Zendesk (ZEN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Zendesk shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 9,250,000 shares of ZEN short. Learn More on Zendesk'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. ZEN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Zendesk's short interest ratio.

Zendesk saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,250,000 shares, a drop of 4.4% from the previous total of 9,680,000 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 "data processing & preparation" compare to Zendesk: Reddit, Inc. (17.12%), Toast, Inc. (6.89%), QXO, Inc. (5.52%), Bilibili Inc. (4.93%), Pegasystems Inc. (5.95%), Life360, Inc. (3.17%), D-Wave Quantum Inc. (19.72%), StoneCo Ltd. (9.11%), Globant S.A. (8.56%), CarGurus, Inc. (8.69%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Occidental Petroleum Corporation ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.04 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Pacific Gas & Electric Co. ($1.92 billion), Lucid Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Roblox Corporation ($1.58 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.54 billion), Diamondback Energy, Inc. ($1.53 billion), and Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.47 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling ZEN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Zendesk 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 Zendesk 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 ZEN, 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 ZEN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2022.