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Purple Biotech (PPBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2.54 +0.03 (+1.20%)
(As of 11:15 AM ET)

Purple Biotech Short Interest Data

Purple Biotech (PPBT) has a short interest of 19,500 shares, representing 1.08% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 8.33% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.5, indicating that it would take 0.5 days of the average trading volume of 18,481 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
19,500 shares
Previous Short Interest
18,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+8.33%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$62,595.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
1,330,000 shares
Float Size
1,800,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.08%
Today's Trading Volume
5,836 shares
Average Trading Volume
18,481 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
32%
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PPBT Short Interest Over Time

PPBT Days to Cover Over Time

PPBT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Purple Biotech Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/202419,500 shares $62,595.00 +8.3%1.1%0.5 $3.21
10/15/202418,000 shares $74,520.00 +37.4%1.0%0.8 $4.14
9/30/202413,100 shares $72,967.00 -33.5%0.8%0.6 $5.57
9/15/202419,700 shares $0.00 -95.3%1.2%1 $0.00
8/31/2024418,800 shares $204,793.20 +28.5%N/A1.5 $0.49
8/15/2024326,000 shares $120,587.40 -14.1%N/A1.1 $0.37
7/31/2024379,700 shares $146,458.64 -6.1%N/A1.3 $0.39
7/15/2024404,500 shares $153,790.90 -48.9%N/A1.2 $0.38
6/30/2024790,900 shares $321,896.30 +188.7%N/A2.3 $0.41
6/15/2024274,000 shares $164,674.00 -11.6%N/A1.5 $0.60
5/31/2024309,900 shares $250,244.25 +20.3%N/A1.7 $0.81
5/15/2024257,600 shares $128,800.00 -13.3%N/A1.5 $0.50
4/30/2024297,200 shares $153,860.44 +27.3%N/A2 $0.52
4/15/2024233,500 shares $132,324.45 +5.1%N/A2 $0.57
3/31/2024222,200 shares $148,874.00 -0.4%N/A2.3 $0.67
3/15/2024223,000 shares $161,641.55 -24.6%N/A2.2 $0.72
2/29/2024295,900 shares $249,857.96 -6.2%N/A2.9 $0.84
2/15/2024315,400 shares $239,672.46 -24.6%N/A3.5 $0.76
1/31/2024418,100 shares $275,946.00 -7.7%N/A5.2 $0.66
1/15/2024452,800 shares $312,432.00 -4.7%N/A4.6 $0.69
12/31/2023475,100 shares $370,578.00 -13.5%N/A4.6 $0.78
12/15/2023548,900 shares $521,455.00 +7.8%N/A5.2 $0.95
11/30/2023509,100 shares $529,464.00 -8.6%N/A5.6 $1.04
11/15/2023556,700 shares $578,968.00 -20.5%N/A6.4 $1.04
10/31/2023700,100 shares $945,135.00 -6.5%N/A8.1 $1.35
10/15/2023748,400 shares $950,468.00 +15.9%N/A9.5 $1.27
9/30/2023645,900 shares $768,621.00 -0.1%N/A7.1 $1.19
9/15/2023646,600 shares $724,192.00 -4.7%N/A7.5 $1.12
8/31/2023678,400 shares $820,864.00 -0.5%N/A7.7 $1.21
8/15/2023681,600 shares $763,392.00 -2.5%N/A8 $1.12
7/31/2023698,700 shares $761,583.00 -11.3%N/A8.5 $1.09
7/15/2023787,900 shares $961,238.00 +17.2%N/A11.2 $1.22
6/30/2023672,100 shares $937,579.50 -0.5%N/A11.5 $1.40
6/15/2023675,400 shares $1.08 million -0.3%N/A21.5 $1.60
5/31/2023677,700 shares $1.19 million -0.3%N/A23.6 $1.76
5/15/2023679,900 shares $1.23 million -2.7%N/A22 $1.81
4/30/2023698,800 shares $1.41 million +1.5%N/A19 $2.02
4/15/2023688,600 shares $1.36 million -0.2%N/A16.8 $1.97
3/31/2023690,100 shares $1.24 million -5.7%N/A16.5 $1.79
3/15/2023731,600 shares $1.51 million -0.4%N/A16 $2.07
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2/28/2023734,500 shares $1.47 million -3.0%N/A15.7 $2.00
2/15/2023757,400 shares $1.70 million +3.8%N/A16 $2.25
1/31/2023729,800 shares $1.16 million -3.8%N/A16.1 $1.59
1/15/2023758,400 shares $1.21 million -3.9%N/A18.8 $1.59
12/30/2022789,400 shares $1.09 million -5.2%N/A20 $1.38
12/15/2022832,400 shares $1.27 million -3.5%N/A23.6 $1.53
11/30/2022862,200 shares $1.69 million -0.6%N/A21.1 $1.96
11/15/2022867,500 shares $1.87 million -0.5%N/A11 $2.16
10/31/2022871,500 shares $1.86 million -1.0%N/A11.3 $2.13
10/15/2022880,000 shares $1.74 million -0.7%N/A11 $1.98
9/30/2022886,000 shares $1.80 million -4.1%N/A10.7 $2.03
9/15/2022924,100 shares $1.98 million +10.2%N/A10.6 $2.14
8/31/2022838,400 shares $1.97 million -0.6%N/A9.8 $2.35
8/15/2022843,200 shares $2.16 million -3.0%N/A18.6 $2.56
7/31/2022869,600 shares $2.19 million +1.1%N/A16.8 $2.52
7/15/2022859,800 shares $1.96 million -4.3%N/A16.3 $2.28
6/30/2022898,600 shares $2.15 million -3.2%N/A13.4 $2.39
6/15/2022928,400 shares $2.38 million -4.5%N/A12.8 $2.56
5/31/2022971,700 shares $2.80 million -2.8%N/A11.9 $2.88
5/15/20221,000,000 shares $2.92 million -2.0%5.7%11.4 $2.92
4/30/20221,020,000 shares $3.01 million +2.0%5.9%10.7 $2.95
4/15/20221,000,000 shares $3.12 million +2.2%5.7%9.2 $3.12
3/31/2022978,200 shares $3.84 million +5.3%5.6%8.7 $3.93
3/15/2022928,800 shares $2.50 million -4.5%5.3%8.5 $2.69
2/28/2022972,900 shares $2.84 million -2.7%5.6%9.2 $2.92
2/15/20221,000,000 shares $3.06 million +0.9%5.7%9.4 $3.06
1/31/2022991,500 shares $2.54 million -9.0%5.7%9 $2.56
1/15/20221,090,000 shares $4.43 million +0.9%6.3%10 $4.06
12/31/20211,080,000 shares $4.20 million -1.8%6.2%11.1 $3.89
12/15/20211,100,000 shares $4.55 million +5.8%6.3%11.1 $4.14
11/30/20211,040,000 shares $4.13 million +4.0%6.0%9.9 $3.97
11/15/20211,000,000 shares $4.48 million -3.9%5.7%8.4 $4.48
10/29/20211,040,000 shares $4.46 million -4.6%N/A8.2 $4.29
10/15/20211,090,000 shares $4.98 million -3.5%N/A7 $4.57
9/30/20211,130,000 shares $5.18 million -8.1%N/A6.2 $4.58
9/15/20211,230,000 shares $6.14 million -2.4%N/A6.1 $4.99
8/31/20211,260,000 shares $6.25 million +10.5%N/A5.2 $4.96
8/13/20211,140,000 shares $5.38 million -2.6%N/A2.6 $4.72
7/30/20211,170,000 shares $6.46 million +17.4%N/A2.6 $5.52
7/15/2021996,400 shares $4.80 million +2.5%N/A2.3 $4.82
6/30/2021972,400 shares $4.75 million +4.6%N/A2.1 $4.88
6/15/2021929,500 shares $4.86 million +70.7%N/A1.9 $5.23
5/28/2021544,600 shares $2.97 million +54.2%N/A1.2 $5.46
5/14/2021353,200 shares $1.36 million +15.6%N/A1 $3.86
4/30/2021305,500 shares $1.31 million +26.7%N/A0.5 $4.29
4/15/2021241,200 shares $979,272.00 -0.7%N/A0.3 $4.06
3/31/2021243,000 shares $991,440.00 +25.7%N/A0.3 $4.08
3/15/2021193,400 shares $937,990.00 -38.4%N/A0.2 $4.85
2/26/2021314,100 shares $1.52 million -11.1%N/A0.4 $4.85
2/12/2021353,100 shares $2.06 million +90.2%N/A0.4 $5.84
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1/29/2021185,700 shares $768,798.00 +82.6%N/A0.3 $4.14
1/15/2021101,700 shares $441,378.00 No ChangeN/A0.2 $4.34
11/30/202013,300 shares $56,126.00 -69.8%N/A0 $4.22
11/15/202044,000 shares $182,600.00 -7.2%N/A0.1 $4.15
10/30/202047,400 shares $203,346.00 -74.2%N/A0 $4.29
10/15/2020183,700 shares $791,747.00 -33.7%N/A0 $4.31
9/30/2020277,100 shares $1.22 million -31.1%N/A0 $4.41
9/15/2020402,000 shares $1.74 million -37.5%N/A0 $4.34
8/31/2020643,400 shares $2.79 million -83.2%N/A0 $4.34
8/14/20203,820,000 shares $20.15 million -72.3%N/A0.1 $5.27
7/31/202013,770,000 shares $110.53 million -3.5%N/A0.4 $8.03
7/15/202014,270,000 shares $103.46 million +118.9%N/A0.4 $7.25
6/30/20206,520,000 shares $72.37 million +37.0%N/A0.2 $11.10
6/15/20204,760,000 shares $22.51 million -29.5%N/A0.2 $4.73
5/29/20206,750,000 shares $31.79 million +163.7%N/A0.5 $4.71
5/15/20202,560,000 shares $12.57 million +806.5%N/A0.2 $4.91
4/30/2020282,400 shares $946,040.00 -54.8%N/A0 $3.35
4/15/2020625,200 shares $2.19 million +73.5%N/A0.3 $3.50
3/31/2020360,300 shares $1.10 million -61.2%N/A0.3 $3.06
3/13/2020927,600 shares $2.13 million +3.6%N/A3 $2.30
2/28/2020895,700 shares $5.37 million -11.3%N/A5.8 $6.00
2/14/20201,010,000 shares $7.58 million +13.9%N/A7.3 $7.50
1/31/2020886,700 shares $6.47 million +25.4%N/A7.1 $7.30
1/15/2020707,000 shares $5.87 million +3.2%N/A5.6 $8.30
12/31/2019685,300 shares $5.28 million +287.6%N/A7.9 $7.70

PPBT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Purple Biotech's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Purple Biotech shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, traders have sold 19,500 shares of PPBT short. 1.08% of Purple Biotech's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Purple Biotech's current short interest.

What is a good short interest percentage for Purple Biotech?

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. 1.08% of Purple Biotech's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Purple Biotech's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Purple Biotech saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 19,500 shares, an increase of 8.3% from the previous total of 18,000 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.

What is Purple Biotech's float size?

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 1,800,000 shares.

How does Purple Biotech's short interest compare to its competitors?

1.08% 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: NLS Pharmaceutics Ltd. (1.27%), PharmaCyte Biotech, Inc. (0.87%), Mannatech, Incorporated (0.19%), ProPhase Labs, Inc. (0.65%), Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc. (1.18%), ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. (3.05%), NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (8.64%), Aspira Women's Health Inc. (4.86%), Turnstone Biologics Corp. (2.69%), Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. (0.10%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Purple Biotech stock?

Short selling PPBT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Purple Biotech as its price is falling. PPBT shares are trading down $0.01 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 Purple Biotech?

A short squeeze for Purple Biotech 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 PPBT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Purple Biotech'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 PPBT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:PPBT) was last updated on 11/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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