Jefferies Financial Group (JEF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Tim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now” (From Timothy Sykes) (Ad) Free JEF Stock Alerts $45.89 -0.58 (-1.25%) (As of 05/28/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Jefferies Financial Group Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest1,650,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,020,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-18.32%Dollar Volume Sold Short$78.01 millionShort Interest Ratio1.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares212,040,000 sharesFloat Size157,630,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.05%Today's Trading Volume733,944 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,009,776 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average73% Short Selling Jefferies Financial Group ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Jefferies Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartJEF Short Interest Over TimeJEF Days to Cover Over TimeJEF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… YetThere’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. But there’s one signal you should pay attention to above all others: Venture capital firms. You want to follow venture capital money into cryptocurrencies before anyone gets word of what’s happening.Click here for all the details… Jefferies Financial Group Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/20241,650,000 shares $78.01 million -18.3%1.1%1.7 $47.28 4/30/20242,020,000 shares $86.98 million -4.7%1.3%2 $43.06 4/15/20242,120,000 shares $87.56 million +14.0%1.4%2.1 $41.30 3/31/20241,860,000 shares $82.03 million -18.8%1.2%1.7 $44.10 3/15/20242,290,000 shares $99.50 million +39.6%1.5%2.2 $43.45 2/29/20241,640,000 shares $68.57 million No Change1.1%1.6 $41.81 Get the Latest News and Ratings for JEF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Jefferies Financial Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20241,640,000 shares $67.55 million +5.1%1.1%1.5 $41.19 1/31/20241,560,000 shares $63.59 million -9.8%1.0%1.5 $40.76 1/15/20241,730,000 shares $68.94 million +13.8%1.1%1.5 $39.85 12/31/20231,520,000 shares $61.42 million -23.6%1.0%1.3 $40.41 12/15/20231,990,000 shares $76.75 million -22.0%1.2%1.6 $38.57 11/30/20232,550,000 shares $90.35 million -7.6%1.6%1.9 $35.43 11/15/20232,760,000 shares $96.66 million -7.4%1.7%2 $35.02 10/31/20232,980,000 shares $95.93 million +6.8%1.8%2.2 $32.19 10/15/20232,790,000 shares $92.80 million -41.4%1.7%2 $33.26 9/30/20234,760,000 shares $174.36 million -37.9%2.9%3.5 $36.63 9/15/20237,670,000 shares $296.60 million -0.8%4.4%5.9 $38.67 8/31/20237,730,000 shares $275.88 million -0.3%4.4%6.6 $35.69 8/15/20237,750,000 shares $267.07 million -27.5%4.4%6.9 $34.46 7/31/202310,690,000 shares $393.39 million -5.7%6.1%9.5 $36.80 7/15/202311,330,000 shares $400.06 million +709.3%6.4%10.3 $35.31 6/30/20231,400,000 shares $46.45 million +9.4%0.8%1.3 $33.18 6/15/20231,280,000 shares $42.55 million -25.2%0.7%1.1 $33.24 5/31/20231,710,000 shares $51.42 million -6.0%0.9%1.1 $30.07 5/15/20231,820,000 shares $54.87 million +34.8%1.0%1.2 $30.15 4/30/20231,350,000 shares $43.24 million -18.2%0.7%0.9 $32.03 4/15/20231,650,000 shares $51.10 million -11.8%0.9%1.2 $30.97 3/31/20231,870,000 shares $59.35 million -33.2%1.0%1.3 $31.74 3/15/20232,800,000 shares $86.55 million -11.7%1.6%1.8 $30.91 2/28/20233,170,000 shares $119.79 million +19.2%1.8%2.8 $37.79 2/15/20232,660,000 shares $104.54 million -7.6%1.5%2.4 $39.30 1/31/20232,880,000 shares $113.13 million -12.7%1.6%2.5 $39.28 1/15/20233,300,000 shares $133.55 million +0.6%1.8%2.6 $40.47 12/30/20223,280,000 shares $112.44 million -11.8%1.8%2.5 $34.28 12/15/20223,720,000 shares $129.79 million +6.6%2.1%3 $34.89 11/30/20223,490,000 shares $132.59 million -17.3%1.9%2.6 $37.99 11/15/20224,220,000 shares $158.97 million -21.9%2.3%3.1 $37.67 10/31/20225,400,000 shares $185.81 million -16.8%3.0%4.2 $34.41 10/15/20226,490,000 shares $200.15 million +13.1%3.6%5.1 $30.84 9/30/20225,740,000 shares $169.33 million -3.5%3.1%4.4 $29.50Log Into Marc's $5,000 System Today (Ad)New Panic Could Sweep America Mark these words in 2024. 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Short interest is the volume of Jefferies Financial Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 15th, investors have sold 1,650,000 shares of JEF short. 1.05% of Jefferies Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Jefferies Financial Group's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Jefferies Financial Group? 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. JEF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Jefferies Financial Group's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Jefferies Financial Group? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Jefferies Financial Group: Walleye Trading LLC, Interval Partners LP, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Jefferies Financial Group? 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. 1.05% of Jefferies Financial Group's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Jefferies Financial Group's short interest increasing or decreasing? Jefferies Financial Group saw a decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,650,000 shares, a decrease of 18.3% from the previous total of 2,020,000 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. What is Jefferies Financial Group's float size? Jefferies Financial Group currently has issued a total of 212,040,000 shares. Some of Jefferies Financial Group'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. Jefferies Financial Group currently has a public float of 157,630,000 shares. How does Jefferies Financial Group's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.05% of Jefferies Financial Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "finance" compare to Jefferies Financial Group: SEI Investments (1.70%), MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (3.13%), Freedom Holding Corp. (3.74%), Piper Sandler Companies (0.85%), Virtu Financial, Inc. (2.30%), Nomura Holdings, Inc. (0.08%), Robinhood Markets, Inc. (6.05%), Raymond James (1.93%), Zillow Group, Inc. (8.45%), Unum Group (2.20%), 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. ($3.81 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.30 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.10 billion), General Motors ($2.84 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.77 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.22 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($2.12 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Jefferies Financial Group stock? Short selling JEF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Jefferies Financial Group as its price is falling. JEF shares are trading down $0.58 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 Jefferies Financial Group? A short squeeze for Jefferies Financial Group 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 JEF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Jefferies Financial Group'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 JEF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2024. 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