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PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$46.73 -1.64 (-3.39%)
Closing price 04/3/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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PTC Therapeutics Short Interest Data

PTC Therapeutics (PTCT) has a short interest of 4.30 million shares, representing 5.90% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 13.46% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.9, indicating that it would take 5.9 days of the average trading volume of 792,174 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,300,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,790,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+13.46%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$234.35 million
Short Interest Ratio
5.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 15, 2025
Outstanding Shares
78,869,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
5.90%
Today's Trading Volume
987,958 shares
Average Trading Volume
792,174 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
125%
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PTC Therapeutics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
3/15/20254,300,000 shares $234.35 million +13.5%5.9%5.9 $54.50
2/28/20253,790,000 shares $209.44 million +2.4%5.2%5.3 $55.26
2/15/20253,700,000 shares $191.73 million -11.1%5.1%5.1 $51.82
1/31/20254,160,000 shares $190.86 million -1.9%N/A5.5 $45.88
1/15/20254,240,000 shares $179.22 million +1.0%N/A5.8 $42.27
12/31/20244,200,000 shares $189.59 million -8.5%N/A5.4 $45.14
12/15/20244,590,000 shares $212.84 million -0.2%N/A5.6 $46.37
11/30/20244,600,000 shares $201.85 million -1.5%N/A5.6 $43.88
11/15/20244,670,000 shares $183.20 million -4.5%N/A6.3 $39.23
10/31/20244,890,000 shares $195.21 million +4.9%N/A7.2 $39.92
10/15/20244,660,000 shares $175.03 million +9.1%N/A7 $37.56
9/30/20244,270,000 shares $158.42 million -18.2%N/A6.8 $37.10
9/15/20245,220,000 shares $177.43 million -7.3%N/A8.5 $33.99
8/31/20245,630,000 shares $198.85 million -5.4%N/A7.9 $35.32
8/15/20245,950,000 shares $196.59 million +3.7%N/A7.9 $33.04
7/31/20245,740,000 shares $194.30 million -3.7%N/A6.8 $33.85
7/15/20245,960,000 shares $197.45 million +6.4%N/A6.5 $33.13
6/30/20245,600,000 shares $171.25 million -23.8%N/A5.8 $30.58
6/15/20247,350,000 shares $263.20 million -1.9%N/A7.9 $35.81
5/31/20247,490,000 shares $272.34 million -16.0%N/A8.5 $36.36
5/15/20248,920,000 shares $300.25 million -10.2%N/A9.8 $33.66
4/30/20249,930,000 shares $319.25 million -2.7%N/A11.1 $32.15
4/15/202410,200,000 shares $261.94 million -0.6%N/A11.4 $25.68
3/31/202410,260,000 shares $298.46 million -5.8%N/A10.8 $29.09
3/15/202410,890,000 shares $321.80 million -4.5%N/A10.9 $29.55
2/29/202411,400,000 shares $321.37 million +9.8%N/A10.5 $28.19
2/15/202410,380,000 shares $266.66 million -6.0%N/A9.7 $25.69
1/31/202411,040,000 shares $288.03 million +10.7%N/A10.2 $26.09
1/15/20249,970,000 shares $272.48 million +1.9%N/A7.6 $27.33
12/31/20239,780,000 shares $269.54 million +6.1%N/A7.3 $27.56
12/15/20239,220,000 shares $261.76 million +3.7%N/A6.7 $28.39
11/30/20238,890,000 shares $204.65 million +10.0%N/A5.9 $23.02
11/15/20238,080,000 shares $167.82 million +9.5%N/A5.7 $20.77
10/31/20237,380,000 shares $138.38 million +5.1%N/A5.5 $18.75
10/15/20237,020,000 shares $143.14 million -12.4%N/A6 $20.39
9/30/20238,010,000 shares $179.50 million +8.5%N/A7.9 $22.41
9/15/20237,380,000 shares $193.80 million -0.3%N/A8.5 $26.26
8/31/20237,400,000 shares $292.30 million +2.6%N/A11.9 $39.50
8/15/20237,210,000 shares $297.48 million +2.3%N/A9.2 $41.26
7/31/20237,050,000 shares $284.40 million -5.5%N/A8.6 $40.34
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7/15/20237,460,000 shares $292.28 million -3.2%N/A8.6 $39.18
6/30/20237,710,000 shares $313.57 million +2.7%N/A8.9 $40.67
6/15/20237,510,000 shares $326.61 million +18.5%N/A8.5 $43.49
5/31/20236,340,000 shares $266.09 million +16.8%N/A7.3 $41.97
5/15/20235,430,000 shares $300.28 million +4.0%N/A7 $55.30
4/30/20235,220,000 shares $287.83 million -0.4%N/A7.1 $55.14
4/15/20235,240,000 shares $258.17 million -2.4%N/A7.5 $49.27
3/31/20235,370,000 shares $260.12 million -1.5%N/A7.3 $48.44
3/15/20235,450,000 shares $254.73 million +9.0%N/A7.5 $46.74
2/28/20235,000,000 shares $218.35 million +0.4%N/A7.4 $43.67
2/15/20234,980,000 shares $229.78 million -14.1%N/A7.8 $46.14
1/31/20235,800,000 shares $266.16 million +22.6%N/A9.1 $45.89
1/15/20234,730,000 shares $226.00 million -8.7%N/A6.9 $47.78
12/30/20225,180,000 shares $197.72 million +11.4%N/A7.9 $38.17
12/15/20224,650,000 shares $179.03 million +3.3%N/A7.7 $38.50
11/30/20224,500,000 shares $186.71 million -5.1%N/A7.1 $41.49
11/15/20224,740,000 shares $180.36 million -1.5%N/A7.3 $38.05
10/31/20224,810,000 shares $181.91 million +1.9%6.9%7.5 $37.82
10/15/20224,720,000 shares $243.74 million -6.2%6.8%7.6 $51.64
9/30/20225,030,000 shares $252.51 million -7.7%7.2%8.8 $50.20
9/15/20225,450,000 shares $292.39 million +8.1%7.8%8.7 $53.65
8/31/20225,040,000 shares $251.70 million -1.8%7.3%6.7 $49.94
8/15/20225,130,000 shares $271.48 million -1.0%7.4%6.6 $52.92
7/31/20225,180,000 shares $225.59 million -8.2%9.3%6.5 $43.55
7/15/20225,640,000 shares $247.14 million +11.9%10.2%7.3 $43.82
6/30/20225,040,000 shares $201.90 million -10.3%9.1%6.5 $40.06
6/15/20225,620,000 shares $147.19 million +3.3%10.1%7.3 $26.19
5/31/20225,440,000 shares $159.77 million +1.9%7.9%9 $29.37
5/15/20225,340,000 shares $168.96 million -11.7%7.7%9.2 $31.64
4/30/20226,050,000 shares $213.75 million +7.8%8.8%10.6 $35.33
4/15/20225,610,000 shares $249.65 million +4.5%8.1%9.9 $44.50
3/31/20225,370,000 shares $200.35 million -0.2%7.8%8 $37.31
3/15/20225,380,000 shares $184.10 million No Change7.8%7.7 $34.22
2/28/20225,380,000 shares $188.95 million +3.1%7.8%7.7 $35.12
2/15/20225,220,000 shares $215.12 million +5.7%7.6%6.9 $41.21
1/31/20224,940,000 shares $198.69 million -21.8%7.2%7 $40.22
1/15/20226,320,000 shares $276.50 million -7.9%9.2%9.3 $43.75
12/31/20216,860,000 shares $273.23 million -0.7%10.0%11.4 $39.83
12/15/20216,910,000 shares $262.65 million +16.7%10.1%13.6 $38.01
11/30/20215,920,000 shares $219.99 million -0.7%8.6%11.6 $37.16
11/15/20215,960,000 shares $231.49 million +10.8%8.7%12.7 $38.84
10/29/20215,380,000 shares $204.06 million +6.3%7.9%12 $37.93
10/15/20215,060,000 shares $192.74 million +7.7%7.4%11.3 $38.09
9/30/20214,700,000 shares $174.89 million +5.4%6.9%11.2 $37.21
9/15/20214,460,000 shares $180.90 million -0.9%6.5%10.7 $40.56
8/31/20214,500,000 shares $196.43 million -14.0%6.6%11.3 $43.65
8/13/20215,230,000 shares $209.25 million -1.9%7.7%12.9 $40.01
7/30/20215,330,000 shares $204.30 million +5.3%7.8%12.9 $38.33
7/15/20215,060,000 shares $217.48 million +4.8%7.4%10.2 $42.98
6/30/20214,830,000 shares $204.16 million +0.4%7.1%9.1 $42.27
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6/15/20214,810,000 shares $210.73 million +1.1%7.1%8.8 $43.81
5/28/20214,760,000 shares $186.93 million -6.3%7.0%8.4 $39.27
5/14/20215,080,000 shares $195.02 million -2.7%N/A8.4 $38.39
4/30/20215,220,000 shares $221.85 million -0.8%N/A8.6 $42.50
4/15/20215,260,000 shares $251.95 million +0.8%N/A9.4 $47.90
3/31/20215,220,000 shares $244.30 million +2.2%N/A9.6 $46.80
3/15/20215,110,000 shares $298.68 million +7.1%N/A9.3 $58.45
2/26/20214,770,000 shares $263.26 million +19.0%N/A9 $55.19
2/12/20214,010,000 shares $253.73 million -2.0%N/A7.9 $63.28
1/29/20214,090,000 shares $230.55 million -2.6%N/A8.5 $56.37
1/15/20214,200,000 shares $288.62 million -11.0%N/A8.7 $68.72
12/31/20204,720,000 shares $288.30 million -3.9%N/A10.2 $61.08
12/15/20204,910,000 shares $324.11 million +5.4%N/A10.7 $66.01
11/30/20204,660,000 shares $298.19 million -0.6%N/A10 $63.99
11/15/20204,690,000 shares $281.87 million +4.0%N/A10.1 $60.10
10/30/20204,510,000 shares $243.04 million -9.6%N/A9.4 $53.89
10/15/20204,990,000 shares $261.23 million -3.5%N/A8.1 $52.35
9/30/20205,170,000 shares $241.70 million +4.2%N/A7.5 $46.75
9/15/20204,960,000 shares $236.05 million -13.0%N/A6.7 $47.59
8/31/20205,700,000 shares $281.69 million -9.4%N/A7.4 $49.42
8/14/20206,290,000 shares $308.34 million +22.4%N/A7.9 $49.02
7/31/20205,140,000 shares $238.14 million -6.0%N/A6.5 $46.33
7/15/20205,470,000 shares $297.90 million +4.2%N/A7.7 $54.46
6/30/20205,250,000 shares $265.86 million +7.4%N/A7.6 $50.64
6/15/20204,890,000 shares $240.73 million +11.1%N/A7 $49.23
5/29/20204,400,000 shares $223.12 million -1.4%N/A5.4 $50.71
5/15/20204,460,000 shares $217.78 million +10.7%N/A5.1 $48.83
4/30/20204,030,000 shares $205.21 million -7.4%N/A4.4 $50.92
4/15/20204,350,000 shares $206.10 million -3.3%N/A4.5 $47.38

PTCT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is PTC Therapeutics' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of PTC Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, investors have sold 4,300,000 shares of PTCT short. 5.90% of PTC Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on PTC Therapeutics' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for PTC 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. PTCT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on PTC Therapeutics's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting PTC Therapeutics?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of PTC Therapeutics: Squarepoint Ops LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for PTC 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. 5.90% of PTC Therapeutics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is PTC Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

PTC Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,300,000 shares, an increase of 13.5% from the previous total of 3,790,000 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 PTC Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors?

5.90% of PTC Therapeutics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to PTC Therapeutics: Summit Therapeutics Inc. (24.59%), Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (2.58%), Moderna, Inc. (13.72%), Genmab A/S (0.48%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (1.97%), Viatris Inc. (3.91%), Ascendis Pharma A/S (12.03%), Vaxcyte, Inc. (10.44%), Qiagen (1.72%), Roivant Sciences Ltd. (11.87%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short PTC Therapeutics stock?

Short selling PTCT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from PTC Therapeutics as its price is falling. PTCT shares are trading down $1.64 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 PTC Therapeutics?

A short squeeze for PTC Therapeutics 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 PTCT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is PTC 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 PTCT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:PTCT) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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