STE Short Volume
STERIS plc (STE) operates in the Healthcare sector, specifically the Medical - Specialties industry, with a market capitalization near $21.02B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 17,937 people, carrying a beta of 0.92 to the broader market. STERIS plc provides infection prevention products and services in the United States, Ireland, and internationally. Led by Daniel A. Carestio, public since 1992-06-01.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-06-30
- Short Volume
- 158.0K
- Total Volume
- 285.0K
- Short %
- 55.45%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 49.29%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for STERIS plc.
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Frequently asked STE short volume questions
- What is the daily STE short volume?
- As of Jun 30, 2026, STERIS plc (STE) short volume is 158.0K shares against 285.0K total reported volume, or 55.45% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is STE short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does STE short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.