Purple Biotech (PPBT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.17 -0.08 (-2.46%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.14 -0.02 (-0.79%) As of 02/21/2025 04:57 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Purple Biotech Short Interest DataPurple Biotech (PPBT) has a short interest of 58,200 shares, representing 2.21% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -42.03% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 22,859 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest58,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest100,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-42.03%Dollar Volume Sold Short$187,986.00Short Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares1,330,000 sharesFloat Size2,630,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.21%Today's Trading Volume6,681 sharesAverage Trading Volume22,859 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average29% Short Selling Purple Biotech? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Purple Biotech and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPPBT Short Interest Over TimePPBT Days to Cover Over TimePPBT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Purple Biotech Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/202558,200 shares $187,986.00 -42.0%2.2%0.1 $3.23 1/15/2025100,400 shares $365,456.00 -29.1%3.9%0.1 $3.64 12/31/2024141,600 shares $664,104.00 +3.4%5.5%0.2 $4.69 12/15/2024136,900 shares $524,327.00 +94.7%5.4%0.2 $3.83 11/30/202470,300 shares $235,856.50 +103.2%2.8%0.1 $3.36 11/15/202434,600 shares $86,673.00 +77.4%1.9%0.8 $2.51 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 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PPBT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Purple Biotech and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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 $1.60Elon Takes Aim at Social Security (Ad)Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... He revealed his DOGE organization has been taking aim at Social Security, finding what he says is widespread fraud across the agency.>>Here are the NINE stocks everyone will wish they own once Elon moves.<< 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 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 $3.86Elon Takes Aim at Social Security (Ad)Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... He revealed his DOGE organization has been taking aim at Social Security, finding what he says is widespread fraud across the agency.>>Here are the NINE stocks everyone will wish they own once Elon moves.<< 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 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 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 January 31st, investors have sold 58,200 shares of PPBT short. 2.21% of Purple Biotech's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Purple Biotech's current short interest. Which institutional investors are shorting Purple Biotech? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Purple Biotech: Group One Trading LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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. 2.21% of Purple Biotech's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Purple Biotech's short interest increasing or decreasing? Purple Biotech saw a decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 58,200 shares, a decline of 42.0% from the previous total of 100,400 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 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 2,630,000 shares. How does Purple Biotech's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.21% 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: Synlogic, Inc. (0.77%), GeoVax Labs, Inc. (5.96%), NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd. (1.13%), Biomerica, Inc. (1.39%), Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2.90%), HCW Biologics Inc. (0.42%), Cingulate Inc. (3.45%), CervoMed Inc. (19.44%), Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp. (2.35%), Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (0.38%), 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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 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 $0.08 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 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. 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 January, 31 2025. 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