Verastem (VSTM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Verastem shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 809,700 shares of VSTM short. 3.94% of Verastem's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Verastem'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. VSTM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Verastem'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. 3.94% of Verastem's floating shares are currently sold short.

Verastem saw a decline in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 809,700 shares, a decline of 1.9% from the previous total of 825,400 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.

Verastem currently has issued a total of 25,330,000 shares. Some of Verastem'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. Verastem currently has a public float of 20,570,000 shares.

3.94% of Verastem's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Verastem: Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (9.45%), Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (5.08%), XOMA Co. (2.09%), Agenus Inc. (15.73%), Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (11.97%), Codexis, Inc. (3.26%), Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (2.19%), Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3.22%), Regulus Therapeutics Inc. (5.44%), Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (7.10%),

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 VSTM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Verastem as its price is falling. VSTM shares are trading down $0.03 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 Verastem 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 VSTM, 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 VSTM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.