Pharma-Bio Serv (PBSV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Pharma-Bio Serv shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of PBSV short. Learn More on Pharma-Bio Serv's current short interest.

Pharma-Bio Serv saw a decline in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, a decline of 92.3% from the previous total of 1,300 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Pharma-Bio Serv: Junee Limited (0.16%), Katapult Holdings, Inc. (5.08%), Fluent, Inc. (0.31%), Janel Co. (0.02%), WISeKey International Holding AG (3.72%), SPAR Group, Inc. (1.04%), ShiftPixy, Inc. (71.76%), IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (0.25%), Starco Brands, Inc. (0.00%), MoneyHero Limited (0.67%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling PBSV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Pharma-Bio Serv as its price is falling. PBSV shares are trading down $0.01 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 Pharma-Bio Serv 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 PBSV, 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 PBSV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025.