STERIS (STE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of STERIS shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, investors have sold 987,800 shares of STE short. 1.01% of STERIS's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on STERIS'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. STE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on STERIS's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of STERIS: Nomura Holdings Inc., Jane Street Group LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Simplex Trading LLC, and Prime Capital Investment Advisors 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. 1.01% of STERIS's floating shares are currently sold short.

STERIS saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 987,800 shares, an increase of 16.6% from the previous total of 847,400 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.

STERIS currently has issued a total of 98,490,000 shares. Some of STERIS'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. STERIS currently has a public float of 98,130,000 shares.

1.01% of STERIS's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to STERIS: Becton, Dickinson and Company (1.92%), IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (3.13%), Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (1.39%), ResMed Inc. (6.20%), DexCom, Inc. (2.17%), Insulet Corporation (2.50%), Hologic, Inc. (2.00%), Baxter International Inc. (3.73%), Masimo Corporation (6.54%), Globus Medical, Inc. (4.33%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling STE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from STERIS as its price is falling. STE shares are trading up $0.87 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 STERIS 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 STE, 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 STE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025.