OPKO Health (OPK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of OPKO Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 86,570,000 shares of OPK short. 26.42% of OPKO Health's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on OPKO Health'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. OPK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on OPKO Health's short interest ratio.

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. 26.42% of OPKO Health's floating shares are currently sold short.

OPKO Health saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 86,570,000 shares, an increase of 10.9% from the previous total of 78,030,000 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.

OPKO Health currently has issued a total of 696,990,000 shares. Some of OPKO Health'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. OPKO Health currently has a public float of 327,730,000 shares.

26.42% of OPKO Health's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to OPKO Health: Innoviva, Inc. (18.39%), Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (13.04%), MannKind Co. (13.13%), Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (9.52%), Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (7.73%), Dynavax Technologies Co. (14.99%), Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2.43%), Verastem, Inc. (3.49%), ADC Therapeutics SA (1.43%), Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (4.17%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling OPK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from OPKO Health as its price is falling. OPK shares are trading up $0.02 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 OPKO Health 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 OPK, 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 OPK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.