2.93%Today's Trading Volume3,176 sharesAverage Trading Volume579,350 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average1% Short Selling Verrica Pharmaceuticals? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Verrica Pharmaceuticals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartVRCA Short Interest Over TimeVRCA Days to Cover Over TimeVRCA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Verrica Pharmaceuticals Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20252,710,000 shares $1.26 million -4.6%N/A6.9 $0.46 4/15/20252,840,000 shares $1.40 million -0.4%10.9%7.3 $0.49 3/31/20252,850,000 shares $1.26 million +28.4%10.9%7 $0.44 3/15/20252,220,000 shares $1.19 million +9.4%8.5%4.9 $0.54 2/28/20252,030,000 shares $1.32 million +2.0%7.8%4.6 $0.65 2/15/20251,990,000 shares $1.47 million -1.5%7.6%3.8 $0.74 1/31/20252,020,000 shares $1.31 million +11.0%N/A3.3 $0.65 1/15/20251,820,000 shares $1.21 million -6.7%N/A2.6 $0.66 12/31/20241,950,000 shares $1.37 million -2.5%N/A2.7 $0.70 12/15/20242,000,000 shares $1.52 million -34.2%N/A2.2 $0.76 Get the Latest News and Ratings for VRCA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Verrica Pharmaceuticals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20243,040,000 shares $3.89 million -32.6%N/A3.5 $1.28 11/15/20244,510,000 shares $3.76 million +3.2%16.6%4.7 $0.83 10/31/20244,370,000 shares $6.12 million -3.5%16.1%4 $1.40 10/15/20244,530,000 shares $6.30 million +24.8%17.4%4.7 $1.39 9/30/20243,630,000 shares $5.26 million +11.7%13.9%3.9 $1.45 9/15/20243,250,000 shares $6.40 million +9.1%12.5%4.7 $1.97 8/31/20242,980,000 shares $7.00 million -28.9%11.5%4.6 $2.35 8/15/20244,190,000 shares $12.19 million +13.6%16.2%9.3 $2.91 7/31/20243,690,000 shares $24.32 million -6.8%14.3%15.4 $6.59 7/15/20243,960,000 shares $33.15 million +1.3%15.4%17.1 $8.37 6/30/20243,910,000 shares $28.50 million +9.5%15.2%18 $7.29 6/15/20243,570,000 shares $28.99 million +0.9%13.9%16.5 $8.12 5/31/20243,540,000 shares $30.13 million -7.8%13.7%18.2 $8.51 5/15/20243,840,000 shares $34.94 million +6.1%14.9%20.2 $9.10 4/30/20243,620,000 shares $25.21 million -5.7%14.1%23.6 $6.97 4/15/20243,840,000 shares $26.57 million -8.1%15.1%28.3 $6.92 3/31/20244,180,000 shares $24.75 million -5.0%16.5%28.2 $5.92 3/15/20244,400,000 shares $21.12 million -0.7%17.4%22.4 $4.80 2/29/20244,430,000 shares $23.35 million +1.1%17.4%4.1 $5.27 2/15/20244,380,000 shares $24.35 million -1.1%17.3%4.1 $5.56 1/31/20244,430,000 shares $25.03 million -20.2%17.7%4.1 $5.65 1/15/20245,550,000 shares $31.75 million +5.3%22.1%5.1 $5.72 12/31/20235,270,000 shares $38.58 million +44.4%21.0%4.9 $7.32 12/15/20233,650,000 shares $22.23 million -8.5%14.6%3.4 $6.09 11/30/20233,990,000 shares $14.68 million -6.3%15.9%25 $3.68 11/15/20234,260,000 shares $13.50 million +1.2%17.0%23.9 $3.17 10/31/20234,210,000 shares $15.49 million -2.3%16.7%21.7 $3.68 10/15/20234,310,000 shares $15.73 million -3.8%17.1%15.1 $3.65 9/30/20234,480,000 shares $17.40 million -9.3%17.8%11.8 $3.89 9/15/20234,940,000 shares $20.01 million +1.9%19.6%12.6 $4.05Banks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you? 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Click here to watch the demo… 7/30/20212,040,000 shares $21.83 million No Change15.6%24.2 $10.70 7/15/20212,040,000 shares $21.11 million -1.5%14.0%22.3 $10.35 6/30/20212,070,000 shares $23.39 million +2.0%14.2%21.1 $11.30 6/15/20212,030,000 shares $23.97 million +24.5%13.9%18.6 $11.81 5/28/20211,630,000 shares $18.35 million +8.0%11.1%14.4 $11.26 5/14/20211,510,000 shares $17.62 million +1.3%10.3%14.4 $11.67 4/30/20211,490,000 shares $19.37 million +4.9%10.2%14.1 $13.00 4/15/20211,420,000 shares $19.31 million +17.4%9.7%12.6 $13.60 3/31/20211,210,000 shares $16.55 million +8.0%8.8%10.9 $13.68 3/15/20211,120,000 shares $18.96 million -24.3%7.7%11.2 $16.93 2/26/20211,480,000 shares $21.02 million +0.7%10.8%17.3 $14.20 2/12/20211,470,000 shares $21.42 million -4.6%10.7%19.1 $14.57 1/29/20211,540,000 shares $18.26 million -3.8%11.2%19 $11.86 1/15/20211,600,000 shares $18.86 million -3.6%12.6%20.8 $11.79 12/31/20201,660,000 shares $19.87 million -2.9%13.0%25.5 $11.97 12/15/20201,710,000 shares $16.86 million -8.1%13.5%24.8 $9.86 11/30/20201,860,000 shares $17.52 million +8.1%14.7%24.2 $9.42 10/30/20201,860,000 shares $14.17 million -21.2%14.7%10.9 $7.62 10/15/20202,360,000 shares $19.33 million -7.5%18.7%11.8 $8.19 9/30/20202,550,000 shares $19.74 million +38.6%20.2%11.3 $7.74 9/15/20201,840,000 shares $16.50 million +5.8%14.6%7.7 $8.97 8/31/20201,740,000 shares $15.99 million -3.9%13.8%7.6 $9.19 8/14/20201,810,000 shares $11.89 million +13.1%14.3%8.8 $6.57 7/31/20201,600,000 shares $10.50 million +53.9%12.4%12.5 $6.56 7/15/20201,040,000 shares $8.81 million +25.2%8.1%10.9 $8.47 6/30/2020830,400 shares $11.68 million +59.7%6.5%11.3 $14.07 6/15/2020520,100 shares $6.20 million +5.6%4.0%9.5 $11.92 5/29/2020492,700 shares $5.66 million -36.0%3.8%8.2 $11.48 VRCA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Verrica Pharmaceuticals' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Verrica Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 2,710,000 shares of VRCA short. Learn More on Verrica Pharmaceuticals' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Verrica Pharmaceuticals? 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. VRCA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Verrica Pharmaceuticals's short interest ratio. Is Verrica Pharmaceuticals' short interest increasing or decreasing? Verrica Pharmaceuticals saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,710,000 shares, a decline of 4.6% from the previous total of 2,840,000 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 Verrica Pharmaceuticals' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Verrica Pharmaceuticals: Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (5.24%), Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (8.96%), Inventiva S.A. (0.75%), Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (26.28%), INmune Bio, Inc. (25.37%), Tiziana Life Sciences Ltd (1.32%), Molecular Partners AG (0.14%), Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2.99%), CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (12.08%), Organigram Holdings Inc. (8.03%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Verrica Pharmaceuticals stock? Short selling VRCA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Verrica Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. VRCA shares are trading down $0.00 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 Verrica Pharmaceuticals? A short squeeze for Verrica 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 VRCA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Verrica Pharmaceuticals' 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 VRCA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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