Eiger BioPharmaceuticals (EIGR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 29,800 shares of EIGR short. 2.27% of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Eiger BioPharmaceuticals' 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. 2.27% of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals' floating shares are currently sold short.

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals saw a decrease in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 29,800 shares, a decrease of 11.3% from the previous total of 33,600 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.

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals currently has issued a total of 1,480,000 shares. Some of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals' 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. Eiger BioPharmaceuticals currently has a public float of 1,310,000 shares.

2.27% of Eiger BioPharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Eiger BioPharmaceuticals: INVO Bioscience, Inc. (0.65%), Onconetix, Inc. (2.87%), Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1.70%), Altamira Therapeutics Ltd. (3.87%), Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. (32.81%), Notable Labs, Ltd. (0.02%), Sonoma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1.37%), 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1.50%), CohBar, Inc. (0.59%), Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3.20%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EIGR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eiger BioPharmaceuticals as its price is falling. EIGR shares are trading down $0.18 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 Eiger BioPharmaceuticals 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 EIGR, 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 EIGR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.