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Aspen Technology (AZPN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$248.40 +0.06 (+0.02%)
(As of 11:33 AM ET)

Aspen Technology Short Interest Data

Aspen Technology (AZPN) has a short interest of 1.18 million shares, representing 4.43% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -12.59% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 240,124 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,180,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,350,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-12.59%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$291.32 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
63,250,000 shares
Float Size
26,630,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.43%
Today's Trading Volume
394,019 shares
Average Trading Volume
240,124 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
164%
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AZPN Short Interest Over Time

AZPN Days to Cover Over Time

AZPN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Aspen Technology Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/15/20241,180,000 shares $291.32 million -12.6%4.4%3.7 $246.88
10/31/20241,350,000 shares $316.89 million +2.3%5.1%5.1 $234.73
10/15/20241,320,000 shares $312.47 million -9.0%5.0%6.6 $236.72
9/30/20241,450,000 shares $346.29 million -1.4%5.4%6.7 $238.82
9/15/20241,470,000 shares $331.06 million +8.9%5.5%6.8 $225.21
8/31/20241,350,000 shares $316.09 million No Change5.1%6.5 $234.14
8/15/20241,350,000 shares $287.43 million +11.6%5.1%6.9 $212.91
7/31/20241,210,000 shares $227.42 million -9.7%4.5%5.7 $187.95
7/15/20241,340,000 shares $263.98 million -8.2%5.0%6.3 $197.00
6/30/20241,460,000 shares $290.00 million -1.4%5.5%7.1 $198.63
6/15/20241,480,000 shares $292.54 million +6.5%5.5%7 $197.66
5/31/20241,390,000 shares $292.80 million -4.8%5.2%6.5 $210.65
5/15/20241,460,000 shares $323.10 million -4.0%5.4%6.6 $221.30
4/30/20241,520,000 shares $299.24 million +2.7%5.6%6.5 $196.87
4/15/20241,480,000 shares $297.26 million +2.1%5.5%7.3 $200.85
3/31/20241,450,000 shares $309.26 million +5.8%5.4%7 $213.28
3/15/20241,370,000 shares $267.04 million +5.4%5.1%7 $194.92
2/29/20241,300,000 shares $252.06 million +4.0%4.8%6.8 $193.89
2/15/20241,250,000 shares $225.94 million -4.6%4.6%6.5 $180.75
1/31/20241,310,000 shares $251.51 million -4.4%4.8%7.1 $191.99
1/15/20241,370,000 shares $274.71 million -4.9%5.0%7.5 $200.52
12/31/20231,440,000 shares $317.02 million -13.3%5.3%8.1 $220.15
12/15/20231,660,000 shares $344.70 million +16.9%6.1%9.3 $207.65
11/30/20231,420,000 shares $267.33 million -2.1%5.2%7.5 $188.26
11/15/20231,450,000 shares $261.68 million +4.3%5.4%7.9 $180.47
10/31/20231,390,000 shares $247.07 million +3.7%5.0%7.6 $177.75
10/15/20231,340,000 shares $266.74 million +5.5%4.8%7 $199.06
9/30/20231,270,000 shares $259.41 million +10.4%4.6%6.4 $204.26
9/15/20231,150,000 shares $226.81 million +12.8%4.1%5.4 $197.23
8/31/20231,020,000 shares $197.88 million -1.9%3.6%4.5 $194.00
8/15/20231,040,000 shares $200.14 million -2.8%3.7%4.4 $192.44
7/31/20231,070,000 shares $191.00 million -5.3%3.8%4.4 $178.50
7/15/20231,130,000 shares $200.54 million +8.7%4.0%4.4 $177.47
6/30/20231,040,000 shares $174.31 million -16.1%3.7%4.1 $167.61
6/15/20231,240,000 shares $206.84 million -6.8%4.4%5 $166.81
5/31/20231,330,000 shares $218.01 million -11.3%4.7%5.5 $163.92
5/15/20231,500,000 shares $250.22 million +60.8%5.3%6.6 $166.81
4/30/2023932,900 shares $165.12 million -9.4%3.3%4.2 $177.00
4/15/20231,030,000 shares $248.89 million -1.0%3.7%5 $241.64
3/31/20231,040,000 shares $238.02 million -2.8%3.7%5.1 $228.87
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3/15/20231,070,000 shares $218.22 million +3.9%3.8%5.4 $203.94
2/28/20231,030,000 shares $218.37 million +7.5%3.7%5.3 $212.01
2/15/2023958,100 shares $207.56 million +9.9%3.4%4.1 $216.64
1/31/2023871,500 shares $173.21 million -3.0%3.1%3.6 $198.75
1/15/2023898,200 shares $180.30 million +0.7%3.2%3.7 $200.74
12/30/2022892,300 shares $183.28 million -3.9%3.2%3.6 $205.40
12/15/2022928,700 shares $191.56 million -6.7%3.3%3.5 $206.27
11/30/2022995,400 shares $229.44 million +9.6%3.6%3.8 $230.50
11/15/2022908,600 shares $225.55 million -11.8%3.3%4.1 $248.24
10/31/20221,030,000 shares $248.69 million +12.4%3.7%5 $241.45
10/15/2022916,600 shares $221.86 million -5.8%3.3%5 $242.05
9/30/2022973,000 shares $231.77 million +46.5%3.5%5.6 $238.20
9/15/2022664,300 shares $148.21 million +19.9%2.4%4.3 $223.11
8/31/2022554,200 shares $116.71 million +5.6%2.0%3.3 $210.60
8/15/2022524,800 shares $114.79 million +35.0%1.9%2.8 $218.73
7/31/2022388,800 shares $79.35 million +9.1%1.4%1.7 $204.09
7/15/2022356,500 shares $62.79 million -8.4%1.3%1.5 $176.12
6/30/2022389,200 shares $71.49 million -9.6%1.3%1.4 $183.68
6/15/2022430,700 shares $79.78 million -1.2%1.5%1.2 $185.23
5/31/2022435,700 shares $84.30 million -56.3%0.7%1.1 $193.49
5/15/2022997,600 shares $165.35 million +34.3%1.5%2.3 $165.75
4/30/2022742,800 shares $117.76 million -5.5%1.1%1.8 $158.54
4/15/2022786,200 shares $127.33 million +20.9%1.2%1.9 $161.95
3/31/2022650,400 shares $107.56 million -13.5%1.0%1.5 $165.37
3/15/2022751,600 shares $102.81 million +22.2%1.1%2 $136.79
2/28/2022615,000 shares $93.73 million +6.3%0.9%1.9 $152.41
2/15/2022578,400 shares $82.23 million -26.7%0.9%1.8 $142.17
1/31/2022788,900 shares $118.46 million +14.7%1.2%2.5 $150.16
1/15/2022687,800 shares $107.24 million -11.6%1.0%2.2 $155.92
12/31/2021778,300 shares $118.46 million -18.0%1.2%2 $152.20
12/15/2021949,200 shares $142.41 million -11.3%1.4%2.1 $150.03
11/30/20211,070,000 shares $155.18 million +36.1%1.6%2.2 $145.03
11/15/2021786,300 shares $115.37 million -25.1%1.2%1.6 $146.73
10/29/20211,050,000 shares $164.52 million -28.1%1.6%1.9 $156.69
10/15/20211,460,000 shares $238.72 million -17.1%2.2%2.8 $163.51
9/30/20211,760,000 shares $216.13 million -5.9%2.6%3.8 $122.80
9/15/20211,870,000 shares $241.36 million -6.5%2.8%4.6 $129.07
8/31/20212,000,000 shares $259 million -7.4%3.0%5.1 $129.50
8/13/20212,160,000 shares $274.38 million -5.3%3.2%5.2 $127.03
7/30/20212,280,000 shares $333.47 million -11.6%3.4%3.5 $146.26
7/15/20212,580,000 shares $366.85 million +14.2%3.8%3.6 $142.19
6/30/20212,260,000 shares $310.84 million -13.7%3.3%3.1 $137.54
6/15/20212,620,000 shares $364.18 million -13.3%3.9%3.7 $139.00
5/28/20213,020,000 shares $412.14 million +76.6%4.5%4.4 $136.47
5/14/20211,710,000 shares $240.26 million +93.2%2.5%2.6 $140.50
4/30/2021884,900 shares $117.37 million -4.1%1.3%2.1 $132.64
4/15/2021922,400 shares $138.80 million -3.4%1.4%2.4 $150.48
3/31/2021954,600 shares $137.03 million -7.3%1.4%2.4 $143.55
3/15/20211,030,000 shares $155.06 million -9.7%1.5%2.6 $150.54
2/26/20211,140,000 shares $171.55 million -1.7%1.7%2.9 $150.48
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2/12/20211,160,000 shares $181.91 million -9.4%1.7%3 $156.82
1/29/20211,280,000 shares $172.44 million -18.5%1.9%3.1 $134.72
1/15/20211,570,000 shares $222.00 million +41.4%2.3%4.2 $141.40
12/31/20201,110,000 shares $145.34 million +2.8%1.7%3.1 $130.94
12/15/20201,080,000 shares $146.85 million -0.9%1.6%3.1 $135.97
11/30/20201,090,000 shares $146.66 million No Change1.6%3 $134.55
11/15/20201,090,000 shares $131.63 million -17.4%1.6%3 $120.76
10/30/20201,320,000 shares $147.71 million -9.0%2.0%3.2 $111.90
10/15/20201,450,000 shares $192.97 million +3.6%2.2%3.7 $133.08
9/30/20201,400,000 shares $177.23 million -7.9%2.1%3.2 $126.59
9/15/20201,520,000 shares $196.55 million -1.3%2.3%3.4 $129.31
8/31/20201,540,000 shares $195.63 million -14.0%2.3%3.4 $127.03
8/14/20201,790,000 shares $212.83 million +0.6%2.7%3.6 $118.90
7/31/20201,780,000 shares $173.12 million +1.7%2.7%3.6 $97.26
7/15/20201,750,000 shares $164.61 million -7.9%2.6%3.3 $94.06
6/30/20201,900,000 shares $196.54 million +15.9%2.8%3.7 $103.44
6/15/20201,640,000 shares $166.38 million -10.9%2.4%3 $101.45
5/29/20201,840,000 shares $192.70 million -0.5%2.7%2.7 $104.73
5/15/20201,850,000 shares $173.70 million -9.3%2.8%2.6 $93.89
4/30/20202,040,000 shares $208.59 million -1.0%3.0%2.8 $102.25
4/15/20202,060,000 shares $198.83 million +1.5%3.1%2.6 $96.52
3/31/20202,030,000 shares $191.73 million -21.4%3.0%2.5 $94.45
3/13/20202,583,400 shares $251.21 million +53.8%3.8%2.5 $97.24
2/28/20201,680,000 shares $132.15 million -16.8%2.5%2.6 $78.66
2/14/20202,020,000 shares $193.05 million +169.2%3.0%3.8 $95.57
1/31/2020750,500 shares $85.25 million -15.8%1.1%1.5 $113.59
1/15/2020891,100 shares $114.55 million +25.1%1.3%2.3 $128.55
12/31/2019712,100 shares $99.91 million -2.8%1.1%1.9 $140.31

AZPN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Aspen Technology's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Aspen Technology shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 15th, traders have sold 1,180,000 shares of AZPN short. 4.43% of Aspen Technology's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Aspen Technology's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Aspen Technology?

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. AZPN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Aspen Technology's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Aspen Technology?

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

What is a good short interest percentage for Aspen Technology?

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. 4.43% of Aspen Technology's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Aspen Technology's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Aspen Technology saw a decrease in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,180,000 shares, a decrease of 12.6% from the previous total of 1,350,000 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.

What is Aspen Technology's float size?

Aspen Technology currently has issued a total of 63,250,000 shares. Some of Aspen Technology'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. Aspen Technology currently has a public float of 26,630,000 shares.

How does Aspen Technology's short interest compare to its competitors?

4.43% of Aspen Technology's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Aspen Technology: Autodesk, Inc. (1.16%), Fair Isaac Co. (2.63%), ANSYS, Inc. (1.53%), Tyler Technologies, Inc. (1.61%), SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (1.09%), FactSet Research Systems Inc. (5.50%), Manhattan Associates, Inc. (3.40%), Guidewire Software, Inc. (2.11%), Pegasystems Inc. (1.67%), Informatica Inc. (2.79%),

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. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.81 billion), International Paper ($2.96 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.40 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.05 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.03 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.82 billion), and Tractor Supply ($1.65 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Aspen Technology stock?

Short selling AZPN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Aspen Technology as its price is falling. AZPN shares are trading up $0.14 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 Aspen Technology?

A short squeeze for Aspen Technology 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 AZPN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Aspen Technology's 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 AZPN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:AZPN) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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