Pliant Therapeutics (PLRX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $1.39 -0.06 (-4.14%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.40 +0.01 (+0.72%) As of 07/15/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Pliant Therapeutics Short Interest DataPliant Therapeutics (PLRX) has a short interest of 2.73 million shares, representing 4.83% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -18.75% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, indicating that it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.20 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,730,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,360,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-18.75%Dollar Volume Sold Short$3.17 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 30, 2025Outstanding Shares61,390,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.83%Today's Trading Volume834,522 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,195,142 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average70% Short Selling Pliant Therapeutics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Pliant Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPLRX Short Interest Over TimePLRX Days to Cover Over TimePLRX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Pliant Therapeutics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/30/20252,730,000 shares $3.17 million -18.8%4.8%2.3 $1.16 6/15/20253,360,000 shares $4.64 million -14.3%5.9%3.3 $1.38 5/31/20253,920,000 shares $5.41 million -22.2%6.9%3.2 $1.38 5/15/20255,040,000 shares $6.90 million -2.1%8.8%2.7 $1.37 4/30/20255,150,000 shares $8.19 million +1.2%N/A1.9 $1.59 4/15/20255,090,000 shares $7.43 million +15.4%8.9%1.9 $1.46 3/31/20254,410,000 shares $5.95 million +10.8%7.7%1.7 $1.35 3/15/20253,980,000 shares $6.13 million +21.0%7.0%1.6 $1.54 2/28/20253,290,000 shares $11.32 million -7.1%5.8%1.5 $3.44 2/15/20253,540,000 shares $10.76 million -51.0%6.2%2.4 $3.04 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PLRX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Pliant Therapeutics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/31/20257,230,000 shares $77.72 million -4.1%N/A7.2 $10.75 1/15/20257,540,000 shares $95.23 million +5.2%N/A14.8 $12.63 12/31/20247,170,000 shares $94.43 million -0.7%N/A14.2 $13.17 12/15/20247,220,000 shares $96.03 million -0.3%N/A14.3 $13.30 11/30/20247,240,000 shares $99.91 million -0.7%N/A16 $13.80 11/15/20247,290,000 shares $90.61 million +1.0%N/A17.4 $12.43 10/31/20247,220,000 shares $101.59 million +3.9%N/A19.5 $14.07 10/15/20246,950,000 shares $97.30 million +2.7%N/A16.5 $14.00 9/30/20246,770,000 shares $75.89 million -7.3%N/A15.5 $11.21 9/15/20247,300,000 shares $87.60 million -0.4%N/A14.3 $12.00 8/31/20247,330,000 shares $97.42 million -0.1%N/A13.9 $13.29 8/15/20247,340,000 shares $91.24 million +4.3%N/A12.4 $12.43 7/31/20247,040,000 shares $100.74 million +1.2%N/A11.4 $14.31 7/15/20246,960,000 shares $92.08 million +0.6%N/A12.1 $13.23 6/30/20246,920,000 shares $74.39 million +4.7%N/A13.3 $10.75 6/15/20246,610,000 shares $78.00 million -0.8%N/A14.6 $11.80 5/31/20246,660,000 shares $80.79 million -4.2%N/A15.4 $12.13 5/15/20246,950,000 shares $106.75 million -8.0%N/A18.4 $15.36 4/30/20247,550,000 shares $89.24 million -0.9%N/A21.8 $11.82 4/15/20247,620,000 shares $103.25 million +2.1%N/A21.1 $13.55 3/31/20247,460,000 shares $111.15 million +6.6%N/A18.9 $14.90 3/15/20247,000,000 shares $106.33 million +2.0%N/A16.8 $15.19 2/29/20246,860,000 shares $108.87 million +1.5%N/A15.7 $15.87 2/15/20246,760,000 shares $113.57 million +8.9%N/A15.5 $16.80 1/31/20246,210,000 shares $111.28 million -2.5%N/A13.4 $17.92 1/15/20246,370,000 shares $114.02 million +0.8%N/A13.7 $17.90 12/31/20236,320,000 shares $114.46 million -0.6%N/A13.3 $18.11 12/15/20236,360,000 shares $106.59 million -1.6%N/A11.3 $16.76 11/30/20236,460,000 shares $89.73 million -1.1%N/A11.2 $13.89 11/15/20236,530,000 shares $88.81 million +3.0%N/A11.5 $13.60This Cold War “Accident” Could Unleash New $100 Trillion AI Boom (Ad)Obscure Metal More Valuable than Gold and Bitcoin… COMBINED? 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And you won't believe what he uncovered.Click here to see the details because this could be the biggest tech story of this decade. 9/30/20211,860,000 shares $31.40 million +2.2%7.6%15 $16.88 9/15/20211,820,000 shares $34.31 million -2.2%7.4%13.9 $18.85 8/31/20211,860,000 shares $33.93 million -1.1%7.6%14.3 $18.24 8/13/20211,880,000 shares $37.26 million -0.5%7.7%18.7 $19.82 7/30/20211,890,000 shares $38.18 million -0.5%7.7%18.1 $20.20 7/15/20211,900,000 shares $46.91 million +13.8%7.8%18 $24.69 6/30/20211,670,000 shares $48.63 million -4.0%6.8%15.1 $29.12 6/15/20211,740,000 shares $54.53 million -7.0%7.1%16.4 $31.34 5/28/20211,870,000 shares $56.21 million +4.5%7.7%12.3 $30.06 5/14/20211,790,000 shares $52.36 million -0.6%7.3%10.5 $29.25 4/30/20211,800,000 shares $60.03 million -4.3%7.4%10 $33.35 4/15/20211,880,000 shares $56.83 million +5.0%7.5%10.2 $30.23 3/31/20211,790,000 shares $66.21 million +26.1%7.2%10.2 $36.99 3/15/20211,420,000 shares $54.05 million +20.3%5.7%8.1 $38.06 2/26/20211,180,000 shares $46.89 million +13.5%4.8%9.6 $39.74 2/12/20211,040,000 shares $31.06 million +10.2%4.2%9.9 $29.87 1/29/2021943,800 shares $23.67 million -0.7%3.8%10.9 $25.08 1/15/2021950,800 shares $24.61 million No Change3.9%13.1 $25.88 PLRX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Pliant Therapeutics' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Pliant Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of June 30th, investors have sold 2,730,000 shares of PLRX short. 4.83% of Pliant Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Pliant Therapeutics' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Pliant Therapeutics? 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. PLRX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Pliant Therapeutics's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Pliant Therapeutics? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Pliant Therapeutics: Caption Management LLC, and 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 Pliant Therapeutics? 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. 4.83% of Pliant Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Pliant Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing? Pliant Therapeutics saw a decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,730,000 shares, a decline of 18.8% from the previous total of 3,360,000 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 Pliant Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.83% of Pliant Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Pliant Therapeutics: Benitec Biopharma Limited (4.44%), Gossamer Bio, Inc. (7.97%), COMPASS Pathways PLC Sponsored ADR (10.56%), Prothena Corporation plc (10.23%), Altimmune, Inc. (40.09%), Aura Biosciences, Inc. (5.74%), Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. (30.81%), Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (27.32%), Amarin Corporation PLC (2.17%), Inhibrx Biosciences, Inc. (7.20%), 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 Pliant Therapeutics stock? Short selling PLRX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pliant Therapeutics as its price is falling. PLRX shares are trading down $0.06 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 Pliant Therapeutics? A short squeeze for Pliant Therapeutics occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PLRX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Pliant Therapeutics' 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 PLRX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is June, 30 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Benitec Biopharma Short Interest Gossamer Bio Short Interest COMPASS Pathways Short Interest Prothena Short Interest Altimmune Short Interest Aura Biosciences Short Interest Cartesian Therapeutics Short Interest Capricor Therapeutics Short Interest Amarin Short Interest Inhibrx Biosciences Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:PLRX) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. AI 2.0 ignition (don’t sleep on this)I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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