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Novavax (NVAX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$8.70 +0.02 (+0.23%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:51 PM ET)

Novavax Short Interest Data

Novavax (NVAX) has a short interest of 39.78 million shares. This marks a -4.17% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.6, indicating that it would take 6.6 days of the average trading volume of 9.22 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
39,780,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
41,510,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-4.17%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$346.88 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
160,185,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
24.83%
Today's Trading Volume
6,086,848 shares
Average Trading Volume
9,218,745 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
66%
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NVAX Short Interest Over Time

NVAX Days to Cover Over Time

NVAX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Novavax Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/202439,780,000 shares $346.88 million -4.2%N/A6.6 $8.72
11/15/202441,510,000 shares $303.85 million +3.8%N/A6.5 $7.32
10/31/202439,980,000 shares $384.21 million +11.9%N/A6.6 $9.61
10/15/202435,720,000 shares $450.07 million +5.4%N/A5.3 $12.60
9/30/202433,880,000 shares $427.90 million +1.0%N/A5 $12.63
9/15/202433,530,000 shares $456.34 million +6.1%N/A5 $13.61
8/31/202431,610,000 shares $391.33 million +3.6%N/A4.1 $12.38
8/15/202430,500,000 shares $385.52 million +6.1%N/A2.9 $12.64
7/31/202428,760,000 shares $368.42 million -8.4%N/A1.7 $12.81
7/15/202431,400,000 shares $474.77 million +6.3%N/A1.9 $15.12
6/30/202429,530,000 shares $373.85 million -25.6%N/A1.9 $12.66
6/15/202439,710,000 shares $571.82 million +3.9%N/A2.6 $14.40
5/31/202438,210,000 shares $574.30 million -15.6%N/A2.7 $15.03
5/15/202445,290,000 shares $584.24 million +0.8%N/A3.5 $12.90
4/30/202444,930,000 shares $194.55 million +2.7%N/A6.6 $4.33
4/15/202443,770,000 shares $180.33 million -0.3%N/A6.1 $4.12
3/31/202443,910,000 shares $209.89 million -8.8%N/A5.5 $4.78
3/15/202448,130,000 shares $254.61 million -8.7%N/A5.6 $5.29
2/29/202452,740,000 shares $260.54 million -3.8%N/A5.5 $4.94
2/15/202454,830,000 shares $235.77 million +5.3%N/A6.4 $4.30
1/31/202452,090,000 shares $208.36 million +2.3%N/A6.9 $4.00
1/15/202450,910,000 shares $233.17 million +3.5%N/A7 $4.58
12/31/202349,200,000 shares $236.16 million +8.0%N/A6.5 $4.80
12/15/202345,540,000 shares $245.92 million +5.6%N/A6 $5.40
11/30/202343,110,000 shares $237.11 million +4.8%N/A5.6 $5.50
11/15/202341,150,000 shares $255.13 million -8.4%N/A4.7 $6.20
10/31/202344,910,000 shares $299.10 million +4.5%N/A4.7 $6.66
10/15/202342,990,000 shares $303.08 million -3.3%N/A4.3 $7.05
9/30/202344,440,000 shares $321.75 million -0.1%N/A4.7 $7.24
9/15/202344,500,000 shares $343.10 million +11.0%N/A5 $7.71
8/31/202340,090,000 shares $320.72 million +0.7%N/A4.7 $8.00
8/15/202339,800,000 shares $288.15 million +7.7%N/A5.6 $7.24
7/31/202336,950,000 shares $342.90 million +0.7%N/A5.5 $9.28
7/15/202336,690,000 shares $318.47 million +0.7%N/A6.1 $8.68
6/30/202336,450,000 shares $270.82 million +18.2%N/A5.8 $7.43
6/15/202330,840,000 shares $248.57 million +2.7%N/A5.3 $8.06
5/31/202330,030,000 shares $241.74 million -6.0%N/A5.2 $8.05
5/15/202331,930,000 shares $258.95 million -5.0%N/A5 $8.11
4/30/202333,600,000 shares $257.71 million -1.6%N/A5.4 $7.67
4/15/202334,150,000 shares $312.81 million -9.6%N/A5.5 $9.16
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3/31/202337,770,000 shares $261.75 million +13.6%N/A5.9 $6.93
3/15/202333,240,000 shares $196.12 million -2.6%N/A5 $5.90
2/28/202334,110,000 shares $315.86 million +6.4%N/A4.6 $9.26
2/15/202332,050,000 shares $326.59 million +3.9%N/A4.7 $10.19
1/31/202330,840,000 shares $336.46 million -0.2%N/A4.5 $10.91
1/15/202330,910,000 shares $379.88 million +1.6%N/A4.7 $12.29
12/30/202230,410,000 shares $312.61 million +24.3%N/A4.5 $10.28
12/15/202224,470,000 shares $277.00 million +3.8%N/A3.9 $11.32
11/30/202223,570,000 shares $388.67 million +4.4%N/A4.7 $16.49
11/15/202222,580,000 shares $524.31 million +0.6%N/A4.7 $23.22
10/31/202222,450,000 shares $499.96 million +5.1%N/A4.5 $22.27
10/15/202221,360,000 shares $420.15 million +9.5%N/A4 $19.67
9/30/202219,500,000 shares $354.90 million +14.6%N/A3.2 $18.20
9/15/202217,020,000 shares $554.00 million +9.0%N/A2.8 $32.55
8/31/202215,620,000 shares $516.08 million +0.8%N/A2.4 $33.04
8/15/202215,490,000 shares $655.23 million -5.1%N/A2.1 $42.30
7/31/202216,330,000 shares $890.15 million +8.9%N/A2.2 $54.51
7/15/202214,990,000 shares $815.91 million +1.4%N/A2.1 $54.43
6/30/202214,780,000 shares $760.14 million -6.0%N/A2.3 $51.43
6/15/202215,730,000 shares $648.55 million +30.0%N/A2.7 $41.23
5/31/202212,100,000 shares $669.49 million -15.3%N/A2.2 $55.33
5/15/202214,290,000 shares $741.51 million +17.4%N/A3.1 $51.89
4/30/202212,170,000 shares $548.50 million +0.4%N/A2.7 $45.07
4/15/202212,120,000 shares $709.63 million +11.3%N/A2.6 $58.55
3/31/202210,890,000 shares $802.05 million +7.6%N/A2.2 $73.65
3/15/202210,120,000 shares $746.86 million +5.0%N/A1.8 $73.80
2/28/20229,640,000 shares $803.69 million +1.8%N/A1.6 $83.37
2/15/20229,470,000 shares $825.12 million +2.7%N/A1.5 $87.13
1/31/20229,220,000 shares $863.91 million -4.0%N/A1.5 $93.70
1/15/20229,600,000 shares $1.06 billion +7.5%N/A1.6 $110.82
12/31/20218,930,000 shares $1.28 billion +6.7%N/A1.5 $143.07
12/15/20218,370,000 shares $1.50 billion +8.1%N/A1.5 $179.49
11/30/20217,740,000 shares $1.61 billion -10.1%N/A1.5 $208.63
11/15/20218,610,000 shares $1.48 billion +4.5%N/A1.8 $172.45
10/29/20218,240,000 shares $1.23 billion +33.8%11.2%1.5 $148.83
10/15/20216,160,000 shares $997.61 million +1.5%8.4%1.1 $161.95
9/30/20216,070,000 shares $1.26 billion -9.1%8.2%1.2 $207.31
9/15/20216,680,000 shares $1.55 billion +9.9%9.1%1.4 $232.30
8/31/20216,080,000 shares $1.45 billion -15.3%8.3%1.2 $238.54
8/13/20217,180,000 shares $1.85 billion +21.9%9.8%1.4 $257.27
7/30/20215,890,000 shares $1.06 billion -2.6%8.0%1.3 $179.33
7/15/20216,050,000 shares $1.08 billion -0.5%8.2%1.4 $179.14
6/30/20216,080,000 shares $1.29 billion +5.0%8.3%1.5 $212.31
6/15/20215,790,000 shares $1.08 billion -0.3%7.9%1.5 $187.07
5/28/20215,810,000 shares $857.67 million +10.9%7.9%1.7 $147.62
5/14/20215,240,000 shares $634.04 million +17.8%N/A1.5 $121.00
4/30/20214,450,000 shares $1.06 billion -5.3%N/A1.2 $237.53
4/15/20214,700,000 shares $946.30 million +9.6%N/A1.1 $201.34
3/31/20214,290,000 shares $743.54 million -13.3%N/A1 $173.32
3/15/20214,950,000 shares $1.00 billion -7.1%N/A1.1 $202.77
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2/26/20215,330,000 shares $1.18 billion -13.1%N/A1.2 $221.50
2/12/20216,130,000 shares $1.83 billion -1.1%N/A1.2 $298.26
1/29/20216,200,000 shares $830.86 million -11.1%N/A1.2 $134.01
1/15/20216,970,000 shares $905.96 million -4.9%N/A1.7 $129.98
12/31/20207,330,000 shares $871.98 million +1.4%N/A1.8 $118.96
12/15/20207,230,000 shares $937.73 million -19.4%N/A1.8 $129.70
11/30/20208,970,000 shares $1.13 billion +3.0%N/A2.1 $125.69
11/15/20208,710,000 shares $841.39 million +8.9%N/A2 $96.60
10/30/20208,000,000 shares $701.04 million +7.7%N/A1.6 $87.63
10/15/20207,430,000 shares $830.38 million -5.0%N/A1.3 $111.76
9/30/20207,820,000 shares $847.30 million -4.8%N/A1.2 $108.35
9/15/20208,210,000 shares $905.89 million -3.2%N/A1.1 $110.34
8/31/20208,480,000 shares $935.68 million +6.0%N/A1.1 $110.34
8/14/20208,000,000 shares $1.17 billion -0.5%N/A1 $146.51
7/31/20208,040,000 shares $1.15 billion -1.1%N/A0.8 $143.10
7/15/20208,130,000 shares $903.65 million -14.4%N/A0.9 $111.15
6/30/20209,500,000 shares $791.83 million +17.1%N/A1 $83.35
6/15/20208,110,000 shares $414.18 million +9.6%N/A0.9 $51.07
5/29/20207,400,000 shares $340.70 million +0.5%N/A0.8 $46.04
5/15/20207,360,000 shares $321.12 million +28.9%N/A0.7 $43.63
4/30/20205,710,000 shares $103.52 million +54.3%N/A0.7 $18.13
4/15/20203,700,000 shares $64.86 million +4.5%N/A0.4 $17.53
3/31/20203,540,000 shares $70.20 million -34.3%N/A0.4 $19.83
3/13/20205,384,600 shares $91.81 million +4.8%N/A0.6 $17.05
2/28/20205,140,000 shares $55.31 million -14.6%N/A0.8 $10.76
2/14/20206,020,000 shares $64.11 million +2.9%N/A1.4 $10.65
1/31/20205,850,000 shares $53.94 million +15.8%N/A1.6 $9.22
1/15/20205,050,000 shares $36.41 million -6.8%N/A1.6 $7.21
12/31/20195,420,000 shares $42.28 million +9.3%N/A5 $7.80

NVAX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Novavax's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Novavax shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 39,780,000 shares of NVAX short. Learn More on Novavax's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Novavax?

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. NVAX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Novavax's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Novavax?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Novavax: National Bank of Canada FI, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Crawford Fund Management LLC, Citigroup Inc., LMR Partners LLP, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Novavax's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Novavax saw a decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 39,780,000 shares, a decline of 4.2% from the previous total of 41,510,000 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 Novavax's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "biotechnology" compare to Novavax: Alkermes plc (8.63%), Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (6.97%), Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (4.16%), Geron Co. (10.98%), Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (11.61%), MannKind Co. (15.61%), Dynavax Technologies Co. (13.62%), BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (9.35%), Myriad Genetics, Inc. (3.72%), Innoviva, Inc. (17.34%),

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. ($5.70 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.

What does it mean to sell short Novavax stock?

Short selling NVAX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Novavax as its price is falling. NVAX shares are trading up $0.02 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 Novavax?

A short squeeze for Novavax 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 NVAX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Novavax'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 NVAX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:NVAX) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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