Puxin (NEW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Puxin shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 303,600 shares of NEW short. Learn More on Puxin'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. NEW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Puxin's short interest ratio.

Puxin saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 303,600 shares, an increase of 70.2% from the previous total of 178,400 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 sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Puxin: New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (4.01%), Stride, Inc. (9.45%), TAL Education Group (4.73%), Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (1.44%), Adtalem Global Education Inc. (2.93%), Graham Holdings Company (1.52%), Laureate Education (1.56%), Perdoceo Education Corporation (9.63%), Strategic Education Inc. (2.13%), Universal Technical Institute Inc (5.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.31 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.24 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.25 billion), HP Inc. ($2.22 billion), GameStop Corp. ($1.69 billion), Carnival Corporation ($1.66 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.64 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($1.63 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.60 billion), and Upstart Holdings, Inc. ($1.53 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NEW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Puxin as its price is falling. 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 Puxin 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 NEW, 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 NEW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2022.