Veritec (VRTC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Veritec shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, investors have sold 300 shares of VRTC short. Learn More on Veritec's current short interest.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Veritec: WhereverTV Broadcasting Co. (0.00%), Ucommune International Ltd (12.71%), CMG Holdings Group, Inc. (0.03%), MetaWorks Platforms, Inc. (0.04%), PPJ Healthcare Enterprises, Inc. (0.00%), Protocall Technologies Inc. (0.03%), Digital Locations, Inc. (0.04%), Cyber Apps World Inc. (1.45%), Innovaro, Inc. (0.01%), and EVmo, Inc. (0.02%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.11 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($4.04 billion), Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.19 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.56 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Onsemi ($2.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.93 billion), and International Paper ($1.93 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VRTC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Veritec as its price is falling. 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 Veritec 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 VRTC, 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 VRTC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2024.