Outbrain (OB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $7.35 +0.04 (+0.55%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:51 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Outbrain Short Interest DataOutbrain (OB) has a short interest of 439,300 shares, representing 1.41% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 10.27% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, indicating that it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 149,336 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest439,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest398,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+10.27%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.39 millionShort Interest Ratio3.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares49,649,000 sharesFloat Size31,160,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.41%Today's Trading Volume459,876 sharesAverage Trading Volume149,336 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average308% Short Selling Outbrain? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Outbrain and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartOB Short Interest Over TimeOB Days to Cover Over TimeOB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Behind the MarketsWhy Buffett, Griffin and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One InvestmentThis isn't just another investment. It might be the last retirement stock you'll ever need. But this window of opportunity is closing fast.Click here for the ticker >>> Outbrain Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 11/30/2024439,300 shares $2.39 million +10.3%1.4%3.5 $5.43 11/15/2024398,400 shares $2.01 million +24.6%1.3%4.1 $5.04 10/31/2024319,700 shares $1.37 million +2.4%1.1%3.6 $4.29 10/15/2024312,300 shares $1.44 million -25.1%1.0%2.8 $4.60 9/30/2024417,100 shares $2.03 million +81.7%1.4%3.5 $4.86 9/15/2024229,500 shares $1.09 million -34.2%0.8%1.7 $4.77 Get the Latest News and Ratings for OB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Outbrain and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/2024348,900 shares $1.78 million +44.7%1.2%2.6 $5.10 8/15/2024241,200 shares $1.18 million -25.8%0.8%1.7 $4.90 7/31/2024324,900 shares $1.55 million -15.8%1.0%2.1 $4.78 7/15/2024385,900 shares $1.88 million +34.9%1.2%2.8 $4.86 6/30/2024286,000 shares $1.42 million +17.4%0.9%2.1 $4.98 6/15/2024243,600 shares $1.12 million -16.5%0.7%1.8 $4.58 5/31/2024291,600 shares $1.34 million +10.8%0.9%2.1 $4.59 5/15/2024263,300 shares $1.18 million -16.4%0.8%1.6 $4.50 4/30/2024315,100 shares $1.28 million +10.9%1.0%2.1 $4.05 4/15/2024284,200 shares $1.15 million +5.7%0.9%2 $4.04 3/31/2024268,900 shares $1.06 million -22.8%0.8%1.8 $3.95 3/15/2024348,100 shares $1.28 million +8.2%1.0%2.4 $3.69 2/29/2024321,600 shares $1.18 million +24.4%1.0%2.3 $3.68 2/15/2024258,500 shares $1.15 million -1.5%0.8%2.4 $4.44 1/31/2024262,500 shares $1.03 million -11.3%0.8%2.1 $3.93 1/15/2024296,000 shares $1.20 million +9.7%0.9%2.4 $4.07 12/31/2023269,900 shares $1.18 million -13.4%0.8%2.3 $4.38 12/15/2023311,500 shares $1.35 million +0.2%0.9%2.8 $4.34 11/30/2023311,000 shares $1.18 million -8.5%0.9%2.9 $3.81 11/15/2023339,700 shares $1.29 million +16.1%1.0%3 $3.79 10/31/2023292,600 shares $1.25 million -7.3%0.9%2.7 $4.27 10/15/2023315,700 shares $1.48 million -8.3%0.9%2.5 $4.68 9/30/2023344,100 shares $1.68 million +1.7%1.0%2.7 $4.87 9/15/2023338,500 shares $1.69 million -36.2%1.0%2.5 $4.99 8/31/2023530,900 shares $3.03 million -1.3%1.5%3.6 $5.71 8/15/2023538,100 shares $2.95 million +18.0%1.6%3.7 $5.49 7/31/2023456,100 shares $2.42 million -8.4%1.3%3 $5.31 7/15/2023498,000 shares $2.70 million -2.1%1.4%3.7 $5.42 6/30/2023508,700 shares $2.50 million +18.8%1.5%4 $4.92 6/15/2023428,200 shares $2.11 million -0.4%1.4%3.6 $4.93 5/31/2023430,000 shares $1.99 million -24.6%1.4%4 $4.63 5/15/2023570,500 shares $2.21 million +16.6%1.9%5.1 $3.88 4/30/2023489,300 shares $1.87 million +14.7%1.6%4.6 $3.83 4/15/2023426,500 shares $1.85 million -17.3%1.4%3.6 $4.33$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move (Ad)$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being carried out by the Fed that has nothing to do with lowering or raising interest rates... but could soon have an enormous impact on your wealth.Click here to see his new research now. 3/31/2023515,900 shares $2.13 million +10.2%1.7%3.8 $4.13 3/15/2023468,200 shares $1.96 million +5.0%1.5%2.9 $4.19 2/28/2023446,000 shares $1.97 million -5.5%1.4%2.3 $4.42 2/15/2023471,800 shares $2.47 million -17.5%1.5%2.4 $5.23 1/31/2023572,100 shares $2.81 million -19.1%2.3%2.5 $4.92 1/15/2023707,500 shares $3.04 million -4.6%2.9%3.1 $4.30 12/30/2022741,200 shares $2.68 million +10.6%3.0%3.2 $3.62 12/15/2022669,900 shares $2.27 million +3.8%2.7%2.6 $3.39 11/30/2022645,100 shares $2.50 million -21.0%2.4%2.1 $3.88 11/15/2022816,700 shares $3.37 million -19.1%3.1%2.6 $4.13 10/31/20221,010,000 shares $4.32 million -15.8%3.6%2.8 $4.28 10/15/20221,200,000 shares $4.70 million -24.1%4.3%3.2 $3.92 9/30/20221,580,000 shares $5.77 million +32.8%5.6%4.1 $3.65 9/15/20221,190,000 shares $4.64 million -2.5%4.2%2.9 $3.90 8/31/20221,220,000 shares $5.38 million -12.2%4.4%3.1 $4.41 8/15/20221,390,000 shares $8.33 million +6.9%4.6%3.5 $5.99 7/31/20221,300,000 shares $7.28 million +0.8%4.3%3.3 $5.60 7/15/20221,290,000 shares $6.94 million +12.2%4.3%3.4 $5.38 6/30/20221,150,000 shares $5.78 million +19.4%3.8%3.2 $5.03 6/15/2022963,400 shares $5.36 million +22.5%3.2%2.7 $5.56 5/31/2022786,200 shares $4.83 million +3.2%2.9%2.4 $6.14 5/15/2022762,200 shares $4.61 million -5.5%5.8%2.2 $6.05 4/30/2022806,500 shares $7.26 million +22.6%7.1%2.4 $9.00 4/15/2022657,800 shares $6.63 million -13.4%5.5%1.7 $10.08 3/31/2022759,400 shares $8.15 million +57.7%7.1%1.8 $10.73 3/15/2022481,500 shares $5.26 million +14.9%4.7%1.2 $10.93 2/28/2022419,200 shares $5.47 million +25.9%4.1%1.3 $13.04 2/15/2022332,900 shares $4.38 million +12.1%3.2%1.2 $13.15 1/31/2022297,100 shares $3.75 million -20.5%1.2%1.3 $12.62 1/15/2022373,700 shares $5.46 million +77.2%1.6%2.7 $14.60 12/31/2021210,900 shares $2.95 million +2.8%0.9%2.4 $14.00 12/15/2021205,100 shares $2.87 million -2.0%0.8%2.2 $14.00 11/30/2021209,300 shares $3.16 million -11.9%0.8%1.7 $15.09 11/15/2021237,600 shares $3.99 million -23.8%1.0%1.8 $16.80 10/29/2021311,600 shares $5.28 million +2.9%1.2%2.1 $16.94 10/15/2021302,800 shares $4.84 million -36.9%1.2%1.9 $15.97 9/30/2021479,500 shares $7.10 million +366.9%1.8%1.9 $14.80 9/15/2021102,700 shares $1.73 million +75.6%0.4%0.4 $16.81 8/31/202158,500 shares $1.02 million +99.0%0.2%0.2 $17.40 8/13/202129,400 shares $580,650.00 No Change0.1%0.1 $19.75 OB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Outbrain's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Outbrain shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of November 30th, traders have sold 439,300 shares of OB short. 1.41% of Outbrain's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Outbrain's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Outbrain? 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. OB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Outbrain's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Outbrain? 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. 1.41% of Outbrain's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Outbrain's short interest increasing or decreasing? Outbrain saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 439,300 shares, an increase of 10.3% from the previous total of 398,400 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. What is Outbrain's float size? Outbrain currently has issued a total of 49,649,000 shares. Some of Outbrain'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. Outbrain currently has a public float of 31,160,000 shares. How does Outbrain's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.41% of Outbrain's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Outbrain: Employers Holdings, Inc. (1.45%), Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (0.87%), HCI Group, Inc. (12.14%), AMERISAFE, Inc. (0.81%), ProAssurance Co. (1.13%), United Fire Group, Inc. (1.30%), Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (1.06%), Donegal Group Inc. (1.44%), Investors Title (1.75%), MBIA Inc. (3.91%), 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 Outbrain stock? Short selling OB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Outbrain as its price is falling. OB shares are trading up $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. How does a short squeeze work against Outbrain? A short squeeze for Outbrain 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 OB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Outbrain'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 OB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024. 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