Oragenics (OGEN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Oragenics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, investors have sold 80,700 shares of OGEN short. 11.98% of Oragenics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Oragenics' current short interest.

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. 11.98% of Oragenics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Oragenics saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 80,700 shares, a drop of 90.9% from the previous total of 891,300 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.

Oragenics currently has issued a total of 715,000 shares. Some of Oragenics' 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. Oragenics currently has a public float of 673,500 shares.

11.98% of Oragenics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Oragenics: Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc. (3.01%), BriaCell Therapeutics Corp. (9.67%), Aytu BioPharma, Inc. (6.96%), Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (0.59%), Trinity Biotech plc (0.20%), Athira Pharma, Inc. (2.66%), Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (4.79%), BioCardia, Inc. (0.60%), Ainos, Inc. (57.10%), Bright Green Co. (0.04%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OGEN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Oragenics as its price is falling. OGEN shares are trading down $0.06 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 Oragenics 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 OGEN, 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 OGEN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025.