Zedge (ZDGE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Zedge shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 15,800 shares of ZDGE short. 0.14% of Zedge's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Zedge's current short interest.

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. 0.14% of Zedge's floating shares are currently sold short.

Zedge saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 15,800 shares, an increase of 54.9% from the previous total of 10,200 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.

Zedge currently has issued a total of 13,620,000 shares. Some of Zedge'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. Zedge currently has a public float of 11,520,000 shares.

0.14% of Zedge's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "computer software" compare to Zedge: SoundThinking, Inc. (1.59%), Cerence Inc. (15.69%), Alpha Technology Group Limited (3.62%), Arbe Robotics Ltd. (1.02%), CoreCard Co. (4.50%), Quantum Computing Inc. (6.03%), Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. (0.29%), Xunlei Limited (0.09%), Cheetah Mobile Inc. (0.34%), Skillsoft Corp. (3.77%),

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 ZDGE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Zedge as its price is falling. ZDGE shares are trading up $0.04 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 Zedge 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 ZDGE, 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 ZDGE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.