Purple Biotech (PPBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Purple Biotech shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 141,600 shares of PPBT short. 5.51% of Purple Biotech's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Purple Biotech's current short interest.

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. 5.51% of Purple Biotech's floating shares are currently sold short.

Purple Biotech saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 141,600 shares, an increase of 3.4% from the previous total of 136,900 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.

Purple Biotech currently has issued a total of 1,330,000 shares. Some of Purple Biotech'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. Purple Biotech currently has a public float of 2,570,000 shares.

5.51% of Purple Biotech's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Purple Biotech: MIRA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (5.38%), GeoVax Labs, Inc. (3.96%), Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc. (0.72%), Aprea Therapeutics, Inc. (0.23%), Carisma Therapeutics, Inc. (2.46%), Bullfrog AI Holdings, Inc. (4.12%), BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. (1.63%), Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1.82%), Affimed (5.71%), MEI Pharma, Inc. (0.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PPBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Purple Biotech as its price is falling. 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 Purple Biotech 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 PPBT, 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 PPBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.