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Paysign (PAYS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$7.65 -0.01 (-0.13%)
Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$7.68 +0.03 (+0.41%)
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Paysign Short Interest Data

Paysign (PAYS) has a short interest of 748,100 shares, representing 1.96% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 24.25% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.4, indicating that it would take 1.4 days of the average trading volume of 310,408 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
748,100 shares
Previous Short Interest
602,100 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+24.25%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$5.39 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
June 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
54,220,000 shares
Float Size
38,110,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.96%
Today's Trading Volume
571,483 shares
Average Trading Volume
310,408 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
184%
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PAYS Short Interest Over Time

PAYS Days to Cover Over Time

PAYS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Paysign Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
6/30/2025748,100 shares $5.39 million +24.3%2.0%1.4 $7.20
6/15/2025602,100 shares $2.93 million -13.2%1.6%1.5 $4.86
5/31/2025694,000 shares $3.09 million +17.7%1.8%2.3 $4.45
5/15/2025589,700 shares $2.26 million +10.2%1.5%2.4 $3.84
4/30/2025535,000 shares $1.28 million -3.7%1.4%2.2 $2.40
4/15/2025555,700 shares $1.19 million -13.6%1.5%2.2 $2.15
3/31/2025642,800 shares $1.36 million -2.6%1.7%2.3 $2.12
3/15/2025659,800 shares $1.60 million +15.3%2.0%2.4 $2.43
2/28/2025572,500 shares $1.52 million +9.1%1.8%2.1 $2.65
2/15/2025524,800 shares $1.37 million +7.1%1.6%2 $2.62
1/31/2025490,100 shares $1.30 million +6.1%1.5%2.1 $2.66
1/15/2025462,000 shares $1.42 million +24.1%1.4%2 $3.07
12/31/2024372,400 shares $1.12 million -8.3%1.1%1.9 $3.02
12/15/2024406,300 shares $1.29 million +16.1%1.2%2.4 $3.18
11/30/2024350,000 shares $1.19 million +2.3%1.1%2.2 $3.39
11/15/2024342,200 shares $1.16 million -15.3%1.0%2.3 $3.38
10/31/2024403,800 shares $1.46 million -1.4%1.2%2.8 $3.61
10/15/2024409,700 shares $1.59 million +7.4%1.3%2.6 $3.88
9/30/2024381,600 shares $1.40 million -4.2%1.2%2.1 $3.67
9/15/2024398,200 shares $1.77 million -9.2%1.2%2.2 $4.44
8/31/2024438,400 shares $2.08 million +0.9%1.4%2.5 $4.74
8/15/2024434,400 shares $2.05 million -0.6%1.3%2.3 $4.72
7/31/2024436,800 shares $2.33 million -5.3%1.4%2.2 $5.33
7/15/2024461,100 shares $2.00 million +0.1%1.4%2.2 $4.33
6/30/2024460,600 shares $1.99 million +5.5%1.4%2.3 $4.31
6/15/2024436,500 shares $1.69 million -27.9%1.3%0.9 $3.87
5/31/2024605,500 shares $2.74 million -30.4%1.9%1.3 $4.53
5/15/2024869,300 shares $4.23 million -27.6%2.7%1.9 $4.87
4/30/20241,200,000 shares $5.52 million +42.8%3.7%2.6 $4.60
4/15/2024840,400 shares $3.41 million -10.1%2.6%1.9 $4.06
3/31/2024935,000 shares $3.42 million +3.8%2.9%2.3 $3.66
3/15/2024900,500 shares $2.79 million +1.5%2.8%6.5 $3.10
2/29/2024887,200 shares $2.71 million -0.4%2.7%6.5 $3.06
2/15/2024890,500 shares $2.75 million -2.7%2.8%6.9 $3.09
1/31/2024915,500 shares $2.81 million +1.4%2.8%7.2 $3.07
1/15/2024903,100 shares $2.31 million 0.0%2.8%8.8 $2.56
12/31/2023903,200 shares $2.53 million -2.1%2.8%8.7 $2.80
12/15/2023922,700 shares $2.35 million +1.0%2.8%8.9 $2.55
11/30/2023913,600 shares $2.15 million -1.0%2.8%9.2 $2.35
11/15/2023923,000 shares $2.26 million -1.0%2.9%8.8 $2.45
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10/31/2023932,500 shares $1.72 million +2.2%2.9%8 $1.84
10/15/2023912,700 shares $1.64 million -3.2%2.8%7.2 $1.80
9/30/2023942,800 shares $1.84 million +7.8%2.9%7.2 $1.95
9/15/2023874,800 shares $1.85 million -3.6%2.7%6.5 $2.12
8/31/2023907,100 shares $2.04 million -1.4%2.8%4.5 $2.25
8/15/2023920,200 shares $1.79 million +3.0%2.9%4.3 $1.94
7/31/2023893,200 shares $1.71 million +0.6%2.8%4.1 $1.92
7/15/2023888,000 shares $1.98 million +6.9%2.8%4.4 $2.23
6/30/2023831,100 shares $2.04 million +223.1%2.6%3.9 $2.45
6/15/2023257,200 shares $643 thousand -11.3%0.8%1.2 $2.50
5/31/2023290,000 shares $696 thousand -3.8%0.9%1.8 $2.40
5/15/2023301,300 shares $958.13 thousand +6.3%0.9%2.1 $3.18
4/30/2023283,400 shares $1.01 million -3.1%0.9%2.1 $3.55
4/15/2023292,600 shares $1.07 million -3.9%0.9%1.9 $3.66
3/31/2023304,500 shares $1.11 million +6.7%1.0%2 $3.63
3/15/2023285,500 shares $1.05 million +6.1%0.9%2.2 $3.67
2/28/2023269,000 shares $1.04 million +1.1%0.8%2.4 $3.88
2/15/2023266,100 shares $896.76 thousand -3.3%0.8%2.4 $3.37
1/31/2023275,100 shares $954.60 thousand -35.1%0.9%2.4 $3.47
1/15/2023423,700 shares $1.36 million +2.5%1.3%4.8 $3.20
12/30/2022413,500 shares $1.07 million -1.1%1.3%5.8 $2.58
12/15/2022418,200 shares $966.04 thousand -2.5%1.3%6.3 $2.31
11/30/2022428,900 shares $1.28 million -2.4%1.3%6.4 $2.98
11/15/2022439,400 shares $1.20 million +1.3%1.4%5.7 $2.74
10/31/2022433,800 shares $1.06 million +3.8%1.4%4.2 $2.45
10/15/2022418,100 shares $886.37 thousand -1.2%1.3%3.7 $2.12
9/30/2022423,000 shares $1.00 million +3.4%1.3%3.7 $2.37
9/15/2022409,000 shares $1.17 million +14.1%1.3%3.5 $2.87
8/31/2022358,600 shares $1.10 million +0.6%1.1%3 $3.08
8/15/2022356,400 shares $965.84 thousand -4.6%1.1%3.1 $2.71
7/31/2022373,700 shares $717.50 thousand -18.4%1.2%3.6 $1.92
7/15/2022458,100 shares $820.00 thousand +1.1%1.4%4.5 $1.79
6/30/2022453,100 shares $688.71 thousand -4.9%1.4%4.2 $1.52
6/15/2022476,300 shares $733.50 thousand -2.3%1.5%3.6 $1.54
5/31/2022487,600 shares $746.03 thousand -10.6%1.5%3.2 $1.53
5/15/2022545,200 shares $774.18 thousand -3.2%1.7%3.5 $1.42
4/30/2022563,000 shares $1.05 million +8.6%1.8%3.9 $1.87
4/15/2022518,300 shares $953.67 thousand +0.6%1.6%2.9 $1.84
3/31/2022515,100 shares $1.01 million -10.7%1.6%2.5 $1.97
3/15/2022577,000 shares $1.25 million -23.2%1.8%2.4 $2.16
2/28/2022751,400 shares $1.63 million +9.3%2.4%2.9 $2.17
2/15/2022687,200 shares $1.64 million -10.7%2.2%2.3 $2.39
1/31/2022769,600 shares $1.71 million +12.9%2.4%2.2 $2.22
1/15/2022681,600 shares $1.32 million +12.5%2.2%1.9 $1.94
12/31/2021606,100 shares $969.76 thousand +0.7%1.9%1.9 $1.60
12/15/2021602,200 shares $951.48 thousand -16.3%1.9%2.1 $1.58
11/30/2021719,800 shares $1.30 million +21.8%2.3%1.7 $1.81
11/15/2021591,200 shares $1.31 million -11.4%1.9%1.5 $2.21
10/29/2021667,000 shares $1.68 million -1.3%2.1%1.9 $2.52
10/15/2021675,500 shares $1.78 million -10.9%2.2%2 $2.64
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9/30/2021758,000 shares $2.05 million -15.3%2.4%2.2 $2.70
9/15/2021894,800 shares $2.52 million +28.0%2.9%2.1 $2.82
8/31/2021699,000 shares $1.74 million -13.9%2.2%1.7 $2.49
8/13/2021811,800 shares $2.16 million +6.1%2.6%2.8 $2.66
7/30/2021765,400 shares $2.04 million -2.0%2.5%2.1 $2.66
7/15/2021781,100 shares $2.09 million +12.9%2.5%2.1 $2.67
6/30/2021691,600 shares $2.20 million -55.4%2.2%1.8 $3.18
6/15/20211,550,000 shares $5.33 million No Change5.0%4.6 $3.44
5/28/20211,550,000 shares $5.13 million -11.4%5.0%4.8 $3.31
5/14/20211,750,000 shares $5.06 million +2.3%5.6%5.2 $2.89
4/30/20211,710,000 shares $6.69 million +14.0%5.5%5.7 $3.91
4/15/20211,500,000 shares $6.17 million -12.3%4.9%5.2 $4.11
3/31/20211,710,000 shares $7.06 million +0.6%5.6%5.8 $4.13
3/15/20211,700,000 shares $8.26 million +11.1%5.6%5.7 $4.86
2/26/20211,530,000 shares $7.33 million -0.7%5.0%5 $4.79
2/12/20211,540,000 shares $8.04 million -6.1%5.1%3.9 $5.22
1/29/20211,640,000 shares $7.94 million -10.9%5.4%3.3 $4.84
1/15/20211,840,000 shares $8.87 million -8.5%6.0%3.8 $4.82
12/31/20202,010,000 shares $9.57 million -3.8%6.6%4.2 $4.76
12/15/20202,090,000 shares $10.64 million -6.3%6.8%4.5 $5.09
11/30/20202,230,000 shares $11.19 million -18.0%7.3%4.8 $5.02
11/15/20202,720,000 shares $14.80 million -1.5%8.9%5.9 $5.44
10/30/20202,760,000 shares $13.58 million +0.7%9.0%6.5 $4.92
10/15/20202,740,000 shares $15.81 million -8.1%9.0%5.9 $5.77
9/30/20202,980,000 shares $16.93 million +8.4%9.7%5.8 $5.68
9/15/20202,750,000 shares $15.68 million -9.5%9.0%3.6 $5.70
8/31/20203,040,000 shares $19.58 million -5.9%9.9%3.8 $6.44
8/14/20203,230,000 shares $26.03 million -16.1%10.6%4 $8.06
7/31/20203,850,000 shares $35.96 million -12.1%12.6%5.5 $9.34

PAYS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Paysign's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Paysign shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of June 30th, traders have sold 748,100 shares of PAYS short. 1.96% of Paysign's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Paysign's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Paysign?

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. PAYS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Paysign's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Paysign?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Paysign: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Paysign?

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. 1.96% of Paysign's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Paysign's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Paysign saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 748,100 shares, an increase of 24.2% from the previous total of 602,100 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 Paysign's float size?

Paysign currently has issued a total of 54,220,000 shares. Some of Paysign'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. Paysign currently has a public float of 38,110,000 shares.

How does Paysign's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.96% of Paysign's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Paysign: Phreesia, Inc. (6.35%), LegalZoom.com, Inc. (8.50%), NV5 Global, Inc. (2.72%), V2X, Inc. (9.40%), TaskUs, Inc. (0.81%), Upbound Group, Inc. (0.00%), Global Blue Group Holding AG (0.08%), Astrana Health, Inc. (3.85%), Criteo S.A. (2.62%), Flywire Corporation (3.99%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($72.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($26.89 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.61 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.52 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.70 billion), WD-40 Company ($7.66 billion), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.10 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.80 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF ($5.53 billion), and Vanguard Large-Cap ETF ($5.35 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Paysign stock?

Short selling PAYS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Paysign as its price is falling. PAYS 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 Paysign?

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

How often is Paysign'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 PAYS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:PAYS) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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