Name: Appen (APX) Short Position History
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APX

Software & Services

Appen

Short interest: 1.17%; +0.48 pp 30d; as of 8 Oct 2026
Reported shorts: 3.1M
Shares on issue: 268.524M

Price & short interest

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About Appen

Appen Limited is a global leader in high-quality data for machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). The company works closely with tech companies to improve AI performance, leveraging a global crowd workforce to provide data annotation and model training services. Positioned strongly in the AI market, Appen offers scalable solutions to clients looking to enhance their speech recognition, search technology, and social media algorithms.

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Appen (ASX:APX) has 1.17% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 8 Oct 2026, or about 3,147,758 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.48 percentage points, and over 90 days it has risen 0.62 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 11.65% in November 2023. APX is classified in the Software & Services industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Short interest

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Strategy fit

How each stock picker strategy reads APX today

Zanger BreakoutWatchScore 16rank 1462 of 1942
CAN SLIMWatchScore 8rank 1281 of 1541
Minervini Trend TemplateWatchScore 28rank 622 of 1716
Crowded-Short BreakoutWatchScore 19rank 345 of 1502
Quality compoundersWatchScore 23rank 639 of 1669

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APX fundamentals

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Appen (ASX:APX) recorded revenue of US$248.6M and a net loss after tax of US$7.0M. Year-on-year growth: revenue −1.5% (FY). Net margin −2.8%, return on equity −6.7% (TTM). Figures are in USD, the company's reporting currency; source: Yahoo Finance, as at 14 Oct 2026.

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