AmpliTech Group (AMPG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of AmpliTech Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 466,100 shares of AMPG short. 2.80% of AmpliTech Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on AmpliTech Group'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. 2.80% of AmpliTech Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

AmpliTech Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 466,100 shares, an increase of 14.3% from the previous total of 407,900 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.

AmpliTech Group currently has issued a total of 19,659,000 shares. Some of AmpliTech Group'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. AmpliTech Group currently has a public float of 16,630,000 shares.

2.80% of AmpliTech Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment" compare to AmpliTech Group: Ondas Holdings Inc. (12.62%), Rekor Systems, Inc. (28.74%), LightPath Technologies, Inc. (0.73%), Senstar Technologies Co. (0.36%), GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc. (2.98%), Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (1.61%), Emeren Group Ltd (4.01%), Franklin Wireless Corp. (0.91%), Eltek Ltd. (0.14%), Semilux International Ltd. (0.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AMPG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from AmpliTech Group as its price is falling. AMPG shares are trading down $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 AmpliTech Group 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 AMPG, 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 AMPG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.