Nippon Paint (NPCPF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.25 +0.21 (+5.20%) As of 04/30/2025 Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartEarningsHeadlinesShort InterestBuy This Stock Nippon Paint Short Interest DataNippon Paint (NPCPF) has a short interest of 7.93 million shares, representing 0.34% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 48.70% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 11,329.7, indicating that it would take 11,329.7 days of the average trading volume of 0 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest7,930,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest5,333,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+48.70%Dollar Volume Sold Short$32.52 millionShort Interest Ratio11,329.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares2,347,970,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.34%Today's Trading Volume100 sharesAverage Trading Volume0 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average∞ Short Selling Nippon Paint? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Nippon Paint and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartNPCPF Short Interest Over TimeNPCPF Days to Cover Over TimeNPCPF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Nippon Paint Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20257,930,800 shares $32.52 million +48.7%0.3%11329.7 $4.10 3/31/20255,333,300 shares $20.80 million -13.6%0.2%8888.8 $3.90 3/15/20256,173,800 shares $26.86 million +2.5%0.3%0 $4.35 2/28/20256,025,300 shares $20.31 million -3.1%0.3%0 $3.37 2/15/20256,215,900 shares $19.95 million -1.9%0.3%0 $3.21 1/31/20256,337,300 shares $20.77 million -5.3%N/A0 $3.28 1/15/20256,691,800 shares $20.28 million -9.6%N/A7435.3 $3.03 12/31/20247,404,000 shares $24.80 million -3.6%N/A2313.8 $3.35 12/15/20247,681,200 shares $27.11 million -3.2%N/A8534.7 $3.53 11/30/20247,938,200 shares $23.34 million +18.7%N/A862.8 $2.94 Get the Latest News and Ratings for NPCPF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Nippon Paint and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20246,688,500 shares $23.38 million +4.0%N/A0 $3.50 10/31/20246,429,400 shares $27.13 million +24.8%N/A0 $4.22 10/15/20245,152,000 shares $20.30 million +40.7%N/A0 $3.94 9/30/20243,662,400 shares $12.82 million -19.5%N/A0 $3.50 9/15/20244,548,100 shares $14.64 million +0.6%N/A0 $3.22 8/31/20244,519,900 shares $14.55 million -7.7%N/A3228.5 $3.22 8/15/20244,896,100 shares $30.60 million -8.3%N/A3060.1 $6.25 7/31/20245,340,700 shares $15.27 million +8.9%N/A13351.8 $2.86 7/15/20244,903,300 shares $18.63 million +1.6%N/A7004.7 $3.80 6/30/20244,824,700 shares $34.59 million +2.1%N/A2193 $7.17 6/15/20244,727,500 shares $16.40 million +14.4%N/A0 $3.47 5/31/20244,133,800 shares $13.89 million -6.4%N/A1148.3 $3.36 5/15/20244,415,000 shares $15.74 million -1.3%N/A0 $3.57 4/30/20244,474,400 shares $14.61 million +18.9%N/A3441.8 $3.27 4/15/20243,763,800 shares $12.33 million +0.4%N/A37638 $3.28 3/31/20243,748,800 shares $13.65 million -7.7%N/A37488 $3.64 3/15/20244,059,800 shares $15.55 million -5.7%N/A40598 $3.83 2/29/20244,307,000 shares $16.50 million -4.5%N/A21535 $3.83 2/15/20244,511,500 shares $17.28 million -6.6%N/A0 $3.83 1/15/20244,806,300 shares $18.86 million -9.7%N/A0 $3.93 12/31/20235,323,000 shares $20.92 million -1.5%N/A120976.8 $3.93 12/15/20235,404,400 shares $19.62 million +10.6%N/A0 $3.63 11/30/20234,888,200 shares $35.34 million -6.0%N/A48882 $7.23 11/15/20235,199,100 shares $18.09 million -5.1%N/A2260.5 $3.48 10/31/20235,478,300 shares $18.35 million +6.6%N/A13695.8 $3.35 10/15/20235,139,400 shares $17.99 million +1.1%N/A51394 $3.50 9/30/20235,084,200 shares $19.60 million -0.9%N/A3389.5 $3.86 9/15/20235,131,300 shares $19.78 million -19.2%N/A45.2 $3.86 8/31/20236,352,100 shares $23.12 million +11.0%N/A1510.6 $3.64 8/15/20235,722,800 shares $26.98 million +12.6%N/A2601.3 $4.71Blackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on Purpose (Ad)While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. One altcoin is quietly positioning itself to overthrow the entire banking system.Click here to access the full report now. 7/31/20235,083,400 shares $21.18 million -3.3%N/A0 $4.17 7/15/20235,254,300 shares $22.51 million -2.2%N/A0 $4.28 6/30/20235,369,900 shares $46.65 million +1.9%N/A4130.7 $8.69 6/15/20235,269,200 shares $45.78 million -23.1%N/A48.2 $8.69 5/31/20236,854,700 shares $57.24 million +24.9%N/A68547 $8.35 5/15/20235,487,300 shares $50.37 million -2.6%N/A54873 $9.18 4/30/20235,631,300 shares $50.77 million +2.3%N/A28156.5 $9.02 4/15/20235,505,100 shares $48.11 million -7.2%N/A0 $8.74 3/31/20235,933,900 shares $51.86 million -17.9%N/A59339 $8.74 3/15/20237,228,500 shares $63.18 million +5.4%N/A0 $8.74 2/28/20236,857,700 shares $59.94 million +0.6%N/A68577 $8.74 2/15/20236,818,700 shares $59.60 million -8.1%N/A68187 $8.74 1/31/20237,417,800 shares $56.89 million -8.8%N/A74178 $7.67 1/15/20238,129,100 shares $62.34 million 0.0%N/A0 $7.67 12/30/20228,132,600 shares $62.37 million +1.8%N/A2259.1 $7.67 12/15/20227,990,800 shares $51.34 million +3.6%N/A6659 $6.43 11/30/20227,714,300 shares $49.56 million -11.4%N/A0 $6.43 11/15/20228,701,900 shares $55.91 million +0.8%N/A0 $6.43 10/31/20228,631,500 shares $55.46 million +8.5%N/A43157.5 $6.43 10/15/20227,954,000 shares $58.22 million -2.7%N/A4418.9 $7.32 9/30/20228,176,100 shares $59.85 million -3.5%N/A16352.2 $7.32 9/15/20228,469,800 shares $62.00 million +12.4%N/A4982.2 $7.32 8/31/20227,536,400 shares $63.00 million -19.1%N/A18841 $8.36 8/15/20229,310,500 shares $75.60 million -4.4%N/A46552.5 $8.12 7/31/20229,734,700 shares $76.13 million -1.2%N/A0 $7.82 7/15/20229,855,100 shares $77.07 million +7.5%N/A3285 $7.82 6/30/20229,169,400 shares $67.95 million +10.4%N/A4826 $7.41 6/15/20228,303,500 shares $65.62 million -5.4%N/A83035 $7.90 5/31/20228,779,000 shares $69.38 million +8.6%N/A227.4 $7.90 5/15/20228,084,600 shares $63.89 million -3.2%N/A6218.9 $7.90 4/30/20228,349,600 shares $67.72 million +2.8%N/A83496 $8.11 4/15/20228,124,400 shares $65.89 million -9.3%N/A4779.1 $8.11 3/31/20228,958,400 shares $72.65 million +8.2%N/A17916.8 $8.11 3/15/20228,278,900 shares $67.14 million +1.9%N/A1452.4 $8.11 2/28/20228,121,100 shares $70.37 million -3.4%N/A1727.9 $8.67 2/15/20228,403,600 shares $68.74 million +5.2%N/A84036 $8.18 1/31/20227,986,500 shares $62.02 million +25.1%N/A39932.5 $7.77 1/15/20226,382,600 shares $70.90 million +7.4%N/A1679.6 $11.11 12/31/20215,942,800 shares $66.01 million +7.3%N/A59428 $11.11 12/15/20215,539,800 shares $60.61 million -9.2%N/A13849.5 $10.94 11/30/20216,099,000 shares $65.32 million -15.4%N/A15247.5 $10.71 11/15/20217,205,400 shares $75.22 million +2.0%N/A72054 $10.44 10/29/20217,064,200 shares $73.75 million +4.0%N/A7849.1 $10.44 10/15/20216,794,000 shares $76.77 million +20.5%N/A1477 $11.30 9/30/20215,639,800 shares $63.73 million +6.4%N/A8056.9 $11.30 9/15/20215,302,000 shares $67.02 million +2.3%N/A8836.7 $12.64 8/31/20215,184,200 shares $65.53 million +13.1%N/A0 $12.64 8/13/20214,582,300 shares $57.92 million +6.5%N/A175.6 $12.64 7/30/20214,303,700 shares $54.40 million -24.2%N/A21518.5 $12.64 7/15/20215,678,200 shares $77.22 million +7.6%N/A14195.5 $13.60Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident… (Ad)Bryce Paul believes this is the #1 coin to buy right now The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…Just click here to get all the details on this crypto coin now 6/30/20215,279,300 shares $71.80 million +2.1%N/A26396.5 $13.60 6/15/20215,172,700 shares $77.59 million -7.4%N/A51727 $15.00 5/28/20215,586,600 shares $87.15 million +19.9%N/A0 $15.60 5/14/20214,658,100 shares $72.67 million -6.4%N/A0 $15.60 4/30/20214,975,100 shares $77.61 million -6.8%N/A0 $15.60 4/15/20215,336,600 shares $83.25 million +313.1%N/A53366 $15.60 3/31/20211,291,900 shares $131.13 million +76.3%N/A0 $101.50 3/15/2021732,600 shares $74.36 million +4.3%N/A0 $101.50 2/26/2021702,600 shares $71.31 million -3.2%N/A0 $101.50 2/12/2021726,000 shares $73.69 million +4.7%N/A7260 $101.50 1/29/2021693,600 shares $70.40 million +28.6%N/A0 $101.50 1/15/2021446,900 shares $45.36 million -0.1%N/A4469 $101.50 12/31/2020529,000 shares $54.22 million +18.4%N/A5290 $102.50 12/15/2020446,900 shares $45.81 million -0.1%N/A4469 $102.50 11/30/2020447,300 shares $45.85 million -9.5%N/A4473 $102.50 11/15/2020494,100 shares $50.65 million -12.8%N/A4941 $102.50 10/30/2020566,300 shares $40.21 million -8.6%N/A0 $71.00 10/15/2020619,600 shares $43.99 million -5.2%N/A6196 $71.00 9/30/2020653,500 shares $46.40 million -17.8%N/A0 $71.00 9/15/2020795,400 shares $56.47 million +2.2%N/A0 $71.00 8/31/2020778,200 shares $55.25 million +2.5%N/A0 $71.00 8/14/2020759,400 shares $53.92 million +7.9%N/A0 $71.00 7/31/2020703,900 shares $49.98 million +5.1%N/A0 $71.00 7/15/2020669,500 shares $47.53 million -28.3%N/A6695 $71.00 6/30/2020934,300 shares $66.34 million +29.8%N/A9343 $71.00 6/15/2020720,000 shares $52.08 million -10.9%N/A800 $72.34 5/29/2020808,400 shares $57.04 million -4.9%N/A1154.9 $70.56 5/15/2020849,600 shares $40.21 million -9.3%N/A0 $47.33 NPCPF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Nippon Paint's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Nippon Paint shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 15th, traders have sold 7,930,800 shares of NPCPF short. 0.34% of Nippon Paint's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nippon Paint's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Nippon Paint? 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. NPCPF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11,330.0. Learn More on Nippon Paint's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Nippon Paint? 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. 0.34% of Nippon Paint's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Nippon Paint's short interest increasing or decreasing? Nippon Paint saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,930,800 shares, an increase of 48.7% from the previous total of 5,333,300 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. How does Nippon Paint's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.34% of Nippon Paint's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "private households" compare to Nippon Paint: DENSO Co. (0.00%), China CITIC Bank Co. Limited (0.00%), Amadeus IT Group, S.A. (0.00%), Daikin Industries,Ltd. (0.00%), Sompo Holdings, Inc. (0.01%), Commerzbank AG (0.00%), Swire Pacific Limited (0.00%), Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (0.00%), Kuehne + Nagel International AG (0.00%), Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (0.00%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Nippon Paint stock? Short selling NPCPF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nippon Paint as its price is falling. NPCPF shares are trading up $0.21 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. How does a short squeeze work against Nippon Paint? A short squeeze for Nippon Paint 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 NPCPF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Nippon Paint's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including NPCPF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies DENSO Short Interest Data China CITIC Bank Short Interest Data Amadeus IT Group Short Interest Data Daikin Industries,Ltd. Short Interest Data Sompo Short Interest Data Commerzbank Short Interest Data Swire Pacific Short Interest Data Henkel AG & Co. KGaA Short Interest Data Kuehne + Nagel International Short Interest Data Sun Hung Kai Properties Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (OTCMKTS:NPCPF) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. Forbes says this could be " a $24 trillion opportunity for investors." 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