Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals (EPRX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, investors have sold 141,200 shares of EPRX short. 0.49% of Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals' 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. EPRX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals'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. 0.49% of Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals' floating shares are currently sold short.

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals saw a decrease in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 141,200 shares, a decrease of 1.9% from the previous total of 144,000 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.

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals currently has issued a total of 27,282,000 shares. Some of Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals' 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. Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals currently has a public float of 28,570,000 shares.

0.49% of Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals: uniQure (7.62%), Valneva SE (0.04%), Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (4.69%), Neurogene Inc. (10.22%), Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (18.29%), Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3.35%), Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (12.12%), Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (7.08%), 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. (18.43%), COMPASS Pathways plc (5.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EPRX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. EPRX shares are trading down $0.19 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 Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals 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 EPRX, 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 EPRX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.