Teva Pharmaceutical Industries - TEVA Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 25,570,000 shares of TEVA short. Learn More on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' 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. TEVA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Point72 Asset Management L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, Cowen AND Company LLC, Citigroup Inc., Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Segantii Capital Management Ltd, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries saw a decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 25,570,000 shares, a decrease of 7.6% from the previous total of 27,680,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries: United Therapeutics Co. (2.87%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (0.81%), Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (3.85%), Viatris Inc. (1.73%), Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (9.18%), Catalent, Inc. (3.04%), Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (9.65%), Legend Biotech Co. (2.88%), Ascendis Pharma A/S (5.74%), and Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. (6.09%).

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 TEVA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries as its price is falling. TEVA shares are trading down $0.09 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 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 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 TEVA, 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 TEVA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.