Zoetis (ZTS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Zoetis shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, investors have sold 8,580,000 shares of ZTS short. 1.91% of Zoetis' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Zoetis' 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. ZTS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Zoetis's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Zoetis: Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Sig Brokerage LP, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Nomura Holdings Inc., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Pura Vida Investments LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, HighTower Advisors LLC, Garda Capital Partners LP, Fulcrum Asset Management LLP, and Allianz Asset Management GmbH. 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. 1.91% of Zoetis' floating shares are currently sold short.

Zoetis saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,580,000 shares, an increase of 20.5% from the previous total of 7,120,000 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.

Zoetis currently has issued a total of 447,790,000 shares. Some of Zoetis' 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. Zoetis currently has a public float of 449,510,000 shares.

1.91% of Zoetis' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Zoetis: Merck & Co., Inc. (1.18%), Pfizer Inc. (1.30%), Bristol-Myers Squibb (1.32%), Royalty Pharma plc (4.24%), Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (7.30%), Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (17.59%), Perrigo Company plc (3.88%), Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (10.90%), Pacira BioSciences, Inc. (11.13%), Omeros Co. (16.91%),

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.

Short selling ZTS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Zoetis as its price is falling. ZTS shares are trading up $2.97 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 Zoetis 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 ZTS, 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 ZTS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.