SOPHiA GENETICS (SOPH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of SOPHiA GENETICS shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 21,100 shares of SOPH short. 0.05% of SOPHiA GENETICS's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on SOPHiA GENETICS's 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. 0.05% of SOPHiA GENETICS's floating shares are currently sold short.

SOPHiA GENETICS saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,100 shares, a drop of 57.7% from the previous total of 49,900 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.

SOPHiA GENETICS currently has issued a total of 65,380,000 shares. Some of SOPHiA GENETICS'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. SOPHiA GENETICS currently has a public float of 46,340,000 shares.

0.05% of SOPHiA GENETICS's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to SOPHiA GENETICS: Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (16.38%), Caribou Biosciences, Inc. (13.13%), Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. (5.35%), Monte Rosa Therapeutics, Inc. (5.98%), Vaxart, Inc. (10.52%), Repare Therapeutics Inc. (1.82%), Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. (15.18%), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (16.64%), Autolus Therapeutics plc (1.22%), Immatics (10.28%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling SOPH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from SOPHiA GENETICS as its price is falling. SOPH shares are trading down $0.08 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 SOPHiA GENETICS 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 SOPH, 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 SOPH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.