West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of West Pharmaceutical Services shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, traders have sold 1,430,000 shares of WST short. 1.99% of West Pharmaceutical Services' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on West Pharmaceutical Services' current short interest.

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. WST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on West Pharmaceutical Services's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of West Pharmaceutical Services: Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Readystate Asset Management LP, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Garda Capital Partners LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.99% of West Pharmaceutical Services' floating shares are currently sold short.

West Pharmaceutical Services saw a drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,430,000 shares, a drop of 7.1% from the previous total of 1,540,000 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.

West Pharmaceutical Services currently has issued a total of 72,420,000 shares. Some of West Pharmaceutical Services' 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. West Pharmaceutical Services currently has a public float of 72,000,000 shares.

1.99% of West Pharmaceutical Services' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to West Pharmaceutical Services: The Cooper Companies, Inc. (1.12%), Align Technology, Inc. (4.17%), Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (4.62%), Haemonetics Co. (10.39%), ICU Medical, Inc. (2.90%), DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (6.98%), Neogen Co. (9.08%), QuidelOrtho Co. (6.17%), STAAR Surgical (5.93%), Cerus Co. (4.27%),

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.

Short selling WST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from West Pharmaceutical Services as its price is falling. WST shares are trading down $23.63 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.

A short squeeze for West Pharmaceutical Services 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 WST, 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 WST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.