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Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$0.19 +0.00 (+0.74%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Applied DNA Sciences Short Interest Data

Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) has a short interest of 5.03 million shares. This marks a -5.09% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.8, indicating that it would take 0.8 days of the average trading volume of 7.88 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
5,030,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
5,300,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-5.09%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.03 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
55,189,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
9.11%
Today's Trading Volume
1,321,163 shares
Average Trading Volume
7,878,337 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
17%
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APDN Short Interest Over Time

APDN Days to Cover Over Time

APDN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Applied DNA Sciences Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/20245,030,000 shares $1.03 million -5.1%N/A0.8 $0.20
12/15/20245,300,000 shares $872,380.00 +199.4%N/A0.9 $0.16
11/30/20241,770,000 shares $265,500.00 +271.1%N/A0.4 $0.15
11/15/2024477,000 shares $77,274.00 -21.9%N/A0.1 $0.16
10/31/2024611,100 shares $110,914.65 -28.4%N/A0.1 $0.18
10/15/2024853,200 shares $249,219.72 -51.0%N/A0.1 $0.29
9/30/20241,740,000 shares $1.13 million -20.6%N/A0.2 $0.65
9/15/20242,190,000 shares $3.00 million +2.3%N/A0.2 $1.37
8/31/20242,140,000 shares $4.09 million +23.7%N/A0.2 $1.91
8/15/20241,730,000 shares $759,989.00 +177.1%N/A0.2 $0.44
7/31/2024624,300 shares $234,736.80 +6.2%N/A0.5 $0.38
7/15/2024587,800 shares $251,754.74 -23.9%N/A0.6 $0.43
6/30/2024772,700 shares $315,570.68 -1.5%N/A0.8 $0.41
6/15/2024784,200 shares $380,885.94 +334.9%89.1%1.2 $0.49
5/31/2024180,300 shares $107,422.74 +13.5%20.5%0.4 $0.60
5/15/2024158,800 shares $470,048.00 +399.4%18.0%2.3 $2.96
4/30/202431,800 shares $127,518.00 -89.4%4.2%1.3 $4.01
4/15/2024298,700 shares $2.15 million +10.3%N/A2 $7.20
3/31/2024270,800 shares $111,028.00 +3.7%N/A2.4 $0.41
3/15/2024261,200 shares $96,121.60 -2.6%N/A2.4 $0.37
2/29/2024268,200 shares $155,904.66 -1.7%N/A2.8 $0.58
2/15/2024272,700 shares $165,228.93 +5.8%N/A3 $0.61
1/31/2024257,800 shares $148,879.50 -1.8%N/A3.6 $0.58
1/15/2024262,400 shares $157,440.00 -1.7%N/A3.9 $0.60
12/31/2023267,000 shares $164,685.60 -2.8%N/A4.2 $0.62
12/15/2023274,800 shares $170,650.80 -4.5%N/A4.4 $0.62
11/30/2023287,700 shares $253,176.00 -8.2%N/A8.6 $0.88
11/15/2023313,500 shares $250,800.00 -3.7%N/A9.5 $0.80
10/31/2023325,500 shares $244,125.00 +7.6%N/A8.1 $0.75
10/15/2023302,500 shares $311,575.00 -6.0%N/A5.9 $1.03
9/30/2023321,900 shares $389,499.00 +5.3%N/A1.8 $1.21
9/15/2023305,700 shares $434,094.00 -3.5%N/A1.7 $1.42
8/31/2023316,800 shares $405,504.00 -19.0%N/A1.8 $1.28
8/15/2023391,300 shares $590,863.00 -15.8%N/A2.1 $1.51
7/31/2023464,500 shares $812,875.00 +22.7%N/A2.5 $1.75
7/15/2023378,700 shares $503,671.00 -1.3%N/A2.2 $1.33
6/30/2023383,500 shares $494,715.00 +2.7%N/A7.1 $1.29
6/15/2023373,300 shares $496,489.00 -9.6%N/A6.4 $1.33
5/31/2023412,700 shares $453,970.00 -1.1%N/A6.3 $1.10
5/15/2023417,200 shares $458,920.00 +1.9%N/A6.2 $1.10
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4/30/2023409,300 shares $397,021.00 -14.8%N/A5 $0.97
4/15/2023480,200 shares $504,210.00 +0.8%N/A5.3 $1.05
3/31/2023476,600 shares $538,558.00 +5.9%N/A4.9 $1.13
3/15/2023450,000 shares $459,000.00 -7.8%N/A3.6 $1.02
2/28/2023488,300 shares $683,620.00 -14.4%N/A3.7 $1.40
2/15/2023570,500 shares $941,325.00 +9.0%N/A4.3 $1.65
1/31/2023523,300 shares $774,484.00 -26.0%N/A3.6 $1.48
1/15/2023707,500 shares $1.20 million -20.7%N/A3.6 $1.69
12/30/2022891,900 shares $1.48 million -6.7%N/A0.4 $1.66
12/15/2022955,400 shares $1.35 million +3.0%N/A0.4 $1.41
11/30/2022927,300 shares $1.26 million -6.1%N/A0.3 $1.36
11/15/2022988,000 shares $1.54 million -23.4%N/A0.3 $1.56
10/31/20221,290,000 shares $2.30 million -39.2%N/A0.3 $1.78
10/15/20222,120,000 shares $5.05 million +343.1%N/A0.2 $2.38
9/30/2022478,400 shares $540,592.00 -39.9%N/A0.1 $1.13
9/15/2022795,400 shares $1.95 million -15.1%N/A0.1 $2.45
8/31/2022937,000 shares $2.92 million -46.8%N/A0.1 $3.12
8/15/20221,760,000 shares $6.04 million +243.4%N/A0.2 $3.43
7/31/2022512,500 shares $363,670.00 +86.9%N/A0.1 $0.71
7/15/2022274,200 shares $245,409.00 +17.1%N/A1.9 $0.90
6/30/2022234,200 shares $172,886.44 -7.5%N/A2.1 $0.74
6/15/2022253,100 shares $253,100.00 +0.8%N/A4.6 $1.00
5/31/2022251,100 shares $323,919.00 -7.5%N/A3.7 $1.29
5/15/2022271,300 shares $379,820.00 -5.1%N/A4.1 $1.40
4/30/2022286,000 shares $457,600.00 -6.0%3.9%3.8 $1.60
4/15/2022304,400 shares $587,492.00 +13.0%4.2%3.4 $1.93
3/31/2022269,400 shares $576,516.00 +0.7%3.7%3 $2.14
3/15/2022267,500 shares $556,400.00 +1.3%3.7%2.4 $2.08
2/28/2022264,200 shares $676,352.00 -17.1%3.6%1.3 $2.56
2/15/2022318,500 shares $872,690.00 +0.1%4.4%0.8 $2.74
1/31/2022318,300 shares $1.05 million -8.1%4.4%0.8 $3.30
1/15/2022346,400 shares $1.40 million -10.8%4.7%0.5 $4.04
12/31/2021388,400 shares $1.56 million -29.4%5.5%0.5 $4.02
12/15/2021550,000 shares $2.87 million -8.7%8.1%0.8 $5.22
11/30/2021602,700 shares $3.48 million +1.7%8.9%1 $5.78
11/15/2021592,500 shares $3.13 million +78.5%8.7%1.3 $5.29
10/29/2021332,000 shares $1.79 million -14.7%4.9%0.7 $5.38
10/15/2021389,400 shares $2.22 million +7.5%5.7%0.6 $5.70
9/30/2021362,400 shares $1.95 million -4.0%5.3%0.4 $5.39
9/15/2021377,600 shares $1.99 million +8.3%5.5%0.4 $5.26
8/31/2021348,800 shares $2.04 million -40.9%5.1%0.4 $5.86
8/13/2021590,300 shares $3.55 million +80.3%8.7%0.7 $6.01
7/30/2021327,400 shares $1.76 million +27.4%4.8%0.3 $5.38
7/15/2021257,000 shares $1.41 million -8.4%3.8%0.4 $5.47
6/30/2021280,400 shares $1.90 million -17.0%4.1%0.7 $6.79
6/15/2021337,800 shares $2.25 million -12.4%5.0%0.6 $6.66
5/28/2021385,800 shares $2.23 million -22.6%5.7%0.7 $5.79
5/14/2021498,200 shares $2.95 million +32.2%7.3%0.8 $5.93
4/30/2021376,900 shares $2.62 million -3.9%5.5%0.5 $6.94
4/15/2021392,000 shares $2.59 million +39.1%5.8%0.5 $6.61
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3/31/2021281,800 shares $2.00 million -21.7%4.1%0.2 $7.10
3/15/2021360,100 shares $3.33 million +19.2%5.3%0.3 $9.26
2/26/2021302,200 shares $2.93 million -21.4%4.4%0.2 $9.69
2/12/2021384,300 shares $4.83 million +13.9%5.7%0.3 $12.57
1/29/2021337,400 shares $3.32 million +16.6%5.0%0.3 $9.85
1/15/2021289,500 shares $2.58 million -57.4%4.5%0.3 $8.91
12/31/2020678,900 shares $3.59 million +2.5%14.1%0.9 $5.29
12/15/2020662,200 shares $4.07 million +47.3%13.8%2.5 $6.15
11/30/2020449,600 shares $3.23 million +1.6%10.3%2.1 $7.18
11/15/2020442,400 shares $2.99 million +21.2%10.1%2.4 $6.76
10/30/2020365,100 shares $2.50 million +1.7%8.4%1.6 $6.85
10/15/2020359,100 shares $2.92 million -14.8%8.2%0.6 $8.12
9/30/2020421,600 shares $3.26 million -6.4%9.7%0.4 $7.73
9/15/2020450,300 shares $3.67 million -18.6%10.3%0.4 $8.16
8/31/2020553,000 shares $4.05 million -5.5%12.7%0.4 $7.33
8/14/2020585,300 shares $5.44 million +49.3%13.4%0.5 $9.29
7/31/2020392,100 shares $3.92 million -2.3%8.3%0.2 $10.00
7/15/2020401,500 shares $3.14 million +5.2%8.6%0.2 $7.81
6/30/2020381,600 shares $3.36 million +10.3%8.9%0.2 $8.80
6/15/2020346,000 shares $2.57 million +73.0%8.0%0.2 $7.42
5/29/2020200,000 shares $1.94 million -5.9%4.7%0.1 $9.72
5/15/2020212,600 shares $2.36 million +16.6%7.1%0.1 $11.11
4/30/2020182,300 shares $1.13 million +145.0%6.1%0.1 $6.19
4/15/202074,400 shares $428,544.00 -34.6%2.5%0.1 $5.76
3/31/2020113,800 shares $723,768.00 -37.7%3.8%0.2 $6.36
3/13/2020182,600 shares $726,748.00 +106.6%6.2%0.1 $3.98
2/28/202088,400 shares $351,832.00 +22.3%3.0%0.2 $3.98
2/14/202072,300 shares $294,261.00 +31.9%2.5%0.3 $4.07
1/31/202054,800 shares $198,376.00 -36.3%1.9%0.1 $3.62

APDN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Applied DNA Sciences' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Applied DNA Sciences shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 5,030,000 shares of APDN short. Learn More on Applied DNA Sciences' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Applied DNA Sciences?

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. APDN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Applied DNA Sciences's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Applied DNA Sciences?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Applied DNA Sciences: Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Applied DNA Sciences' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Applied DNA Sciences saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,030,000 shares, a decrease of 5.1% from the previous total of 5,300,000 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.

How does Applied DNA Sciences' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Applied DNA Sciences: IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (0.26%), Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. (8.81%), HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (1.04%), Luna Innovations Incorporated (5.35%), FlexShopper, Inc. (0.45%), BIT Mining Limited (1.19%), Swvl Holdings Corp. (2.21%), Aeries Technology, Inc (4.68%), Scienjoy Holding Co. (0.07%), comScore, Inc. (0.69%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Applied DNA Sciences stock?

Short selling APDN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Applied DNA Sciences as its price is falling. APDN shares are trading up $0.00 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.

How does a short squeeze work against Applied DNA Sciences?

A short squeeze for Applied DNA Sciences 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 APDN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Applied DNA Sciences' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including APDN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:APDN) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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