Carnival Co. & (CCL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Carnival Co. & shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 96,600,000 shares of CCL short. 10.20% of Carnival Co. &'s shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Carnival Co. &'s current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CCL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Carnival Co. &'s short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Carnival Co. &: PEAK6 Investments LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Boundary Creek Advisors LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Portman Square Capital LLP, Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., HBK Investments L P, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Readystate Asset Management LP, and HAP Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 10.20% of Carnival Co. &'s floating shares are currently sold short.

Carnival Co. & saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 96,600,000 shares, an increase of 2.2% from the previous total of 94,520,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Carnival Co. & currently has issued a total of 1,122,320,000 shares. Some of Carnival Co. &'s outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Carnival Co. & currently has a public float of 946,600,000 shares.

10.20% of Carnival Co. &'s shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Carnival Co. &: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (6.72%), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (7.28%), InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (0.16%), Fox Co. (9.97%), Hyatt Hotels Co. (3.51%), Paramount Global (6.01%), Formula One Group (1.37%), Formula One Group (1.71%), TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (7.91%), Snap-on Incorporated (4.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling CCL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Carnival Co. & as its price is falling. CCL shares are trading down $0.05 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Carnival Co. & occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CCL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CCL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.