Kiora Pharmaceuticals (KPRX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Kiora Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 18,900 shares of KPRX short. 0.68% of Kiora Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kiora Pharmaceuticals' current short interest.

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. 0.68% of Kiora Pharmaceuticals' floating shares are currently sold short.

Kiora Pharmaceuticals saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 18,900 shares, an increase of 9.2% from the previous total of 17,300 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.

Kiora Pharmaceuticals currently has issued a total of 3,000,000 shares. Some of Kiora 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. Kiora Pharmaceuticals currently has a public float of 2,800,000 shares.

0.68% of Kiora Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Kiora Pharmaceuticals: Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. (1.25%), SCYNEXIS, Inc. (2.19%), Iterum Therapeutics plc (5.32%), RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. (7.35%), PepGen Inc. (2.57%), Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. (6.56%), Precision BioSciences, Inc. (20.79%), Clene Inc. (2.44%), Elevation Oncology, Inc. (16.86%), Annovis Bio, Inc. (13.55%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KPRX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kiora Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. KPRX shares are trading down $0.04 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 Kiora Pharmaceuticals 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 KPRX, 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 KPRX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.