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Fulgent Genetics (FLGT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$18.15 -0.27 (-1.47%)
(As of 10:23 AM ET)

Fulgent Genetics Short Interest Data

Fulgent Genetics (FLGT) has a short interest of 645,600 shares, representing 3.25% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.51% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 180,490 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
645,600 shares
Previous Short Interest
676,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.51%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$13.85 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
30,590,000 shares
Float Size
19,840,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.25%
Today's Trading Volume
34,109 shares
Average Trading Volume
180,490 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
19%
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FLGT Short Interest Over Time

FLGT Days to Cover Over Time

FLGT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Fulgent Genetics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024645,600 shares $13.85 million -4.5%3.3%4.3 $21.45
10/15/2024676,100 shares $13.70 million +5.6%3.4%4.6 $20.26
9/30/2024640,100 shares $13.91 million -11.5%3.2%3.8 $21.73
9/15/2024723,200 shares $16.16 million -1.3%3.7%4.1 $22.35
8/31/2024732,800 shares $16.53 million +4.8%3.7%4.1 $22.56
8/15/2024699,300 shares $16.44 million +0.8%3.6%3.9 $23.51
7/31/2024693,500 shares $16.60 million -11.5%3.5%3.8 $23.93
7/15/2024784,000 shares $16.67 million +0.2%4.1%4.4 $21.26
6/30/2024782,100 shares $15.34 million -0.2%4.1%4.8 $19.62
6/15/2024783,400 shares $14.96 million +8.7%4.1%4.9 $19.09
5/31/2024720,900 shares $14.89 million +2.4%3.7%4.3 $20.65
5/15/2024704,000 shares $15.89 million +3.2%3.7%3.4 $22.57
4/30/2024682,400 shares $13.89 million +9.1%3.5%3.1 $20.35
4/15/2024625,400 shares $12.98 million +3.5%3.1%2.9 $20.75
3/31/2024604,000 shares $13.11 million -1.2%3.0%2.9 $21.70
3/15/2024611,200 shares $13.50 million +22.6%3.2%2.9 $22.09
2/29/2024498,400 shares $11.24 million -3.6%2.6%2.2 $22.56
2/15/2024517,200 shares $13.28 million +10.1%2.7%2.7 $25.68
1/31/2024469,900 shares $11.55 million -7.5%2.5%2.5 $24.59
1/15/2024508,200 shares $14.21 million -7.9%2.7%2.4 $27.97
12/31/2023551,900 shares $15.96 million -15.0%2.9%2.5 $28.91
12/15/2023649,400 shares $18.30 million +4.7%3.4%2.8 $28.18
11/30/2023620,400 shares $17.11 million -33.4%3.2%2.8 $27.58
11/15/2023931,700 shares $25.68 million +3.1%4.9%4 $27.56
10/31/2023903,600 shares $21.63 million +5.6%4.7%3.7 $23.94
10/15/2023855,900 shares $21.31 million +4.1%4.5%3.6 $24.90
9/30/2023821,900 shares $21.98 million +49.5%4.3%3.7 $26.74
9/15/2023549,800 shares $16.31 million -8.0%2.9%2.6 $29.67
8/31/2023597,900 shares $19.59 million +9.2%3.2%2.8 $32.76
8/15/2023547,400 shares $18.65 million -10.7%2.9%2.6 $34.07
7/31/2023613,100 shares $23.81 million -8.7%3.2%2.9 $38.83
7/15/2023671,800 shares $26.04 million +6.8%3.5%3.3 $38.76
6/30/2023629,100 shares $23.30 million -5.8%3.3%3.1 $37.03
6/15/2023667,600 shares $25.51 million -10.8%3.5%3.2 $38.21
5/31/2023748,700 shares $29.78 million -7.5%3.9%3.2 $39.77
5/15/2023809,500 shares $29.51 million +7.3%4.1%3.5 $36.46
4/30/2023754,300 shares $22.30 million +1.1%3.8%3.4 $29.57
4/15/2023745,800 shares $22.99 million -12.3%3.8%3.5 $30.83
3/31/2023850,000 shares $26.54 million -26.1%4.6%3.7 $31.22
3/15/20231,150,000 shares $36.78 million +26.6%6.2%4.8 $31.98
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2/28/2023908,500 shares $29.79 million +5.9%4.9%3.8 $32.79
2/15/2023857,800 shares $29.16 million -4.4%4.6%3.7 $33.99
1/31/2023896,900 shares $30.30 million -23.3%4.8%3.3 $33.78
1/15/20231,170,000 shares $38.18 million +14.7%6.3%4.3 $32.63
12/30/20221,020,000 shares $30.38 million -14.3%5.5%3.7 $29.78
12/15/20221,190,000 shares $38.60 million +4.4%6.4%4.3 $32.44
11/30/20221,140,000 shares $41.35 million -1.7%6.0%4.1 $36.27
11/15/20221,160,000 shares $42.94 million -4.9%6.1%4 $37.02
10/31/20221,220,000 shares $48.35 million -4.7%5.9%4 $39.63
10/15/20221,280,000 shares $46.58 million -2.3%6.2%4.2 $36.39
9/30/20221,310,000 shares $49.94 million -3.0%6.3%4.2 $38.12
9/15/20221,350,000 shares $55.61 million -2.9%6.5%4.3 $41.19
8/31/20221,390,000 shares $60.42 million No Change6.7%4.4 $43.47
8/15/20221,390,000 shares $74.03 million -8.0%6.7%4.3 $53.26
7/31/20221,510,000 shares $90.22 million +0.7%7.3%4.4 $59.75
7/15/20221,500,000 shares $87.59 million +3.5%7.2%4.4 $58.39
6/30/20221,450,000 shares $79.07 million -5.2%7.0%4.1 $54.53
6/15/20221,530,000 shares $76.21 million -10.5%7.4%4.2 $49.81
5/31/20221,710,000 shares $93.21 million -0.6%8.2%4.5 $54.51
5/15/20221,720,000 shares $93.65 million +1.8%8.3%4.2 $54.45
4/30/20221,690,000 shares $92.75 million -3.4%8.0%4.2 $54.88
4/15/20221,750,000 shares $98.23 million +15.1%8.3%4 $56.13
3/31/20221,520,000 shares $94.86 million +0.7%N/A3.4 $62.41
3/15/20221,510,000 shares $84.94 million -7.4%7.2%3 $56.25
2/28/20221,630,000 shares $101.55 million -3.6%7.8%3.1 $62.30
2/15/20221,690,000 shares $112.37 million -15.1%8.2%3.2 $66.49
1/31/20221,990,000 shares $127.10 million -7.9%9.6%3.7 $63.87
1/15/20222,160,000 shares $172.71 million +17.4%N/A4.2 $79.96
12/31/20211,840,000 shares $185.09 million -11.5%8.9%3.8 $100.59
12/15/20212,080,000 shares $186.83 million -17.5%10.6%4.4 $89.82
11/30/20212,520,000 shares $235.67 million -4.9%12.9%5.5 $93.52
11/15/20212,650,000 shares $247.62 million -4.3%13.6%5.9 $93.44
10/29/20212,770,000 shares $229.69 million -6.7%14.4%5.8 $82.92
10/15/20212,970,000 shares $231.72 million No Change15.4%5.4 $78.02
9/30/20212,970,000 shares $267.15 million -10.3%15.4%4.9 $89.95
9/15/20213,310,000 shares $287.18 million -4.1%17.2%4.9 $86.76
8/31/20213,450,000 shares $314.78 million -10.4%18.1%4.9 $91.24
8/13/20213,850,000 shares $362.71 million -14.3%20.2%5.1 $94.21
7/30/20214,490,000 shares $414.20 million -14.3%24.0%5.7 $92.25
7/15/20215,240,000 shares $401.54 million -6.4%28.0%6.2 $76.63
6/30/20215,600,000 shares $516.49 million -2.4%29.9%6.5 $92.23
6/15/20215,740,000 shares $415.12 million +1.2%30.7%6 $72.32
5/28/20215,670,000 shares $419.98 million -3.4%30.3%5.1 $74.07
5/14/20215,870,000 shares $395.93 million -2.7%N/A4.1 $67.45
4/30/20216,030,000 shares $479.93 million -1.3%N/A3.7 $79.59
4/15/20216,110,000 shares $543.48 million +5.9%N/A3.4 $88.95
3/31/20215,770,000 shares $532.80 million +26.0%34.6%2.9 $92.34
3/15/20214,580,000 shares $437.85 million +15.7%27.5%2.1 $95.60
2/26/20213,960,000 shares $406.89 million +37.0%28.5%1.8 $102.75
2/12/20212,890,000 shares $494.13 million -30.9%20.8%1.4 $170.98
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1/29/20214,180,000 shares $386.61 million +1.0%30.1%2 $92.49
1/15/20214,140,000 shares $285.95 million +5.6%29.8%2.3 $69.07
12/31/20203,920,000 shares $198.86 million +22.1%28.2%2.4 $50.73
12/15/20203,210,000 shares $143.71 million -12.3%23.1%2.5 $44.77
11/30/20203,660,000 shares $148.71 million +20.8%27.3%3 $40.63
11/15/20203,030,000 shares $129.68 million +45.0%23.7%2.6 $42.80
10/30/20202,090,000 shares $71.46 million +16.8%16.5%2.1 $34.19
10/15/20201,790,000 shares $68.32 million -6.8%15.5%1.8 $38.17
9/30/20201,920,000 shares $76.88 million +23.9%16.6%2 $40.04
9/15/20201,550,000 shares $46.95 million +31.4%13.5%1.7 $30.29
8/31/20201,180,000 shares $34.88 million +27.3%10.6%1.5 $29.56
8/14/2020926,900 shares $38.95 million -1.8%8.7%1.6 $42.02
7/31/2020944,100 shares $24.88 million -6.5%8.5%1.9 $26.35
7/15/20201,010,000 shares $20.20 million +8.5%9.1%2.2 $20.00
6/30/2020931,200 shares $14.90 million +34.9%8.5%2 $16.00
6/15/2020690,500 shares $11.39 million -9.6%6.3%1.6 $16.50
5/29/2020763,800 shares $13.31 million +0.3%7.0%1.8 $17.42
5/15/2020761,900 shares $12.49 million -0.9%8.0%1.8 $16.39
4/30/2020768,900 shares $13.05 million +30.2%8.1%1.9 $16.97
4/15/2020590,800 shares $7.41 million +12.7%6.3%1.7 $12.55
3/31/2020524,400 shares $8.49 million +16.8%5.6%1.6 $16.19
3/13/2020449,100 shares $4.74 million +22.6%5.1%1.2 $10.55
2/28/2020366,400 shares $3.29 million +0.5%4.1%1.4 $8.97
2/14/2020364,500 shares $5.56 million +46.0%4.1%1.4 $15.25
1/31/2020249,700 shares $4.27 million -13.8%2.8%0.7 $17.12
1/15/2020289,600 shares $4.99 million 0.0%3.3%0.9 $17.23
12/31/2019289,700 shares $3.75 million +33.2%3.7%0.9 $12.96

FLGT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Fulgent Genetics' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Fulgent Genetics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 645,600 shares of FLGT short. 3.25% of Fulgent Genetics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Fulgent Genetics' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Fulgent Genetics?

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. FLGT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Fulgent Genetics's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Fulgent Genetics?

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. 3.25% of Fulgent Genetics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Fulgent Genetics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Fulgent Genetics saw a decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 645,600 shares, a decrease of 4.5% from the previous total of 676,100 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 Fulgent Genetics' float size?

Fulgent Genetics currently has issued a total of 30,590,000 shares. Some of Fulgent Genetics' 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. Fulgent Genetics currently has a public float of 19,840,000 shares.

How does Fulgent Genetics' short interest compare to its competitors?

3.25% of Fulgent Genetics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Fulgent Genetics: Myriad Genetics, Inc. (4.92%), Addus HomeCare Co. (2.60%), GeneDx Holdings Corp. (12.75%), Fortrea Holdings Inc. (8.09%), Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (15.68%), Teladoc Health, Inc. (15.64%), AdaptHealth Corp. (12.47%), CareDx, Inc (6.87%), Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (2.16%), The Pennant Group, Inc. (1.93%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Fulgent Genetics stock?

Short selling FLGT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fulgent Genetics as its price is falling. FLGT shares are trading down $0.74 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 Fulgent Genetics?

A short squeeze for Fulgent Genetics 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 FLGT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Fulgent Genetics' 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 FLGT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:FLGT) was last updated on 11/14/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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