Verso (VRS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Verso shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 634,600 shares of VRS short. 2.67% of Verso's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Verso'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. VRS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Verso's short interest ratio.

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. 2.67% of Verso's floating shares are currently sold short.

Verso saw a drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 634,600 shares, a drop of 36.5% from the previous total of 999,600 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.

Verso currently has issued a total of 29,155,000 shares. Some of Verso'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. Verso currently has a public float of 23,760,000 shares.

2.67% of Verso's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "basic materials" compare to Verso: Avient Corporation (1.88%), H. B. Fuller Company (2.28%), Sandstorm Gold Ltd (1.45%), Methanex Corporation (1.92%), Silver Standard Resources Inc. (4.07%), Perimeter Solutions, SA (3.30%), Ashland Inc. (3.14%), Materion Corporation (1.90%), Quaker Houghton (13.55%), Olin Corporation (4.88%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($6.96 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.13 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($4.41 billion), Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($2.91 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.01 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.85 billion), HP Inc. ($1.84 billion), Avis Budget Group, Inc. ($1.68 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.66 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VRS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Verso 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 Verso 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 VRS, 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 VRS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2022.