Looking Into West Pharmaceutical Servs's Recent Short Interest
Looking Into West Pharmaceutical Servs's Recent Short Interest
West Pharmaceutical Servs's (NYSE:WST) short percent of float has fallen 10.21% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.16 million shares sold short, which is 2.11% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.32 days to cover their short positions on average.
韦斯特药品服务公司（纽交所：WST）的空头比例自上次报告以来下降了10.21%。该公司最近报告已卖出116万股空头，这相当于所有可供交易的普通股票的2.11%。根据交易量，交易者平均需要2.32天来平仓他们的空头持仓。
Why Short Interest Matters
为什么空头持仓重要
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. Short selling is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
空头持仓是指已经被做空但尚未被平仓或关闭的股票数量。开空是指交易者卖出他们并不拥有的公司股票，期望价格下跌。如果股票价格下跌，交易者就能从开空中赚钱；如果价格上涨，他们就会亏损。
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
跟踪空头持仓非常重要，因为它可以作为市场对特定股票情绪的指标。空头持仓的增加可能表明投资者变得更加看淡，而减少则可能表明他们变得更加看好。
List of the most shorted stocks
做空集合股名单
West Pharmaceutical Servs Short Interest Graph (3 Months)
韦斯特药品服务公司空头持仓图（3个月）
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for West Pharmaceutical Servs has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
从上面的图表可以看出，韦斯特药品服务公司卖空股票的比例自上次报告以来已有所下降。这并不意味着该股票在短期内会上涨，但交易者应该意识到，卖空的股票数量在减少。
Comparing West Pharmaceutical Servs's Short Interest Against Its Peers
将西部药品服务公司的空头持仓与其同行进行比较
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
同行比较是分析师和投资者用来评估公司表现的流行技术。公司的同行是指与其具有相似特征的其他公司，例如行业、规模、年龄和财务结构。您可以通过阅读公司的10-k、代理文件或进行自己的相似性分析来找到公司的同行群体。
According to Benzinga Pro, West Pharmaceutical Servs's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 5.07%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
根据Benzinga Pro的数据，西部药品服务公司的同行平均空头持仓占流通股的比例为5.07%，这意味着该公司的空头持仓少于大多数同行。
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.
你知道增加的空头持仓实际上可以看好一只股票吗？Benzinga Money的这篇发帖解释了你如何从中获利。
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.
这篇文章由Benzinga的自动内容引擎生成，并由编辑进行审阅。
