Korro Bio (KRRO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Korro Bio shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 884,100 shares of KRRO short. 16.13% of Korro Bio's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Korro Bio's 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. KRRO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on Korro Bio's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Korro Bio: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. 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. 16.13% of Korro Bio's floating shares are currently sold short.

Korro Bio saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 884,100 shares, an increase of 7.0% from the previous total of 826,300 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.

Korro Bio currently has issued a total of 9,389,000 shares. Some of Korro Bio's 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. Korro Bio currently has a public float of 5,480,000 shares.

16.13% of Korro Bio's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Korro Bio: Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. (9.46%), Pharming Group (0.00%), Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (19.09%), AnaptysBio, Inc. (53.19%), LENZ Therapeutics, Inc. (11.10%), Opthea Limited (0.36%), Cogent Biosciences, Inc. (12.51%), Immunome, Inc. (14.76%), Valneva SE (0.02%), Maravai LifeSciences Holdings, Inc. (5.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KRRO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Korro Bio as its price is falling. KRRO shares are trading up $0.56 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.

A short squeeze for Korro Bio 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 KRRO, 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 KRRO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.