Performant Financial (PFMT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Shocking $16T Elon Musk Crypto Leak (From Crypto 101 Media) (Ad) Free PFMT Stock Alerts $2.97 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 01:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Performant Financial Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest642,900 sharesPrevious Short Interest725,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.42%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.08 millionShort Interest Ratio2.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares76,950,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted0.84%Today's Trading Volume27,222 sharesAverage Trading Volume199,791 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average14% Short Selling Performant Financial ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Performant Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPFMT Short Interest Over TimePFMT Days to Cover Over TimePFMT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad TradingTips3 Dirt-Cheap Stocks You Can’t Afford to Ignore Often, investors will overlook stocks just because they're cheap. It's a common thought that a cheap price tag means that something must be wrong with the company. But this couldn't be further from the case in many instances.Get your FREE look at these THREE companies right here. Performant Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2024642,900 shares $2.08 million -11.4%N/A2.7 $3.24 4/30/2024725,800 shares $1.93 million +6.9%N/A2.9 $2.66 4/15/2024679,300 shares $1.68 million +7.5%N/A2.8 $2.48 3/31/2024632,100 shares $1.86 million -15.1%N/A2.8 $2.94 3/15/2024744,800 shares $2.17 million -2.2%N/A4 $2.91 2/29/2024761,600 shares $2.22 million +11.5%N/A4.9 $2.91 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PFMT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Performant Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2024683,200 shares $1.93 million -7.0%N/A4.6 $2.82 1/31/2024734,500 shares $2.07 million +2.9%N/A4.3 $2.82 1/15/2024713,600 shares $2.03 million -6.2%N/A4.3 $2.84 12/31/2023760,500 shares $2.38 million -4.2%N/A4.8 $3.13 12/15/2023794,000 shares $2.30 million -4.0%N/A4.9 $2.90 11/30/2023827,000 shares $2.47 million -14.6%N/A5.3 $2.99 11/15/2023968,300 shares $2.59 million -4.1%N/A6.1 $2.67 10/31/20231,010,000 shares $2.35 million -2.9%N/A6.9 $2.33 10/15/20231,040,000 shares $2.41 million -20.0%N/A7.6 $2.32 9/30/20231,300,000 shares $2.94 million -7.8%N/A8.6 $2.26 9/15/20231,410,000 shares $3.36 million +1.4%N/A8.1 $2.38 8/31/20231,390,000 shares $3.27 million -2.1%N/A4.6 $2.35 8/15/20231,420,000 shares $3.64 million +5.2%N/A4.7 $2.56 7/31/20231,350,000 shares $4.14 million -1.5%N/A4.3 $3.07 7/15/20231,370,000 shares $3.66 million -2.8%N/A4.4 $2.67 6/30/20231,410,000 shares $3.81 million +44.6%N/A4.7 $2.70 6/15/2023975,200 shares $2.88 million +3.2%N/A3.6 $2.95 5/31/2023944,800 shares $2.25 million -2.7%N/A6.9 $2.38 5/15/2023970,600 shares $2.52 million +15.5%N/A7.3 $2.60 4/30/2023840,100 shares $2.72 million -3.3%N/A6 $3.24 4/15/2023869,000 shares $2.83 million +2.1%N/A5 $3.26 3/31/2023851,200 shares $2.89 million +109.7%N/A4.5 $3.40 3/15/2023406,000 shares $1.19 million +4.6%N/A1.9 $2.94 2/28/2023388,100 shares $1.27 million +7.5%N/A1.7 $3.26 2/15/2023361,200 shares $1.20 million +3.6%N/A1.6 $3.31 1/31/2023348,500 shares $1.13 million -1.0%N/A1.6 $3.24 1/15/2023352,100 shares $1.27 million -5.5%N/A1.6 $3.60 12/30/2022372,700 shares $1.35 million +14.9%N/A2.1 $3.61 12/15/2022324,500 shares $820,985.00 -9.1%N/A2.2 $2.53 11/30/2022357,000 shares $853,230.00 -1.9%N/A3 $2.39 11/15/2022363,900 shares $858,804.00 -10.0%N/A3 $2.36 10/31/2022404,400 shares $938,208.00 +12.4%N/A3.1 $2.32 10/15/2022359,700 shares $647,460.00 -11.7%N/A3.2 $1.80 9/30/2022407,500 shares $753,875.00 +23.8%N/A3.9 $1.85Check out WFC chart (Ad)I’m about to go head-to-head with Wall Street… Exposing one of their BEST kept secrets… A secret that they’ve kept hidden in the dark for YEARS… And according to the backtest, it’s already shown the power to pay out… 28%... 41%... 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Not in a year… Not in a month… But in just 24 hours…You gotta click here because I’m about to show how to spot what could be the next one. 9/15/2022329,300 shares $645,428.00 -5.8%N/A3.1 $1.96 8/31/2022349,400 shares $730,246.00 -20.2%N/A3.8 $2.09 8/15/2022438,000 shares $1.03 million -20.6%N/A4.2 $2.36 7/31/2022551,300 shares $1.43 million +3.4%N/A4.7 $2.59 7/15/2022533,100 shares $1.38 million -4.6%N/A4.4 $2.59 6/30/2022558,600 shares $1.47 million +1.1%1.6%4.1 $2.63 6/15/2022552,700 shares $1.47 million -13.0%1.6%2.9 $2.66 5/31/2022635,200 shares $1.54 million +1.1%N/A2.9 $2.43 5/15/2022628,100 shares $1.48 million +2.2%N/A2.7 $2.35 4/30/2022614,500 shares $1.41 million -2.2%N/A2.2 $2.29 4/15/2022628,400 shares $1.73 million -18.7%N/A2 $2.76 3/31/2022773,000 shares $2.40 million -19.2%N/A2.2 $3.11 3/15/2022956,200 shares $1.91 million -12.3%N/A2.4 $2.00 2/28/20221,090,000 shares $2.37 million -5.2%2.0%2.6 $2.17 2/15/20221,150,000 shares $3.22 million -11.5%N/A2.7 $2.80 1/31/20221,300,000 shares $2.85 million +14.0%N/A2.7 $2.19 1/15/20221,140,000 shares $2.45 million +1.8%N/A2.3 $2.15 12/31/20211,120,000 shares $2.70 million +17.9%N/A2.3 $2.41 12/15/2021950,000 shares $2.58 million +10.9%N/A1.9 $2.72 11/30/2021856,800 shares $2.30 million -17.6%1.6%1.8 $2.69 11/15/20211,040,000 shares $2.96 million -23.0%1.9%2 $2.85 10/29/20211,350,000 shares $4.06 million -5.6%2.5%2.3 $3.01 10/15/20211,430,000 shares $4.83 million +127.1%2.7%2.3 $3.38 9/30/2021629,800 shares $2.49 million +7.7%1.2%0.9 $3.96 9/15/2021584,900 shares $2.68 million -20.3%1.1%0.8 $4.58 8/31/2021734,200 shares $3.17 million -45.6%1.5%1 $4.32 8/13/20211,350,000 shares $6.18 million -17.2%3.2%1.6 $4.58 7/30/20211,630,000 shares $7.78 million +95.9%3.9%2.3 $4.77 7/15/2021831,900 shares $3.62 million -50.2%2.1%1.3 $4.35 6/30/20211,670,000 shares $6.26 million +18.4%4.4%2.5 $3.75 6/15/20211,410,000 shares $5.25 million -11.3%4.0%0.4 $3.72 5/28/20211,590,000 shares $5.09 million +3.3%4.5%0.5 $3.20 5/14/20211,540,000 shares $3.30 million +6.9%4.4%0.5 $2.14 4/30/20211,440,000 shares $3.23 million +37.1%4.1%0.5 $2.24 4/15/20211,050,000 shares $2.51 million +65.1%3.1%0.3 $2.39 3/31/2021636,000 shares $1.16 million +93.7%1.9%0.2 $1.83 3/15/2021328,300 shares $627,053.00 +140.7%1.0%0.5 $1.91 2/26/2021136,400 shares $174,592.00 -32.8%0.4%0.2 $1.28 2/12/2021202,900 shares $300,292.00 +683.4%0.5%0.3 $1.48 1/29/202125,900 shares $30,562.00 -6.2%0.1%0 $1.18 1/15/202127,600 shares $36,432.00 -12.4%0.1%0 $1.32 12/31/202031,500 shares $27,968.85 +356.5%0.1%0 $0.89 12/15/20206,900 shares $5,113.59 -88.6%0.0%0 $0.74 11/30/202060,300 shares $46,614.92 -61.6%0.2%0.1 $0.77 11/15/2020156,900 shares $109,830.00 +1,790.4%0.4%0.3 $0.70 10/30/20208,300 shares $8,798.00 -93.4%0.0%0 $1.06 10/15/2020125,600 shares $258,736.00 -24.8%0.3%0.8 $2.06 9/30/2020166,900 shares $156,635.65 +963.1%0.5%1.4 $0.94 9/15/202015,700 shares $11,665.10 +106.6%0.0%0.3 $0.74 8/31/20207,600 shares $4,636.76 -57.1%0.0%0.2 $0.61Check out WFC chart (Ad)I’m about to go head-to-head with Wall Street… Exposing one of their BEST kept secrets… A secret that they’ve kept hidden in the dark for YEARS… And according to the backtest, it’s already shown the power to pay out… 28%... 41%... 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Not in a year… Not in a month… But in just 24 hours…You gotta click here because I’m about to show how to spot what could be the next one. 8/14/202017,700 shares $10,775.76 +234.0%0.1%0.3 $0.61 7/31/20205,300 shares $3,127.00 -3.6%0.0%0.1 $0.59 7/15/20205,500 shares $3,299.45 +66.7%0.0%0.1 $0.60 6/30/20203,300 shares $2,141.70 -93.0%0.0%0 $0.65 6/15/202047,100 shares $30,864.63 +51.0%0.1%0.4 $0.66 5/29/202031,200 shares $18,720.00 -27.1%0.1%0.2 $0.60 5/15/202042,800 shares $31,453.72 +8.1%0.1%0.3 $0.73 4/30/202039,600 shares $27,720.00 +7.3%0.1%0.4 $0.70 4/15/202036,900 shares $24,442.56 -10.4%0.1%0.4 $0.66 3/31/202041,200 shares $28,840.00 +174.7%0.1%0.5 $0.70 3/13/202015,000 shares $10,650.00 +15.4%0.0%0.1 $0.71 2/28/202013,000 shares $11,700.00 -11.0%0.0%0.9 $0.90 2/14/202014,600 shares $14,454.00 -19.3%0.0%1 $0.99 1/31/202018,100 shares $18,462.00 -23.0%0.1%1.1 $1.02 1/15/202023,500 shares $27,730.00 -29.9%0.1%1.4 $1.18 12/31/201933,500 shares $38,525.00 -37.4%0.1%1.4 $1.15 8/15/201992,700 shares $101,970.00 +3.7%0.3%1.6 $1.10 PFMT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Performant Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Performant Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 642,900 shares of PFMT short. Learn More on Performant Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Performant Financial? 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. PFMT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Performant Financial's short interest ratio. Is Performant Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Performant Financial saw a decline in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 642,900 shares, a decline of 11.4% from the previous total of 725,800 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. How does Performant Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Performant Financial: Healthcare Services Group, Inc. (4.04%), Viad Corp (1.34%), Johnson Controls International plc (1.80%), Cintas Co. (1.68%), Copart, Inc. (1.21%), Iron Mountain Incorporated (3.40%), UniFirst Co. (1.30%), McGrath RentCorp (5.79%), OPENLANE, Inc. (3.72%), Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A. (6.40%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Performant Financial stock? Short selling PFMT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Performant Financial as its price is falling. PFMT 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. How does a short squeeze work against Performant Financial? A short squeeze for Performant Financial 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 PFMT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Performant Financial's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PFMT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: Healthcare Services Group Short Interest Data Viad Short Interest Data Johnson Controls International Short Interest Data Cintas Short Interest Data Copart Short Interest Data Iron Mountain Short Interest Data UniFirst Short Interest Data McGrath RentCorp Short Interest Data OPENLANE Short Interest Data Altisource Portfolio Solutions Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:PFMT) was last updated on 6/10/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump convicted... now what?Unexpected Twist to Trump's Trial Most folks sense there's more to the Trump trial than meets the eye. 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