Nayax (NYAX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Nayax shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 88,400 shares of NYAX short. 0.64% of Nayax's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Nayax'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. NYAX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 12.0. Learn More on Nayax's short interest ratio.

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. 0.64% of Nayax's floating shares are currently sold short.

Nayax saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 88,400 shares, a drop of 1.0% from the previous total of 89,300 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.

Nayax currently has issued a total of 35,457,000 shares. Some of Nayax'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. Nayax currently has a public float of 13,920,000 shares.

0.64% of Nayax's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Nayax: Varonis Systems, Inc. (9.87%), Q2 Holdings, Inc. (5.55%), Cellebrite DI Ltd. (1.70%), Box, Inc. (10.35%), BILL Holdings, Inc. (7.19%), Intapp, Inc. (3.87%), Paycor HCM, Inc. (6.81%), Tenable Holdings, Inc. (3.50%), Compass, Inc. (4.94%), GDS Holdings Limited (5.24%),

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 NYAX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Nayax as its price is falling. NYAX shares are trading down $1.63 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 Nayax 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 NYAX, 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 NYAX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025.