Freshworks (FRSH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Freshworks shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 10,990,000 shares of FRSH short. 6.49% of Freshworks' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Freshworks' 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. FRSH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Freshworks's short interest ratio.

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

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. 6.49% of Freshworks' floating shares are currently sold short.

Freshworks saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,990,000 shares, a drop of 1.3% from the previous total of 11,130,000 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.

Freshworks currently has issued a total of 302,854,000 shares. Some of Freshworks' 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. Freshworks currently has a public float of 169,440,000 shares.

6.49% of Freshworks' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "prepackaged software" compare to Freshworks: MongoDB, Inc. (6.23%), DocuSign, Inc. (5.81%), SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (1.27%), Gen Digital Inc. (1.98%), Manhattan Associates, Inc. (3.20%), Nutanix, Inc. (2.82%), Twilio Inc. (3.04%), Dynatrace, Inc. (2.94%), Duolingo, Inc. (3.78%), Mobileye Global Inc. (22.50%),

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 FRSH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Freshworks as its price is falling. FRSH shares are trading down $0.07 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 Freshworks 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 FRSH, 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 FRSH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.