Weave Communications (WEAV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Weave Communications shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 877,800 shares of WEAV short. 1.66% of Weave Communications' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Weave Communications' 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. WEAV shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Weave Communications'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. 1.66% of Weave Communications' floating shares are currently sold short.

Weave Communications saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 877,800 shares, a decline of 1.8% from the previous total of 893,900 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.

Weave Communications currently has issued a total of 71,120,000 shares. Some of Weave Communications' 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. Weave Communications currently has a public float of 52,730,000 shares.

1.66% of Weave Communications' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "prepackaged software" compare to Weave Communications: Clear Secure, Inc. (19.13%), Rapid7, Inc. (6.64%), Paycor HCM, Inc. (8.32%), Lightspeed Commerce Inc. (3.26%), N-able, Inc. (1.68%), Cellebrite DI Ltd. (3.26%), AvidXchange Holdings, Inc. (4.62%), Progress Software Co. (9.40%), Appian Co. (4.26%), Jamf Holding Corp. (6.32%),

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 WEAV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Weave Communications as its price is falling. WEAV shares are trading down $0.26 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 Weave Communications 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 WEAV, 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 WEAV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024.