The Short % of float of Progress Software Corp. is 9.09%
Short percentage of float is the amount of shares being shorted compared to the float expressed as a percentage.
= short interest / float shares
Short percentage of float, or short interest ratio, is calculated by taking the total amount of shares shorted and dividing it by the total amount of shares available for trade. It is an indirect metric of investor sentiment. When short percentage of float is high, above 40%, it implies company investors hope shares will decline in value. The percentage is used by both fundamental and technical traders to identify trends. The short percentage of float can also be calculated for entire exchanges to determine the sentiment of the market as a whole. If it is high of around five or greater for an exchange, this can be taken as a bearish signal, and vice versa.
progress software corporation (nasdaq: prgs) is a global software company that simplifies the development, deployment and management of business applications on-premise or on any cloud, on any platform and on any device with minimal it complexity and low total cost of ownership. over 400,000 end-user customers globally run on progress openedge-based applications, and more than 1,400 isvs around the world are powered by progress software. global headquarters 14 oak park drive bedford, ma 01730 usa +781-280-4000