Indivior (INVVY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Indivior shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 23,500 shares of INVVY short. Learn More on Indivior'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. INVVY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Indivior's short interest ratio.

Indivior saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 23,500 shares, an increase of 79.4% from the previous total of 13,100 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 Indivior: IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (14.29%), Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (7.16%), HUTCHMED (China) Limited (0.29%), Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (11.00%), Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (3.66%), Bausch Health Companies Inc. (6.31%), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (6.80%), MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (16.21%), Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (16.15%), MorphoSys AG (1.08%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.00 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($2.98 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($2.88 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.79 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.39 billion), Snowflake Inc. ($2.38 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.22 billion), Palantir Technologies Inc. ($2.18 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.03 billion), and Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($2.02 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling INVVY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Indivior as its price is falling. INVVY shares are trading down $0.40 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 Indivior 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 INVVY, 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 INVVY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2023.