IPAR - Interparfums Weekly Overview (Apr 20-23, 2026)

Current Price: $91.96 (-3.4% day, -2.1% week, +2.2% month)
Market Cap: $3.05B

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Short Interest Summary

Short interest on IPAR stands at 8.1% of free float as of April 21, with 1.47M shares short. This represents a modest uptick from 7.2% on March 23, marking an 11% increase in short shares over the past month.

Metric	Current	1-Week Change	1-Month Change
SI % FF	4.58%	+0.72%	+10.8%
Shares Short	1.47M	+0.05%	+10.8%
Days to Cover	10.6	-	-
Cost to Borrow	0.54%	+2.3%	-0.9%
Utilization	17.1%	-6.6%	+11.5%

Short interest has been creeping higher since late March. The stock experienced a notable jump on March 24, climbing from 7.2% to 8.0% of float overnight. Since then, SI has held steady in the 8.0-8.2% range.

Cost to borrow remains low at 0.54%, with availability at nearly 500% of short interest — indicating shares are extremely easy to borrow.

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ORTEX Stock Scores

Score	Value	Interpretation
Total Score	87.2	Strong overall
Growth	62.5	Above average
Momentum	54.0	Neutral
Quality	49.3	Neutral
Value	64.1	Above average

The ORTEX Total Score of 87.2 reflects solid fundamentals and reasonable valuation. Momentum briefly spiked to 54.9 on April 20 but has since moderated.

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Fundamentals Snapshot

Revenue: $1.50B
EBITDA: $291M
Net Income: $155.7M
EPS: $4.87
Operating Cash Flow: $188.1M
Net Debt: -$116M (net cash position)

IPAR operates with a clean balance sheet and positive cash generation. The company has a 3.56% dividend yield and analyst consensus suggests 20.9% upside to target prices.

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Technical Indicators

• RSI (14-day): 45.8 — neutral, slight oversold bias after recent pullback
• Next Event: Q1 2026 earnings report scheduled for May 5, 2026

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Options Sentiment

Put/call ratio stands at 1.81 as of April 21, down sharply from the 20-day average of 3.25. The z-score of -1.39 indicates a shift toward bullish sentiment, with put activity declining relative to calls.

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Insider Activity

Jean Madar (Founder, Chairman/CEO) sold 20,000 shares at $91.02 on April 2, 2026 — a transaction valued at $1.82M. This was the only significant insider trade in the past six months.

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Key Takeaways

1. Short interest has risen modestly but remains below 10% of float
2. Extremely low borrow costs and high availability suggest no supply constraints
3. ORTEX scores reflect a well-run company with reasonable valuation
4. Options sentiment has turned more bullish in recent days
5. Q1 earnings on May 5 will be the next major catalyst

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This is not financial advice. Data may be subject to revisions.