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Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$592.64 +8.56 (+1.47%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Intuitive Surgical Short Interest Data

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has a short interest of 4.40 million shares. This marks a 18.92% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, indicating that it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.16 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,400,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,700,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+18.92%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.30 billion
Short Interest Ratio
3.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
December 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
356,180,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.24%
Today's Trading Volume
2,630,118 shares
Average Trading Volume
1,158,623 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
227%
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Intuitive Surgical Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
12/31/20244,400,000 shares $2.30 billion +18.9%N/A3.3 $521.96
12/15/20243,700,000 shares $2.00 billion +6.9%N/A2.8 $539.58
11/30/20243,460,000 shares $1.88 billion -16.6%N/A2.8 $542.00
11/15/20244,150,000 shares $2.19 billion +7.8%N/A3.3 $527.61
10/31/20243,850,000 shares $1.94 billion +8.5%N/A3.2 $503.84
10/15/20243,550,000 shares $1.70 billion -5.1%N/A2.8 $478.47
9/30/20243,740,000 shares $1.84 billion -5.8%N/A2.7 $491.27
9/15/20243,970,000 shares $1.94 billion +0.8%N/A2.7 $489.86
8/31/20243,940,000 shares $1.94 billion +5.4%N/A2.6 $492.63
8/15/20243,740,000 shares $1.80 billion +10.3%N/A2.5 $480.17
7/31/20243,390,000 shares $1.51 billion -21.2%N/A2.2 $444.61
7/15/20244,300,000 shares $1.88 billion -11.7%N/A3 $437.25
6/30/20244,870,000 shares $2.17 billion +20.8%N/A3.6 $444.85
6/15/20244,030,000 shares $1.72 billion +4.7%N/A3 $425.78
5/31/20243,850,000 shares $1.55 billion +5.5%N/A2.8 $402.12
5/15/20243,650,000 shares $1.46 billion +5.2%N/A2.6 $399.39
4/30/20243,470,000 shares $1.29 billion +7.8%N/A2.4 $370.62
4/15/20243,220,000 shares $1.22 billion -5.6%N/A2 $377.36
3/31/20243,410,000 shares $1.36 billion -4.5%N/A2.1 $399.09
3/15/20243,570,000 shares $1.41 billion +8.2%N/A2.2 $396.28
2/29/20243,300,000 shares $1.27 billion +1.2%N/A2 $385.60
2/15/20243,260,000 shares $1.24 billion +9.8%N/A2 $380.17
1/31/20242,970,000 shares $1.12 billion +8.4%N/A1.7 $378.22
1/15/20242,740,000 shares $996.57 million -6.5%N/A1.5 $363.71
12/31/20232,930,000 shares $988.46 million -5.8%N/A1.5 $337.36
12/15/20233,110,000 shares $1.01 billion -10.9%N/A1.6 $324.35
11/30/20233,490,000 shares $1.08 billion +1.2%N/A1.9 $310.84
11/15/20233,450,000 shares $1.01 billion +19.0%N/A1.8 $293.22
10/31/20232,900,000 shares $760.44 million -1.0%N/A1.6 $262.22
10/15/20232,930,000 shares $800.33 million -1.0%N/A1.6 $273.15
9/30/20232,960,000 shares $865.18 million -3.6%N/A1.7 $292.29
9/15/20233,070,000 shares $907.31 million +2.7%N/A1.7 $295.54
8/31/20232,990,000 shares $934.91 million +16.3%N/A1.7 $312.68
8/15/20232,570,000 shares $788.01 million -15.5%N/A1.5 $306.62
7/31/20233,040,000 shares $986.18 million -3.5%N/A1.8 $324.40
7/15/20233,150,000 shares $1.12 billion +7.5%N/A1.8 $354.00
6/30/20232,930,000 shares $1.00 billion -1.0%N/A1.9 $341.94
6/15/20232,960,000 shares $971.68 million +13.4%N/A1.8 $328.27
5/31/20232,610,000 shares $803.46 million -0.4%N/A1.6 $307.84
5/15/20232,620,000 shares $807.09 million -6.8%N/A1.6 $308.05
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4/30/20232,810,000 shares $846.43 million +16.1%N/A1.7 $301.22
4/15/20232,420,000 shares $646.19 million +0.4%N/A1.4 $267.02
3/31/20232,410,000 shares $615.68 million +15.3%N/A1.4 $255.47
3/15/20232,090,000 shares $489.44 million +2.0%N/A1.3 $234.18
2/28/20232,050,000 shares $470.25 million -7.2%N/A1.2 $229.39
2/15/20232,210,000 shares $540.94 million -12.3%N/A1.2 $244.77
1/31/20232,520,000 shares $619.14 million -7.4%N/A1.3 $245.69
1/15/20232,720,000 shares $704.21 million -4.9%N/A1.3 $258.90
12/30/20222,860,000 shares $758.90 million -36.4%N/A1.3 $265.35
12/15/20224,500,000 shares $1.20 billion -7.6%N/A2 $267.30
11/30/20224,870,000 shares $1.32 billion -22.2%N/A2.3 $270.39
11/15/20226,260,000 shares $1.65 billion -10.6%N/A2.9 $264.18
10/31/20227,000,000 shares $1.73 billion +112.8%N/A3.3 $246.47
10/15/20223,290,000 shares $602.27 million -9.1%N/A1.6 $183.06
9/30/20223,620,000 shares $678.53 million -17.7%N/A1.9 $187.44
9/15/20224,400,000 shares $922.33 million -28.5%N/A2.3 $209.62
8/31/20226,150,000 shares $1.27 billion -1.0%N/A3.1 $205.74
8/15/20226,210,000 shares $1.48 billion +61.3%N/A3.1 $238.26
7/31/20223,850,000 shares $886.15 million +5.8%N/A1.9 $230.17
7/15/20223,640,000 shares $767.75 million +8.0%3.2%1.6 $210.92
6/30/20223,370,000 shares $676.39 million -5.6%3.0%1.6 $200.71
6/15/20223,570,000 shares $700.18 million +10.5%3.2%1.7 $196.13
5/31/20223,230,000 shares $735.28 million +8.0%N/A1.5 $227.64
5/15/20222,990,000 shares $668.83 million -7.4%N/A1.4 $223.69
4/30/20223,230,000 shares $772.94 million +11.4%N/A1.5 $239.30
4/15/20222,900,000 shares $811.13 million -5.5%N/A1.3 $279.70
3/31/20223,070,000 shares $926.16 million -10.2%N/A1.4 $301.68
3/15/20223,420,000 shares $923.40 million -19.2%N/A1.7 $270.00
2/28/20224,230,000 shares $1.23 billion -2.5%N/A2.1 $290.33
2/15/20224,340,000 shares $1.26 billion +21.6%N/A2.2 $289.31
1/31/20223,570,000 shares $1.01 billion +17.4%N/A1.9 $284.18
1/15/20223,040,000 shares $935.53 million +8.6%N/A0 $307.74
12/31/20212,800,000 shares $1.01 billion +2.9%N/A1.8 $359.30
12/15/20212,720,000 shares $902.12 million +5.4%N/A1.7 $331.66
11/30/20212,580,000 shares $836.80 million -6.5%N/A1.6 $324.34
11/15/20212,760,000 shares $975.83 million -22.3%N/A1.8 $353.56
10/29/20213,550,000 shares $1.28 billion +4.1%N/A2.3 $361.13
10/15/20213,410,000 shares $1.13 billion +12.5%N/A2.2 $331.50
9/30/20213,030,000 shares $1.00 billion +129.6%N/A2 $331.38
9/15/20211,320,000 shares $1.38 billion +9.1%1.1%2.8 $1,045.52
8/31/20211,210,000 shares $1.27 billion No Change1.0%2.6 $1,053.56
8/13/20211,210,000 shares $1.21 billion -6.9%1.0%2.5 $1,003.04
7/30/20211,300,000 shares $1.29 billion -2.3%1.1%2.6 $991.46
7/15/20211,330,000 shares $1.27 billion -3.6%1.1%2.6 $953.66
6/30/20211,380,000 shares $1.27 billion -6.8%1.2%2.6 $919.64
6/15/20211,480,000 shares $1.29 billion +7.3%1.3%2.8 $872.36
5/28/20211,380,000 shares $1.16 billion +12.2%1.2%2.6 $842.18
5/14/20211,230,000 shares $1.01 billion +8.9%N/A2.2 $820.59
4/30/20211,130,000 shares $975.44 million -6.6%N/A2 $863.22
4/15/20211,210,000 shares $950.85 million -11.0%N/A2 $785.83
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3/31/20211,360,000 shares $988.03 million -11.7%N/A2.3 $726.49
3/15/20211,540,000 shares $1.13 billion +20.3%N/A2.6 $733.99
2/26/20211,280,000 shares $949.49 million +4.9%N/A2.2 $741.79
2/12/20211,220,000 shares $974.57 million -6.2%N/A2.1 $798.83
1/29/20211,300,000 shares $994.97 million -14.5%N/A2.3 $765.36
1/15/20211,520,000 shares $1.21 billion +2.7%N/A2.6 $797.14
12/31/20201,480,000 shares $1.21 billion +1.4%N/A2.7 $815.30
12/15/20201,460,000 shares $1.12 billion +0.7%N/A2.7 $764.79
11/30/20201,450,000 shares $1.06 billion -3.3%N/A2.5 $729.82
11/15/20201,500,000 shares $1.13 billion -12.8%N/A2.4 $753.38
10/30/20201,720,000 shares $1.18 billion -19.3%N/A2.8 $686.28
10/15/20202,130,000 shares $1.60 billion -1.4%N/A3.7 $751.08
9/30/20202,160,000 shares $1.53 billion +1.4%N/A3.5 $709.54
9/15/20202,130,000 shares $1.52 billion -1.8%N/A3.4 $715.57
8/31/20202,170,000 shares $1.59 billion +8.5%N/A3.5 $730.84
8/14/20202,000,000 shares $1.37 billion -13.8%N/A3.3 $684.52
7/31/20202,320,000 shares $1.59 billion -2.5%N/A3.7 $685.44
7/15/20202,380,000 shares $1.45 billion -1.7%N/A3.6 $607.80
6/30/20202,420,000 shares $1.38 billion -1.6%N/A3.6 $569.83
6/15/20202,460,000 shares $1.41 billion -8.6%N/A3 $571.28
5/29/20202,690,000 shares $1.56 billion +1.1%N/A2.8 $580.03
5/15/20202,660,000 shares $1.38 billion -4.3%N/A2.6 $520.41
4/30/20202,780,000 shares $1.42 billion -7.6%N/A2.7 $510.88
4/15/20203,010,000 shares $1.54 billion +25.9%N/A2.8 $511.00
3/31/20202,390,000 shares $1.23 billion -0.9%2.2%2.3 $514.93
3/13/20202,411,400 shares $1.21 billion +20.0%2.1%2.5 $503.79
2/28/20202,010,000 shares $739.18 million +6.4%1.8%2.8 $367.75
2/14/20201,890,000 shares $1.02 billion +5.6%1.6%2.9 $537.40
1/31/20201,790,000 shares $1.00 billion +1.7%1.6%2.9 $559.53

ISRG Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Intuitive Surgical's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Intuitive Surgical shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 4,400,000 shares of ISRG short. Learn More on Intuitive Surgical's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Intuitive Surgical?

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. ISRG shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Intuitive Surgical's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Intuitive Surgical?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Intuitive Surgical: Fiduciary Family Office LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Centiva Capital LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Verition Fund Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Sio Capital Management LLC, HBK Investments L P, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., One River Asset Management LLC, MAI Capital Management, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Austin Private Wealth LLC, Genus Capital Management Inc., and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Intuitive Surgical's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Intuitive Surgical saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,400,000 shares, an increase of 18.9% from the previous total of 3,700,000 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 Intuitive Surgical's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Intuitive Surgical: Abbott Laboratories (0.83%), Boston Scientific Co. (0.99%), Stryker Co. (1.29%), Medtronic plc (0.77%), Becton, Dickinson and Company (1.29%), Edwards Lifesciences Co. (1.95%), IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (1.85%), ResMed Inc. (5.39%), DexCom, Inc. (2.25%), STERIS plc (1.10%),

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 Intuitive Surgical stock?

Short selling ISRG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Intuitive Surgical as its price is falling. ISRG shares are trading up $8.56 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 Intuitive Surgical?

A short squeeze for Intuitive Surgical 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 ISRG, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Intuitive Surgical'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 ISRG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.



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