Root (ROOT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → The only AI company to buy (From Porter & Company) (Ad) Free ROOT Stock Alerts $55.64 +0.14 (+0.25%) (As of 03:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Root Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,120,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,300,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.85%Dollar Volume Sold Short$68.73 millionShort Interest Ratio1.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares14,900,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted7.52%Today's Trading Volume249,054 sharesAverage Trading Volume633,395 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average39% Short Selling Root ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Root and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartROOT Short Interest Over TimeROOT Days to Cover Over TimeROOT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Porter & CompanyThe only AI company to buyThe AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. Root Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20241,120,000 shares $68.73 million -13.9%N/A1.3 $61.37 4/30/20241,300,000 shares $90.55 million +3.2%N/A1.5 $69.65 4/15/20241,260,000 shares $79.95 million -6.0%N/A1.6 $63.45 3/31/20241,340,000 shares $81.85 million -5.0%N/A1.9 $61.08 3/15/20241,410,000 shares $74.57 million +13.7%N/A2.2 $52.89 2/29/20241,240,000 shares $39.82 million +27.7%N/A2.4 $32.11 Get the Latest News and Ratings for ROOT and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Root and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/2024970,900 shares $8.85 million +1.2%N/A2.8 $9.12 1/31/2024959,600 shares $7.77 million -2.1%N/A8.3 $8.10 1/15/2024979,900 shares $9.58 million -0.1%N/A8.8 $9.78 12/31/2023980,400 shares $10.27 million -2.9%N/A9.1 $10.48 12/15/20231,010,000 shares $10.63 million -2.9%N/A9.6 $10.52 11/30/20231,040,000 shares $10.06 million -2.8%N/A10.2 $9.67 11/15/20231,070,000 shares $10.49 million -7.0%N/A13.6 $9.80 10/31/20231,150,000 shares $10.40 million -0.9%N/A15.9 $9.04 10/15/20231,160,000 shares $11.17 million +0.9%N/A11.8 $9.63 9/30/20231,150,000 shares $10.94 million -0.9%N/A8 $9.51 9/15/20231,160,000 shares $12.24 million -4.1%N/A4.8 $10.55 8/31/20231,210,000 shares $13.84 million -11.0%N/A2.7 $11.44 8/15/20231,360,000 shares $12.27 million +2.3%N/A3.1 $9.02 7/31/20231,330,000 shares $14.48 million No Change24.7%3.1 $10.89 7/15/20231,330,000 shares $13.10 million -2.9%25.3%3.2 $9.85 6/30/20231,370,000 shares $12.25 million -17.0%26.1%3.5 $8.94 6/15/20231,650,000 shares $10.58 million -1.8%31.3%4.9 $6.41 5/31/20231,680,000 shares $8.08 million +1.8%32.3%14.2 $4.81 5/15/20231,650,000 shares $8.10 million -7.3%31.7%13.6 $4.91 4/30/20231,780,000 shares $7.64 million +1.7%34.2%13.8 $4.29 4/15/20231,750,000 shares $7 million +3.6%34.1%12.8 $4.00 3/31/20231,690,000 shares $7.62 million +3.1%33.3%11.6 $4.51 3/15/20231,640,000 shares $5.85 million +12.3%32.5%10.2 $3.57 2/28/20231,460,000 shares $7.31 million +1.4%28.9%8.7 $5.01 2/15/20231,440,000 shares $9.84 million -3.4%42.4%8.4 $6.83 1/31/20231,490,000 shares $8.76 million -2.0%20.3%8 $5.88 1/15/20231,520,000 shares $8.04 million -1.9%20.8%8.3 $5.29 12/30/20221,550,000 shares $6.96 million +4.0%21.2%8.2 $4.49 12/15/20221,490,000 shares $7.39 million +0.7%25.8%7.1 $4.96 11/30/20221,480,000 shares $10.76 million -4.5%25.9%6.3 $7.27 11/15/20221,550,000 shares $12.73 million -3.7%27.1%6.3 $8.21 10/31/20221,610,000 shares $13.73 million +2.6%19.4%5.5 $8.53 10/15/20221,570,000 shares $12.21 million -11.8%17.6%5.4 $7.78 9/30/20221,780,000 shares $14.03 million +4.7%19.9%6.5 $7.88The only AI company to buy (Ad)The AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. 9/15/20221,700,000 shares $17.61 million +26.9%19.0%6.6 $10.36 8/31/20221,340,000 shares $16.60 million -53.3%20.6%5.7 $12.39 8/15/20222,870,000 shares $55.16 million -81.7%N/A14.9 $19.22 7/31/202215,670,000 shares $16.45 million -1.5%N/A6.2 $1.05 7/15/202215,900,000 shares $16.54 million +4.3%N/A6 $1.04 6/30/202215,250,000 shares $18.15 million +21.4%N/A5.4 $1.19 6/15/202212,560,000 shares $15.83 million +2.3%N/A4.4 $1.26 5/31/202212,280,000 shares $17.07 million +1.3%14.8%4 $1.39 5/15/202212,120,000 shares $16.48 million -1.4%N/A3.5 $1.36 4/30/202212,290,000 shares $23.72 million -6.3%N/A3.6 $1.93 4/15/202213,110,000 shares $22.68 million +3.6%N/A3.7 $1.73 3/31/202212,650,000 shares $24.92 million -2.8%N/A3.4 $1.97 3/15/202213,020,000 shares $19.79 million +10.8%N/A3.2 $1.52 2/28/202211,750,000 shares $21.27 million +7.6%21.8%3.1 $1.81 2/15/202210,920,000 shares $19.55 million -6.9%25.1%2.7 $1.79 1/31/202211,730,000 shares $23.58 million +15.8%16.8%2.2 $2.01 1/15/202210,130,000 shares $27.25 million -3.5%16.9%1.9 $2.69 12/31/202110,500,000 shares $32.55 million -10.4%17.6%2 $3.10 12/15/202111,720,000 shares $38.79 million -11.4%19.6%2 $3.31 11/30/202113,220,000 shares $52.62 million -19.5%22.1%1.8 $3.98 11/15/202116,420,000 shares $82.59 million -11.8%27.4%1.9 $5.03 10/29/202118,620,000 shares $86.40 million -14.0%35.9%2.2 $4.64 10/15/202121,640,000 shares $109.93 million -10.2%41.8%2.7 $5.08 9/30/202124,090,000 shares $126.95 million -6.8%32.3%3.1 $5.27 9/15/202125,840,000 shares $152.46 million +20.8%34.7%3.5 $5.90 8/31/202121,390,000 shares $137.97 million +12.1%34.4%3.2 $6.45 8/13/202119,080,000 shares $99.79 million +20.4%30.7%3.9 $5.23 7/30/202115,850,000 shares $120.94 million +14.3%33.3%3.9 $7.63 7/15/202113,870,000 shares $115.26 million +3.1%29.1%3.4 $8.31 6/30/202113,460,000 shares $145.64 million -6.7%28.2%3.5 $10.82 6/15/202114,430,000 shares $155.84 million -12.4%28.5%3.3 $10.80 5/28/202116,480,000 shares $150.30 million +1.1%32.1%3.7 $9.12 5/14/202116,300,000 shares $146.54 million +12.7%31.8%4.6 $8.99 4/30/202114,460,000 shares $156.89 million +6.0%57.6%4.2 $10.85 4/15/202113,640,000 shares $151.40 million +31.0%54.3%4.2 $11.10 3/31/202110,410,000 shares $135.75 million -4.7%41.6%3.1 $13.04 3/15/202110,920,000 shares $120.01 million +13.3%43.7%4 $10.99 2/26/20219,640,000 shares $158.29 million +12.8%61.3%4 $16.42 2/12/20218,550,000 shares $177.84 million -0.5%54.6%3.9 $20.80 1/29/20218,590,000 shares $176.35 million -1.9%34.5%4 $20.53 1/15/20218,760,000 shares $183.96 million No Change35.1%3.4 $21.00 ROOT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Root's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Root shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 1,300,000 shares of ROOT short. Learn More on Root's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Root? 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. ROOT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Root's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Root? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Root: Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Root's short interest increasing or decreasing? Root saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,300,000 shares, an increase of 3.2% from the previous total of 1,260,000 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. How does Root's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Root: BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (0.94%), AMERISAFE, Inc. (1.43%), HCI Group, Inc. (12.92%), Employers Holdings, Inc. (1.47%), ProAssurance Co. (1.20%), Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (0.97%), Tiptree Inc. (0.97%), Lemonade, Inc. (32.91%), United Fire Group, Inc. (1.22%), Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (1.14%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? 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. What does it mean to sell short Root stock? Short selling ROOT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Root as its price is falling. ROOT shares are trading down $0.41 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. How does a short squeeze work against Root? A short squeeze for Root occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of ROOT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Root's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including ROOT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. 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